Four months ban on hunting takes effect

A nationwide ban on hunting for game took effect yesterday and ends on December 1 2021. The law was passed in 1971 to protect and preserve the wildlife population from going extinct. It is also meant to conserve some of the animals for posterity. Correspondent Thomas Nsowah-Adjei spoke with the Kumasi Zoo Manager, Dr. Meyir […]

Rising child labour cases threaten Ghana’s cocoa sales

Ghana’s cocoa industry is under threat as the US Department of Labour reports a rise in child Labour cases despite efforts by government and industry to curtail the practice. The report found 1.56 million children engaged in hazardous work on Cocoa farms in Ghana and Ivory Coast. The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, the […]

UTAG starts indefinite strike today

CLOGSAG Strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), is to embark on an indefinite strike today over poor conditions of service. Speaking to GBC News, UTAG National President, Professor Charles Marfo, urged all members to withdraw all teaching and related activities on campus as per the orders of the National Executive Committee. He explained that the […]

Empire Builders warns encroachers to stay off lands

The management of Empire Builders (Trasacco Valley) Limited has categorically stated that they now have in their possession the Judgment Plan from the Supreme Court Ruling of the Empire Builders-Top Kings disputed land issue, a statement signed by Kwame Owusu Danso, PR consultant, Empire Builders has said. Consequently, Empire Builders has cautioned Top Kings to […]

¢100 National Cathedral donation campaign sparks outrage

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Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta’s appeal to Ghanaians to contribute to the construction of the cathedral through the establishment of a ‘¢100-a-Month Club’ has received immense public backlash. According to some Ghanaians, the move to raise funds from one million people for the project is only a ploy by government to exploit them. Listen to views […]

Police arrest suspected murderer aged 22 at Kyirifaso

Police Officer remanded for allegedly shooting and killing 25-year-old man

The Asante Mampong police have arrested a suspected murderer and a drug addict John Asare aged 22 at his hideout at Kyirifaso near Mampong. Asare was declared wanted for allegedly stabbing one Michael Addai aged 29 to death at Seikwa in the Tain District of Bono region. He was stabbed on July 27, in a […]

Farmers assisted to increase Taro production for sustainable livelihood

The Modernising Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) Programme is assisting farmers in some selected areas in the Ashanti Region to acquire improved varieties of Taro (kooko) planting materials. The four main new varieties being distributed to the farmers, especially in the Ejisu and Asante-Mampong Municipalities, include ‘CRI-Yen anya woa’, ‘CRI-Agyenkwa’, ‘CRI-Okumkom’ and ‘CRI-Huogbelor’. They are being […]

Measures instituted against Bird Flu spread -Veterinary Services Department

The Veterinary Services Department (VSD) says meausres have been instituted to curtail the spread of bird-flu assuring the public not to panic. The Bono Regional Director of the VSD, Dr. Donald Joachim Darko, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said Municipal/District Officers in the region had been directed to intensify sensitization on […]

Tourism Ministry pledges to upgrade Assin-Manso Reverential Garden

Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Mark Okraku Mantey, has pledged government’s commitment to upgrade the Assin-Manso Reverential Garden into a state-of-the-art cultural heritage site to attract and retain local and international tourists. The intervention formed part of a robust domestic tourism drive commenced by the Ministry, targeting one million Ghanaians to visit […]

Much awaited LGBTQI draft bill to be laid before Parliament today

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The much awaited LGBTQ draft bill is expected to be laid before Parliament on Monday, August, 2. The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, has been the talking point in Ghana since it was raised in the House barely two weeks ago. It seeks to criminalise LGBTQI+ practice and […]