Togo opens land border with Ghana
Togo on Monday night opened its land border with Ghana, coming more than 50 days after Ghana reopened its land borders to neighbouring countries. When Graphic Online’s Volta Regional correspondent Alberto Mario Noretti visited the border post in Lome at about 8:30 am Tuesday [May 17, 2022] the metal gates which were closed between the […]
‘I speak English that brings money’ – Chairman Wontumi
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Bosiako alias Chairman Wontumi has rebuffed assertions that he struggles to express himself in the English language. According to the businessman, he is confident about his proficiency given that he is able to communicate adequately whenever he transacts business. After all, what is important […]
YAM calls for actions to address intimate partner violence among young people
The Youth Action Movement (YAM), the youth wing of Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), has called on key stakeholders and bodies to help address intimate partner violence among young people in the country. A former leader of the group, Mrs Dorcas Aggrey says addressing intimate partner violence among young people will help to reduce […]
Foreign Affairs Minister advocates urgent international response to Humanitarian crisis in parts of Africa
By Hannah Dadzie The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has called for bold and urgent international action in response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in parts of Africa due to food insecurity. The disaster, which has been brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, has been exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine. […]
Nkoranza: CHRI pushes for Independent investigations into Nkoranza upheavals
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOR The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), says officers involved in the alleged killing of Albert Donkor, a resident of Nkoranza in the Bono East Region, while in police custody to be punished. The Human Rights body called on the government and the Police administration to ensure that the officers are brought to […]
Council of Inner City Tribal Chiefs, Queen mothers meet GBC Management
The Council of Inner City Tribal Chiefs and Queen mothers is partnering the Center for National Culture, through the National Commission on Culture, to amplify the culture and traditions of the indigenous Ghanaian people. This came up when a delegation from the Council interacted with Management of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in partnership to promote […]
President Akufo-Addo tasks Chiefs in Bono Region to aid in conflict resolution
By Bright Ntramah Phase one of the Sunyani Airport has been completed and is due to be inaugurated. The second Phase which will involve expansion of the terminal and dualisation of the roads leading to the airport will be inaugurated in September this year. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced this when he addressed […]
Producer Price Inflation for April 2022 reaches 31.2%
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The year-on-year producer inflation for all industries stood at 31.2 percent in April 2022 with a monthly change rate of 1.1 percent compared to 29.3 percentage points recorded in March 2022, the Ghana Statistical Service has announced. The Manufacturing sub-sector recorded the highest year-on-year producer price inflation rate of 38.6 percent, […]
Strategies to advance Women’s Empowerment
By Lennox Akpetey, a Communication Development Women are the pivot on which the success of societies revolves. From homes to hamlets, to communities, to countries, and globally, women play critical roles in nation-building. But most times, these roles are often overlooked and undervalued by a patriarchal society. In an African Human Development Report (UNDP, 2016), […]
Life of the Late Omanhene of New Juaben, Daasebre Emeritus Oti Boateng
By DR. NANA SIFA TWUM, MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT The late Daasebre Emeritus Oti Boateng became the longest-serving Ghanaian Government statistician holding office from 1982 to 2000. At the same time, he doubled as the head of the Statistical Service over a period of 17 years. He gained international recognition and was elected as the […]
