COP27: Issues of loss and damage to dominate discussions at UN Climate Summit in Egypt
By: Oforiwa Darko Egypt is hosting more than 45,000 registered COP27 participants representing Parties, UN and regional organizations, businesses, the scientific community, indigenous and local communities and Civil Society to jointly enhance and accelerate the implementation of climate action and follow up on collective commitments and pledges. Ahead of COP 27 in Sharma El Sheikh, […]
Ghana’s Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey participates in G-7 Foreign Ministers meeting
By: Edward Nyarko Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey participated in the G-7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in the German Northern City of Munster to discuss issues concerning geopolitical, climate change, energy, food security and terrorism. In a communique, the G-7 Foreign Ministers urged Russia to heed the call of the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio […]
Health must take centerstage in COP27 climate change negotiations -WHO
On the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27, the World Health Organization, WHO has noted that Health issues ought to be central to discussions, issuing a grim reminder that the climate crisis continues to make people sick and jeopardizes lives and that health must be at the core of these critical negotiations. WHO […]
Ghana’s irregular prizing: Traders blamed
By Adiza Bawa A group of traders at the Makola Market have blamed the trading community for irregular price variabilities in the country. They condemned the way and manner prices of commodities have been arbitrarily manipulated by traders making life awful for the masses The prices of some key commodities in the country have been […]
Remain enthusiastic about welfare of Ghanaian journalists- Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh tells GJA
By Rachel Kakraba Reverend Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, Founder and President of Worldwide Miracle Outreach, has encouraged President of the Ghana Journalists Association, Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, to remain committed to the work of the Association. He noted that Mr. Dwumfour has a lot of zeal with which he commenced his work, which must be used to […]
Dagbon Traditional Council bans use of weapons during social gatherings
By Joyce Kantam Kolamon The Dagbon Traditional Council has passed a resolution in an emergency meeting to stop the use of weapons, especially during festivals, funerals and other social gatherings. The misuse and abuse of weapons at social gatherings by civilians are becoming rampant and could potentially lead to injuries and sometimes deaths. The Dagbon […]
President Akufo-Addo leads Ghana’s climate negotiators to COP 27
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will lead Ghana’s delegation of climate negotiators to this year’s 27th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 27) in Egypt. COP 27, scheduled for November 7 to 18, would be hosted in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh, and will provide the platform for climate activists and negotiators to […]
Kenya Airways Pilots strike intensifies amidst flight cancellations
Dozens of flights in Kenya are being cancelled following a strike by Kenya Airways pilots. This is affecting thousands of passengers. Angry passengers described huge queues at Airports, with many only learning their flights were cancelled when they arrived to check-in. The Kenya Airline Pilots Association said no Kenya Airways flight flown by its members […]
Population, Food Security And Climate Change – Producing More With Less
By: Oforiwa Darko From climate-related events like storms and floods to long-term shifts in weather and sea level patterns, the impacts only become clear through an understanding of who is at risk, what the risks are to people rather than just to places and how these risks vary within and across populations. POPULATION TRENDS Some […]
Late A. B. Crentsil touted as an innovative and creative musical legend
Scores of mourners have touted the late musical legend, Alfred Benjamin Crentsil, known in showbiz as A. B. Crentsil, as an innovative and creative songwriter. The mourners, in their tribute at the final funeral ceremony of the musical legend, described him as a musician with a revolutionary characteristic, who challenged Ghana and the world through […]