Households waste 1bn meals daily in 2022 – UN report
By Sandra Asante Households worldwide wasted over 1 billion meals per day in 2022 according to The Food Waste Index Report 2024, which was composed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). The report disclosed that 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity […]
Understanding the Unique World of Autism
By Francisca Amoakoa Autism is a neurodevelopment condition that is characterized by challenges with social interaction, communication and then restricted or repetitive behavior. Such as flapping of hands, lining up of toys etc. There is a wide range of autism spectrum disorders, and each individual is unique. Some people with autism spectrum disorders and each […]
Ghanaian rapper Amerado set to tour US this Summer
By Sandra Asante Derrick Sarfo Kantanka, best known as Amerado, is a Talented Ghanaian rapper from Kumasi. He is the curator of Yeete Nsem, Ghana’s first news-casting rap series. The Ghanaian Rapper through the Micburners Music Group is set to tour US Summer 2024. Amerado and team are billed to treat his fans and music […]
CHRAJ 2023 brief: Children’s cases top complaints
Children’s rights cases topped the list of complaints received by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) last year. Of the 10,525 complaints received in that year across human rights, administrative justice and anti-corruption — the three mandates of the commission, namely children’s rights complaints, which fall under the human rights mandate, topped […]
Vice President Bawumia welcomes Kenyan President William Ruto to Accra
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has welcomed Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto to Ghana at the Kotoka International Airport. The Kenyan President is on a three-day State visit to Ghana to strengthen diplomatic, trade and commerce ties between Ghana and Kenya. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to host the Kenyan President at the […]
GPHA holds engagements towards maritime single window programme implementation
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has held a series of engagements with stakeholders to prepare them for phase one of the implementation of the maritime single window programme in April. The shipping agents, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Port Health, Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Ghana Immigration Service, and the Narcotic […]
President Akufo-Addo has ordered for the suspension of electricity export – Atta Akyea reveals
President Akufo-Addo has issued a directive to curtail the export of electricity to neighbouring countries in response to the ongoing intermittent power outages in Ghana. Chairman of the Energy Committee of Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea, made this revelation on JoyNews’ PM Express on Tuesday. Speaking on the show, Mr. Atta Akyea indicated that the directive […]
