GJA President calls for urgent action to protect Ghana’s water sources from illegal mining
By Gloria Amoh The President of the Ghana Journalists Association(GJA), Mr. Albert Kwabena Dwumfour says in the mining communities, law and order are crumbling under the weight of impunity with associated human rights abuses. Speaking at the Media Coalition Against Galamsey at the Press Center today September 11, 2024, Mr. Albert Dwumfour explained that illegal […]
Stop purchasing counterfeit electricity meters – PURC
By Mabel Adorkor Annang The Public Utility Regulatory Commission, PURC is cautioning electricity consumers in Tamale in the Northern Region about the dangers of purchasing counterfeit electricity meters. The warning comes in the wake of increasing reports of fake meters being sold in local markets. A week ago, the Northern Electricity Distribution Company, NEDCo issued […]
Alan Kyeremanten picks Pan African TV’s host of Good Morning Africa, Kwame Owusu Danso as his Running Mate
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The presidential aspirant of the Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC), Mr. John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has officially named Mr. Elijah Kwame Owusu Danso, host of Good Morning Africa on Pan African TV as his running mate for election 2024. Mr. Kyerematen announced on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, when he presented his nomination […]
African Media urged to challenge Western narratives and promote positive African stories
By Hannah Dadzie A veteran Egyptian journalist and member of the Union of African Journalists’ Technical Secretariat, Mr. Ezzat Ibrahim, has called on African media outlets to challenge the dominant Western narratives that often perpetuate negative stereotypes about Africa. Speaking at the 59th Young African Journalists Workshop in Cairo, Mr. Ibrahim criticized the Western media’s […]
PRINPAG embarks on “naming and shaming” campaign to expose individuals, institutions involved in Galamsey
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The leadership and members of the Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) are set to embark on a nationwide campaign dubbed “Naming and Shaming” Campaign to expose political actors, individuals, and institutions involved in illegal mining (galamsey). The campaign according to PRINPAG is to curb the galamsey menace, […]
GBA elects first female president
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Mrs. Efua Ghartey, a Legal practitioner, has been elected as the first female President of the Ghana Bar Association. Mrs. Efua Ghartey after winning the GBA presidential elections held in Kumasi has made history by becoming the first female to serve as president of the GBA. Mrs. Ghartey, a seasoned lawyer of […]
SOS Children’s Villages Asiakwa, Atiwa East Health Directorate organize hygiene sensitization for two communities
By Michael Kofi Kenetey The Family Strengthening Project, FS under the auspices of the SOS Children’s Villages, Asiakwa in collaboration with the Atiwa East District Health Directorate in the Eastern Region has organized an extensive hand washing and proper sanitation and personal hygiene sensitization programme for two communities in the district. The two communities that […]
“Enough of the lip service, act now” – Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining slams gov’t
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining has slammed the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo-Bawumia-led government for paying lip service to the fight against Illegal Mining popularly known as Galamsey. According to the group, the government’s lackadaisical attitude towards the fight against galamsey has resulted in the widespread destruction of water bodies, forest […]
Government’s Profit Motive in Liquid Fuel Procurement for power generation is Crippling Ghana’s Energy Sector- Power Systems Economist
By Dr. Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor-Power Systems Economist Ghana’s energy sector is teetering on the brink of financial collapse. At the heart of this crisis is the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), a critical player in the electricity supply value chain, struggling to raise the necessary revenue to meet its obligations to Independent Power Producers (IPPs) […]
Organized Labour tasks gov’t to halt all galamsey activities by end of September or…
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Organized Labour, led by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has called on the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo-Bawumia-led government to halt the escalating illegal mining (galamsey) activities by the end of September 2024. The group in a statement issued in Accra, today 11th September 2024 and signed by the General Secretary of […]
