COP 29 week one not promising
By Joyce Gyekye This year’s Climate Conference, COP 29 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, referred to as the “Finance COP” in the first week, wrestled with a financial dilemma. This is because parties to the convention from 11th to the 15th of November in Azerbaijan failed to agree on texts regarding a […]
Canadian Murder Case: Court to empanel Jurors on December 17
An Accra High Court has scheduled December 17, 2024, to empanel jurors for the trial of Safina Mohammed Adziatu, the student accused of murdering her Canadian boyfriend. The case surfaced when Safina appeared before a new judge, Justice Kizita Naa Koowah Quarshie. Currently out on bail, Safina faces a murder charge for allegedly killing Frank […]
Naana Opoku-Agyemang begins campaign of Upper West Region
The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is beginning a campaign tour of the Upper West Region. It follows her recent campaign tours of northern Ghana to ramp up support for NDC’s presidential candidate, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, and the party’s parliamentary candidates ahead of the December 7, […]
Kofi Koranteng proffers resource optimisation and efficiency as antidote to better Ghana
By Vivian Amoah Kofi Koranteng is a Ghanaian activist and politician who used to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Progressive Alliance Movement. He has been a key advocate for the rights of Ghanaians living abroad to be given the chance to vote and be represented in that manner through campaigning for the Representation […]
E/R: PURC now pays zero electricity bill after inaugurating 128KWP solar installation
Story By: Mabel Adorkor Annang The Eastern Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), now operates outside the national grid after inaugurating a 128kwp solar installation at its premises in Koforidua. The electricity costs at the regional office reduced by 75 percent after the installation of a 93kWp rooftop solar system in 2022. […]
48 out of 58 SOCO projects completed; Northern Regional Minister describes projects as game-changer
By: Joyce Kantam Kolamong The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shani Alhassan Saibu, has hailed the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) project as a game-changer as 48 out of 58 projects awarded to the region are fully completed. He said the 48 completed projects are fully furnished, with some already operational. At a […]
Ghana’s Political Parties’ Manifestos: Big on promises, short on financial allocation
Story by: Jennifer Frimpong Wiredu With few days to the December 7 polls, financial impediments have been identified as one of the factors that may hinder a successful implementation of the political parties’ manifestos, especially promises that have youth in focus. According to Youth Sensitivity Analysis on 2024 parties manifestos and youth aspirations report, the […]
Specialised training for anglophone broadcasters opens in Cairo, Egypt
By Sammuella Quartey A two-week specialised training programme for Anglophone broadcasters and content creators has officially opened in Cairo, Egypt. The event, organised by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, Training and Media Studies, in its 12th edition brought together 12 media professionals from across the African continent, including broadcasters, bloggers, and journalists. The training […]
