Ms Ana Lucia Arellano, Chairperson of the International Disability Alliance has urged governments around the world to put in place a compliance policy on the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD).   She said the CRPD must be implemented in every place, “It should be implemented in every valley and on every mountain, in villages and in ...

The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has observed with deep concern, attempts by the government to rush through a two-track Senior High School regime, as its’s response to the infrastructure and funding challenges confronting the implementation of its flagship Free SHS programme. There is no doubt that the Akufo Addo-led government has good intentions for the poor, reflected in several ...

I want to rant and ask why something cannot be done, if the so-called democracy we live in cannot give us a good life. I want to rant like a mad woman and ask our government why children need to sell on the streets in order to fend for themselves. I want to rant so my voice could be heard ...

The Forestry Commission has announced the suspension of reclamation permits issued to contractors to salvage some degraded forest reserves in the country after it realized the authorizations were being abused. According the Forestry Commission it informed the applicants that the entry permit was strictly for reclamation purposes and under no circumstances should it be misconstrued by the applicant for a ...

Many use Rwanda and Ethiopia as shining examples of nations experiencing planned, orderly and growth-oriented development. Why is Rwanda, which has come out of several years of political rancor, social anarchy and civil war arresting development and addressing inequality but Ghana with its abundant resources continue to babble in poverty and inequality? Why is it that Ghana gained independence almost ...

The Founding President of Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has said the Ghana Education Service should be scrapped totally from the education system as it has proven ”unproductive”, ”problematic” and ”inefficient”, pointing out that, the Ghana Education Service is part of the problems of the education sector in Ghana. He was speaking on Good Evening Ghana Tuesday night monitored by MyNewsGh.com. ...

Ghanaian Businesses have been encouraged to honour their tax obligations to propel economic development. “As difficult as it must be taken in, the way forward lies in all of us, every single adult Ghanaian putting our shoulders to the wheel and pushing forward as one. Our businesses must live up to their tax obligations, as many but not all do. ...

Many people think that it takes wealth and riches to build a house. From experience, I know that it does not require money peruse, but wisdom. People who are able to rally their resources together and use them wisely often become builders. Often such a person is a leader. Have you built a house? What you build will testify of ...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for greater collaboration between traditional rulers and the government in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) because one faction cannot stop the menace completely. He said much as the Constitution mandated the government to hold all lands in trust for the people, it should also recognise the fiduciary role of chiefs in ...

2018 Mid-year Review