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Let’s abandon colonial languages- Justice Crabbe advises

Justice V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe

Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe has advised the general public to adopt as the local language for both official and non-official purposes instead of English which happens to be the colonial language. Justice Crabbe speaking on TV3 recently explained that “Ghanaians should not be proud because they can speak English, but rather be proud of being able to ...

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Gov’t encouraged to create grazing reserves and fodder banks

The Ghana National Association of Cattle Farmers has called on the government to create grazing reserves and fodder banks across the country to be able to accommodate their cattle to prevent the conflict between the cattle herdsmen and farmers. Speaking at the press conference, Imam Hanafi Sonde, Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Cattle Farmers (GNACAF) said, the creation ...

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Human trafficking business booms … As security on illegal drug trade tightens

It has emerged that drug magnates around the world including Ghana have shifted their attention to the business of human trafficking after security on illegal drug trade is tightened across various transit points. The shift has come as a result of the low capital investment and less security stress of the human trafficking business compared to drug trade which involves ...

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How Social Media can change our lives

They are everywhere: in Trotro, in Taxis, on the streets, in supermarkets, at home. On our mobile phones they always accompany us, no matter where we go. Everybody knows them, everybody uses them: the social media. Facebook for example is a very famous platform with more than 2 billion users worldwide. The platform makes it possible, that all these people ...

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Civil Society calls for establishment of National Sanitation Authority

Hon. Kofi Adda,Minister for Sanitation and Water Resource

Civil Society organisations working in the Natural Resources and Environment Sector of Ghana are calling for the establishment of a national Sanitation Authority to implement the policies and programmes of the Ministry of Sanitation. In a communiqué issued at the end of  its  8th civil society Annual Review of Ghana’s natural resources and environmental governance performance over the past year; ...

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Is Ghana Police Service Really The Most Corrupt Institution In Ghana?

On several occasions the Ghana Police Service has been adjudged the most corrupt institution in Ghana by some self glorified, dignified and personified anti-corruption institutions or think-tanks for reasons known to only them. Is it really true that Ghana Police Service is the most corrupt institution in Ghana? You may agree based on perception generalisation of their observations but I ...

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Pan Africanism today and the Future of Socialism

Leaders, figures and militants of political parties and social and popular organizations met in the last days of March (25 to 27) in Zambia, in a meeting of great importance due to the quality of the participants and the content of the debates. The attendees came from 21 different countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, India and the ...

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Advocacy as a key to ending land grabbing

Tactical advocacy and empowerment of people in communities were identified as vital to stop the creeping incidence of land grabbing in the country and secure community lands for domestic agriculture. To this end, a number of Faith Based Groups in the country led by the Catholic Church, in collaboration with some communities affected by land grabbing, Traditional Leaders, Civil Society ...

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Mix reaction greets amidu’s nomination

Hon. Martin Amidu

Ace media personality Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has reacted to the largest opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) who seems not to agree with the nomination of the Special Prosecutor (SP), Mr. Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu, that he is the man for the job. Speaking on Joy TV recently, Mr Baako mentioned that, “I’m really attempted to dance in ...

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Govt Prioritises private sector growth …As solution to youth unemployment

Nana Akufo-Addo

Ghana’s  President, Nana  Addo Dankwa-Akufo Addo   has  touted  the significance  of  the private  sector, insisting  that  the  country’s solution to the  current  unemployment crisis lies with small and medium size enterprises that employ three, seven, fifteen and fifty people, and with large-scale industrial enterprises that employ people in their hundreds and thousands. According to the President, the government is “creating ...

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