The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), has welcomed the directive by the government for the cessation of road toll collection. Its Executive Director, Duncan Amoah, in an interview on Eyewitness News said the move by the government makes economic sense as the collection of road tolls come at a cost far higher than the revenue generated. “We are very happy with the ...

Effective January 2022, the fees and charges for all government services will increase by at least 15%. This is according to the 2022 budget statement presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Per the document, the new charges will be subjected to an annual adjustment by the average inflation rate with the consent of the ...

Niger hosted the third African Girls’ Summit, as there is an upsurge of the violation of the right of the girl child and it couldn’t have come at a better timing for the fight against child marriage. The girls, who came from the four corners of the continent, made a strong appeal to African leaders and the international community to guarantee their ...

Former President John Mahama on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, climaxed his ‘Thank-you’ tour of the country with an address to Ghanaians dubbed: #ThankGhanaAddress. It was held at the Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City, Accra. The former President touched on a number of issues on the economy, job creation, security, digitalization among others. Lessons from 2020 polls  The former president started ...

The Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has directed the General Legal Council (GLC) to admit the 499 students who had earlier been denied admission to the Ghana School of Law. His direction follows two letters from the President, Akufo-Addo, requesting that he [Mr Dame] makes “the necessary intervention to the General Legal Council, on behalf of the 499 students, to address ...

Countries are being urged to strengthen their carbon-cutting targets by the end of 2022 in a draft agreement published at the COP26 Glasgow climate summit. The document says vulnerable nations must get more help to cope with the deadly impacts of global warming. It also says countries should submit long-term strategies for reaching net-zero by the end of next year. ...

Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, has intervened in the impasse over outstanding compensation matters concerning Tropo Farms Limited after Government acquired the farm’s core operational area for the railway project. During a visit to the farms last Friday with some technical staff of the Ministry, the Minister directed managers of the farm to submit a ...

Mental Health experts and campaigners have reignited calls on the government and other relevant stakeholders to prioritize issues relative to mental health by increasing investment in the area. They bemoan that mental health is mostly considered an afterthought when it comes to the allocation of resources. This, they say, is as a result of the burden of infectious and non-communicable ...

Rainforest Alliance certified Cocoa farmers and other Agricultural produce will enjoy additional financial benefits from July, 2022, as a motivation to continue to produce in a sustainable manner.  As part of its 2020 Certification Programme, the Rainforest Alliance (RA) is rolling out two financial requirements for the buyers of Rainforest Alliance Certified commodities. The financial benefits include Sustainability Differential (SD) and ...

Although policies and planning for climate change adaptation are increasing, financing and implementation lag behind, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report launched on Thursday.  The Adaptation Gap Report 2021: The Gathering Storm calls for ramping up funding and action to address the growing impacts of climate change.  “As the world looks to step up efforts to cut greenhouse ...