One of the key functions of the National Sports Authority (NSA) under the SPORTS ACT, 2016 (Act 934) in achieving its objects, is “the organisation of biennial sports congress to review sports development for the period and map out strategies for sports development for the future”. This Act, gazetted on 16th December, 2016, has officially laid to rest the Sports ...
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Coalition to embark on demonstration to get RTI bill passed
The Right to Information Coalition has resolved to embark on various lawful public actions to mobilize the people of Ghana behind and in support of its call for the passage of an effective and robust right to information legislation in Ghana before the end of the third quarter of 2018. The group says it is unable to find any reasonable ...
Read More »Ghanaians in peace keeping
A disturbing report has it that, a contingent of Ghanaian Policemen from the Formed Police Unit (FPU) on duty in South Sudan are being investigated for sexual exploitation (see Page 9). Public Agenda sees this as a serious scar on the face in view of Ghana’s role in the international peace keeping duties. Ghana recently celebrated 50 years of participation ...
Read More »Minority groups appeal for protection
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) groups has called on the government to enforce laws to protect gender and sexual minorities in Ghana against discrimination and violence. “The government should recognize that we are human beings and can contribute to the development of the country, so they should not treat us as outcasts in the society.” They pleaded. The ...
Read More »MP appeals for completion of Adeiso township roads
The Member of Parliament for Upper West Akim Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Derek O. Bekoe is making a passionate appeal to the government to clear the way for the completion of the stalled Adeiso township roads as the residents are suffering from dust. Hon, Bekoe stressed the need for government to consider the health implication of the stalled ...
Read More »US intervention in African elections
In recent times, a lot has been said bout Russian intervention in the US elections that brought president Donald Trump to power as the US President. It is quite ironic that it is American officialdom complaining about Russian intervention in the elections, yet, it is the US that not only meddles in their nations’ election process, but has been rampaging ...
Read More »Ghana’s primary education system suffer …As gov’t shifts funding to secondary level
Ghana’s Primary education system is currently being stifled of financial resources following a shift in political attention and public resources from kindergarten and primary structures to the secondary level, according to a report published by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in collaboration with the University of Ghana Business School. Titled, ‘Leaving no One Behind in the Health and Education sectors,’ ...
Read More »Ghana’s Second Cycle Education crisis
Some of the reasons why the boarding component in our state-assisted senior high schools must be removed. And Now can we begin to have a calm national conversation? Ghana has never been able to afford boarding as a major component of its state-owned education system, we cannot afford it, and not wanting to admit this puts us in some danger. Since ...
Read More »OccupyGhana Calls On Gov’t To Immediately Address The Filth Engulfing The Country
OccupyGhana has noted with concern the huge swathes of plastic and other solid and human waste engulfing our country, especially our capital. It is rapidly reaching an alarming state and photographs taken after the recent downpour in parts of Accra in the morning of Wednesday 14th February 2018 have thrown this looming and potentially disastrous health and security problem into ...
Read More »MoH urges Ghanaians to keep calm over Lassa Fever
The Ministry of Health has urged the public to be calm following the death of a 26-year-old man from Lassa fever last week. The deceased was on admission at the Tema General Hospital with general body weakness, severe headaches and profuse vomiting of blood clots. Prior to his admission, he was said to have traveled through the Eastern, Volta and ...
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