The Media Coalition Against Galamsey has made a bold move ahead of Ghana’s upcoming elections, urging the country’s two leading presidential candidates to take a clear stance on the issue of illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey. Despite a petition submitted by the coalition, both to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have ...

Former Supreme Court judge, Justice William Atuguba has expressed concerns regarding recent appointments to the Superior Court. According to him, senior judges are being overlooked in favour of less-qualified candidates due to factors unrelated to merit or established protocols. Justice Atuguba also questioned the integrity of the selection process, suggesting that considerations outside the accepted norms may be influencing these ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has repeated his commitment to demand payment of the appropriate slave trade reparations. He said this at an event orgainsed by the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the site of the Ark of Return, a permanent memorial that was erected to honor victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade at ...

Having slipped undetected into Mali’s capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers. They killed dozens of students at an elite police training academy, stormed Bamako’s airport and set the presidential jet on fire. The Sept. 17 attack was the most brazen since 2016 in a capital city in the Sahel, a vast arid region stretching across sub-Saharan Africa south of the ...

Environment and Science Lead at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Professor Alfred Oteng Yeboah, has warned that illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, poses a serious threat to Ghana’s economy. In an interview on Point of View on Channel One TV, Prof. Oteng Yeboah highlighted the severe impact of galamsey on agriculture and water resources. He emphasized the destruction of farms, crops, and ...

Afghan women earned the right to vote more than a century ago. Today, under Taliban rule, they are practically erased from public life and even banned from singing.  These were just some of the chilling observations and testimony from Afghan women, together with supporters from around the world, who convened at UN Headquarters on Monday to discuss inclusion and women’s ...

Former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has called for the elimination of the “winner-takes-all” system from Ghana’s political framework. He believes that this system, which grants the winning party disproportionate control, hinders the development of an inclusive and participatory democracy. His call for reform follows a stakeholder workshop organised by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, where discussions on potential constitutional amendments ...

The acting Programmes Manager of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Mary Efua Commeh, who made this known, said the high cost of medication had made it impossible for many people with cancer to gain access to quality health care. “To the ordinary Ghanaian, a cancer automatically becomes a death sentence. People can just not afford ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially assented to the Affirmative Action Gender Equity Bill 2024, which was passed by Parliament in July this year. The bill aims to address social, cultural, economic, and political gender imbalances in the country, stemming from historical discrimination against women and persistent patriarchal socio-cultural systems and norms. It also seeks to ensure gender equity ...

The Executive Director and Staff Members of the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC) on Monday, September 16, 2024, discussed its draft Financial Management Manual which is meant to guide the monetary control systems of the organization. The Manual seeks to provide a structured approach to financial decision-making, while enabling ISODEC to make informed, data-driven decisions that align with its strategic ...