The Executive Director of the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) Mr Sam Danse has reiterated the call on government to demonstrate more leadership in its efforts to address the illegal mining (Galamsey) conundrum in the country. Even though the government has put some measures in place to try and address the Galamsey menace, Mr Danse feels the government has the ...

A tragic incident has occurred on the Buduburam stretch of the Accra-Winneba highway after a rock blasted by a construction company working on the road caused extensive damage. Four persons are feared dead, and several others are in critical condition following the incident. Citi News sources say the rock blast which lasted for a few minutes was done after several vehicles ...

Conservation-oriented organisation, A Rocha, wants the government removed from its position as Co-Chair of the Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP). At COP27, world leaders launched the FCLP, and the Ghana government was given the position of Co-Chair alongside the US government. According to A Rocha, Ghana accepting the position of FCLP Co-chair meant that the President and his government ...

The Executive Director of STAR-Ghana Foundation, Alhaji Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu, has underscored the need to embrace a multi-stakeholder approach in resolving all elections related issues.    Mr Amidu is of the view that, such an inclusive approach was crucial for drawing lessons from past elections to improve future electoral outcomes to make elections more inclusive, secure and transparent for all citizenry. He ...

The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) in collaboration with the Global Financial Integrity (GFI) have organised a one day intensive training on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) for investigative Journalists from Ghana and other West African Countries. Some Nigerian journalists participated in the training via Zoom. Other Journalists from Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso registered to join in, but for one ...

Around one in seven children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 are affected by mental health conditions – with anxiety, depression and behavioural disorders among the most common, according to a new World Health Organization and UN Children’s Fund report released on Wednesday.  In addition, one-third of mental health conditions emerge before the age of 14 and half before the age ...

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Ministry of the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation together with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend with immediate effect the enforcement of L.I 2462 on mining in forest reserves. This comes after a meeting with Organised Labour on Tuesday, October 8 after the latter had announced they will declare a nationwide strike on October ...

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has expressed concerns about the ongoing accumulation of substantial debt within Ghana’s energy sector, highlighting that the country is accumulating approximately $67 million each month in unpaid obligations. This rising debt, according to ACEP, is largely a result of the low revenue recovery rate of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), which it ...

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has declared an indefinite strike, effective October 10, 2024, following an overwhelming vote in favour of industrial action to support a nationwide ban on mining and prospecting activities in ecologically sensitive areas. The decision, backed by 77.95% of UTAG members across 15 branches, underscores the association’s firm stance on protecting the environment from ...