The anti-illegal mining task force dubbed Operation Vanguard clashed with some illegal miners in the Ashanti Region, leading to the death of a small-scale miner. Major Gariba Pabi, the Public Relations Officer of Operation Vanguard, said there was an altercation between small scale miners and personnel from Operation Vanguard forces in the Ashanti Region. The force was confronted by stone-throwing ...
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Woes of the Public sector
Sometime in July this year, news filtered out on social media that the Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, had appointed his sister, Alice Ofori-Atta, as the new Managing Director of the Tema Development Corporation (TDC). According to the information, just at the same time of Alice Ofori-Atta’s appointment, someone, definitely not the President of Ghana, had constituted a new ...
Read More »Time to exploit Ghana’s ground water resources
In the wake of indiscriminate pollution of the water bodies and its associated cost of treatment for consumption, a proposal has been made for Ghana to consider exploiting its ground water resources. The proponent, Dr Anthony Ewusi, a Geological Engineer at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) said though Ghana is wealthy in ground water resources, the country ...
Read More »Chiefs involved in ‘galamsey’ must stop – President
President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo- Addo has called on chiefs involved in illegal mining to halt such acts. He said such activities could thwart the development efforts of the Government and appealed to them to help secure the water bodies and lands for posterity. “I know and I can say without reservation that some of you chiefs are behind galamsey ...
Read More »ABANTU to train CSOs to track Adaptation Fund projects
Civil Society organizations(CSOs) working in the area of Climate Change will convene at the Institute of Local Government Studies tomorrow, Tuesday, August 15 to be trained on how to track the implementation of the Adaptation Fund Project. The workshop aims is to strengthen the capacities of a core group of women and men in the civil society domain on ...
Read More »Transforming lives in Ghana, as more children with disabilities go to school
“The answer is four,” said Patricia, 10, smiling brightly before she walked to the chalk board with confidence to write the answer to the maths problem in class that morning. Division was the topic of today’s primary 2 maths lesson at Afoko District Assembly School in Sandema, district capital of Bulisa North in Ghana’s Upper East region and Patricia Adeborinsa ...
Read More »Kenya’s First Lady waits in line like other voters to cast her ballot
Kenya’s First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta was among the thousands of Kenyans who braved the Tuesday morning chill to cast her vote at the St Mary’s School. Wrapped up in a purple shawl, the First Lady stood in a light drizzle as she waited in line for her turn. At their Gatundu home, President Uhuru Kenyatta prepared to cast his ballot ...
Read More »Herbal medicine is big business
Traditional remedies are loved by the people, championed by traders, and make millions for the government. But they can also kill. Here’s everything you need to know about Ghana’s herbal medicine industry. There are 600 herbal medicines registered for sale in Ghana, but regulators believe there are many more available. “I have four leading brands, but the one that moves ...
Read More »WELCOME TO THE ERA OF DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES
One of the sad episodes of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government was the perception that it lacked the political will to deal with corruption or the perception of it. No other institution came to symbolise this creeping abuse, misuse and mismanagement of state institutions than SADA amongst others. SADA was a flagship project. When President Mahama took the bold ...
Read More »Is NPP Politician involved in Kenya ‘coup plot’?
On Tuesday, the Republic of Kenya will be going to the polls. However, it appears that some forces are hell bent on creating chaos to influence the elections in their favour. Even though Public Agenda cannot authenticate the document below, we are pulsing it as a warning. For us it is even more alarming that a Ghanaian citizen has been ...
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