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Despite it being outlawed in 1994, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is still practiced in Ghana and is prevalent among 5 in every 100 girls. Kuurima Ibrahim is a victim and survivor of Female Genital Mutilation. She was cut when she was a one-week-old baby but didn’t know until senior high school. “We had students from the South, and we saw ...

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has announced that the Ofankor-Nsawam road project is set to be completed early next year. In an interview with Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show, Nasir Yartey, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Ministry, also revealed that substantial progress on the project is expected by November 2024. “The date for completion is early ...

The UK is sending some of Ghana’s “crown jewels” back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king. A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, the BBC can reveal. The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the British Museum. Ghana’s chief negotiator ...

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has given the government up to January 31st to withdraw the Value Added Tax on electricity consumption. The labour union said they would advise themselves if the government failed to heed their demand by that deadline. Secretary-General of TUC, Dr Anthony Yaw Baah said that the VAT on electricity will compound the economic hardships workers and pensioners are saddled with presently. “It is ...

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has promised to review the Disability Act to create an equitable environment for persons with disability. John Mahama says his government if elected into office, will ensure that people with disabilities have the amenities to thrive in Ghana like every other person. “It is time to review the Disability Act, ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has repeated his resolve to hold officials of the current administration who are involved in corrupt practices to account for their actions if he becomes president again. He also said officials of his future administration who will be involved in corrupt practices would also be held liable. The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) said this while ...

The Forestry Commission has set ambitious operational priorities for itself in 2024. The Commission intends to supervise the successful completion of reclamation and revegetation activities in mined-out sites within the Denyau Shelterbelt, Supuma, and Afao Hills Forest Reserves. It also looks to submit Legal Acquisition Findings (LAF) for Rosewood to the CITES Secretariat, Geneva, and obtain approval for the Rosewood ...

The Executive Director of the Forestry Commission, Mr john Allotey, has handed over equipment worth Millions of  Ghana Cedis to the Forest Services Department and Wildlife Division of the Commission to enhance their operations. The equipment, which were procured with funds from the Ghana Shea Landscape Restoration Project(GSLRP). included, 42 motorcycles,22 tricycles, and 3,200 watering cans. Presenting the items at a ...

Some Stakeholders have urged political party leaders to leverage the Youth Manifesto in drafting their manifestoes for the 2024 general elections. A staggering 60% of young people surveyed want the next government to focus on creating jobs, a dramatic shift from the 2020 Youth Manifesto where employment only ranked second. Education and access to loans follow as key concerns. Senior ...

The Executive Director of the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), Mr Augustine Niber has cautioned community activists and leaders in mining-affected communities who have been offered paralegal training not to portray themselves as lawyers. .“Let me caution participants against the temptation to assume the role of lawyers since the training workshops do not qualify you as such,” Mr Niber ...