Ghana has made progress in human trafficking prosecution– Gender Ministry
A Member of the Human Trafficking Management Board, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Professor Angela Ofori-Atta, says Ghana has made steady progress in the fight against Human Trafficking. The Clinical Psychologist, during the commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking in Person (Blue Day), noted that the progress made in fighting transnational crime […]
BBC’s report on “staged child trafficking” under investigation
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection says it has begun investigations into BBC’s Reportage on Ghanaian children wrongly taken in anti-human trafficking raids backed by US Charity International Justice Mission (IJM). The Deputy Minister, Francisca Oteng Mensah, told the GNA in an interview that a Committee has been set up to investigate the […]
Ghana begins process to abolish death penalty
By Edzorna Francis Mensah Ghana is set to abolish the death penalty as Parliament prepares to take the motion for the second and third reading of the bill related to death penalty on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The Order Paper for nineteenth sitting of the second meeting of Parliament on Tuesday 11th July, 2023, advertised […]
Ghanaian children wrongly taken in raids backed by US charity IJM
Ghanaian children have been taken from their homes in an operation backed by one of the world’s leading anti-slavery organisations, according to a BBC Africa Eye investigation. The multimillion-dollar charity, International Justice Mission, aims to rescue trafficked children and reunite them with their families. But serious concerns have been raised about their West African operations.A […]
Volta fishers hang nets in compliance with closed season directive
Artisanal fishers in all three coastal districts of the Volta Region have hung up their fishing gear in compliance with the one-month closed season directive effective July 01. The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission directed artisanal and inshore fleets to observe the one-month closed season while industrial […]
More praises for retired Ghanaian Football Striker Asamoah Gyan
There is the Akan saying, “When a person does anything good and extra-ordinary, he or she deserves the corresponding and necessary praises. Obviously, such adages are in the various Ghanaian Languages. Equally, those who have sacrificed to serve this country with their sweat, heart and might and have sacrificed their lives or say ‘died’ for […]
Exit of Nurses will hurt Ghana’s Health Care Delivery
The Ghana Health Service (GHS), has expressed worry about the growing number of nurses leaving the country to work in high-income nations, leading to concerns about a brain drain and its impact on Ghana’s healthcare system. Expressing the frustrations of the Service at a capacity-building programme for the first batch of newly posted hospital administrators […]
Electric Cars: Ghana to set up 1,000 charging stations by 2028
Mr Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, says the government is planning to put up about 1,000 electric charging stations across the country to promote the use of electric vehicles. He said building the infrastructure within the next five years was crucial to ensure that Ghana was not left behind […]
Opponents of Ghana’s Anti-Gay Bill cite violation of International Treaties
MPs in Ghana’s Parliament have called for the passage of the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021,” (Anti-Gay Bill), under a Certificate of Urgency. The Constitutional Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, in its report on the Bill, underlined concerns regarding potential breaches of international treaties such as […]
Agona Nyakrom launches 2023 Akwambo festival
The Chiefs of Agona Nyakrom in the Agona West of the central region have cautioned the youth to desist from indecent dressing and abnormal haircuts during the celebration of their annual festival. The chiefs said the planning committee would not hesitate to sanction anyone found culpable. Addressing the chiefs and people to officially launch the […]