Day: September 25, 2024

Mrs Susana Eduful, a Circuit Court Judge has advised Kayayei (Female Head Potters) under the Chief Justice’s Mentorship Programme to remain focused in their endevours. She said this would help them to be responsible and useful citizens who would contribute their quota to nation building. Mrs Eduful gave the advice at a moot rehearsal for the inauguration of the Justice Clubs at a Circuit Court in Accra, which formed part of the Chief Justice Mentorship Programme, supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Purim African Youth Development Platform (PAYDP). The UNFPA which is the UNs Sexual and Reproductive

African and European organizations focused on research and innovation in sustainable agriculture, along with various stakeholders, have convened in Accra to discuss strategies for expanding innovations in agricultural and food systems. The Development-Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) CONNECT Days, running from September 24 to September 26, 2024, is a three-day event focused on agricultural innovation in Western Africa, Central Africa, and Madagascar. It is being organized by the European Commission under the DeSIRALIFT initiative and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). A news brief shared with the Ghana News Agency said indicated that the goal of

The Data Link Institute of Business and Technology (DLIBT) has organised a techno-preneurship fair for students, exposing them to nouvelle ideas in business. Professor Stanley Moffatt, the President of the institute, noted that the techno-preneurship fair is an application providing a combination of technology and entrepreneurship for the promotion of business ideas, describing it as a hallmark of the institution. He reiterated that most students with brilliant ideas after completing their education flounder without knowing what to do, so, the institution started career counseling for them. He stated that the career counselling brought forth a more realistic opportunity to organise

Ghanaians have been urged to take environmental cleanliness serious as the increasing pollution of the ecosystems could have dire consequences to the general well-being of individuals and societies. Mr. Nicolas Demers-Labrousse, Country Director at SOCODEVI, a Canadian NGO of Cooperatives that share expertise with partners in developing countries, who made the call, said it was time communities took a serious view of the negative effects of environmental pollution. Speaking to journalists after leading a clean-up exercise at Ofoase in the Asante-Akim South District, he pointed out that refuse should not just be dumped anywhere. The exercise was part of activities

Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, has started a nationwide tour of fishing communities to support fisher-folks with some items. The items are wire mesh, basins, rice, oil, tin fish, and tomatoes. Mrs Koomson at the Dzemeni in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region, speaking on the theme: ‘Empowering Inland Fisher Folks in South Dayi District: Supporting Aquaculture in Ghana’, said inland fishing was a critical part of Ghana’s fisheries sector, contributing to both local livelihoods and food security. She said Lake Volta, one of the largest artificial lakes in the world, was

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, Convenor of the Democracy Hub, has been admitted to the Police Hospital for medical care alongside another individual. According to a police news brief, Barker-Vormawor was transferred for treatment following complaints of ill health on Tuesday. Doctors assessed the situation and decided to admit him for treatment. Fanny Otoo reported to the police on Tuesday that he was feeling unwell while the suspects in her case were being prepared for court. The brief indicated that he was taken to the Police Hospital in Accra, where doctors provided immediate care and subsequently admitted him for further treatment. It also

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has released the list of award nominees for the 28th edition of the annual GJA Awards. The awards ceremony slated for Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the Accra International Conference Centre will celebrate journalists who distinguished themselves in 2023. The nominees were selected from 36 categories, including the ultimate award winner, P. A. V. Ansah Journalist of the Year, Best Female Journalist of the Year, Most Promising Journalist of the Year, Best Student Journalist of the Year, and the Akoto Ampaw Award for Democracy and Good Governance. Mr George-Ramsey Benamba, Chairman of the GJA Awards