Fairtrade Africa engages cocoa cooperatives to boost production

Kumasi – Fairtrade Africa, a global movement that tackles the injustices of conventional trade, has engaged stakeholders to assess the progress of implementation of the West Africa Cocoa Programme (WACP).   The WACP build farmers’ understanding of child rights and women’s equality while supporting the implementation of critical efforts like gender policies and child labour […]

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GCAP and Abibinsroma foundation plead for global vaccine equity

  Tema—The Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) and Abibinsroma Foundation have asked world powers not to withhold patent rights associated with vaccine production to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.   They made the call at a forum they organized to mark the second anniversary of the declaration of Covid-19 as a global threat and […]

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Stakeholders call on Media to promote benefits of community sentencing

The Media have been asked to highlight the benefits of Community Service Sentencing for societal acceptance and policy formulation to reduce over crowding in Ghana’s prisons.   At a day’s sensation workshop in Accra, speakers unanimously held that community service sentencing was the surest way to reduce overcrowding in the various prisons as well as […]

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Ho Zongo Dispute: Lets stick to Chief Imam’s ruling—Togbe Afede

  Ho, Mar. 13, GNA – Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, has called on contending factions within the Ho Zongo community to adhere to the judgment of the National Chief Imam.   The community has been thrown into a leadership crisis, resulting in the lockdown of the Ho Central Mosque by the Municipal […]

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Court remands Police Officers allegedly involved in bullion van robberies

Four Police Officers and a civilian indicted in the recent bullion van robberies have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.   They are General Constables Yaro Afisu Ibrahim, Albert Ofosu, aka Cypher, Richard Boadu, aka Osor and Rabiu Jambedu and one Razak Alhassan aka Zak, a civilian.   The accused persons have been charged with […]

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AITI-KACE signs MoU with ASCIR to intensify research in ICT

  Accra – The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (AITI-KACE), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Afro-Sino Centre of International Relations (ASCIR) to establish a mutual institutional partnership. A statement issued by AITI-KACE, copied to the Ghana News Agency said the purpose of the MoU was to provide mutual […]

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SOS Children’s Villages, committed to creating safe environment for children

Accra – SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment for children through its programmes.   Mr Alexander Mar Kekula, the National Director of SOS Children’s Villages Ghana, reiterated that the Organisation was committed to creating an environment where it was safe to address all forms of child abuse […]

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