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A public lecture has been held by the KU Leuven University in collaboration with the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (Oxfam) to address the never-ending war between Israel and Palestine with authentic solutions to the issue which he says has lasted for decades. The lecture, which took place in Belgium saw a speech delivered by renowned Ghanaian businessman, Salim Fari Yakubu who was sponsored by the Oxfam team – a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. READ ALSO: Rebel Moon Movie Everything To Know The lecture created a platform for discussion, raised awareness, and promoted informed dialogue,…

“All I can say at this stage is Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, be strong, firm, and fair. God be your guide,” were the concluding words of former Attorney-General (AG) ‘Big’ Joe Ghartey in a letter he authored to the current AG, Godfred Yeboah Dame, who has become headline news in the ongoing €2.37 million financial loss ‘ambulance trial’ The trial has recently been enveloped in a jaw-dropping controversy rolling outside the courtroom after one of the accused persons, Richard Jakpa, alleged that the Attorney-General, Dame, had been calling him at odd hours to convince him to testify against another accused…

The Government of Ghana has officially declared this coming Friday, June 7 as ‘Green Ghana Day’ and as part of activities to mart it, some 10 million new trees would be planted across the country, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor announced on Tuesday. President Nana Akufo-Addo will lead a commemorative tree planting exercise at the Nicholson stadium, Burma Camp in Accra The Minister for Lands told a press conference put together by Information Minister Fatimatu Abubakar on Tuesday that the theme for the 2024 edition, “Growing for a Greener Tomorrow,” is a call to Ghanaians to…

A POLICEMAN has accidentally fallen to his untimely death from a building at Yenyawoso in the Kumasi Metropolis, in the Ashanti Region. G/Cpl Richard Odoom, who is now deceased, was reportedly resting on a dwarf wall on the second floor of the building around 7pm on May 24, 2024. Unfortunately, the policeman, who belongs to the police band unit in Kumasi, fell from the building to the ground and sustained head injuries in the process. READ ALSO: Police investigates death of 3 year-old girl in Kumasi The injured G/Cpl Richard Odoom was reportedly hospitalized for treatment but he sadly succumbed to…

The Convenor of Fix The Country Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has demanded the release of the protesters arrested at the Revolutionary Square. Taking to his Facebook page, he claimed that three FixTheCountry activists were apprehended earlier that morning, despite having duly informed the police about the protest. “ThreeFixTheCountry activists have been arrested for unlawful assembly. They have been held since morning. READ ALSO: Christian Oliver’s Biography, Nationality, Age, Properties, Weight, Height, Records, Lifestyle, and Hobbies “Their crime? They wrote a letter notifying the police of their protest. And Police said stop; and they said we don’t need police permission. So the police…

His Royal Highness Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, on Monday, June 3, 2024, launched the ‘One-Student-One-Tree’ initiative, which is a key component of the government’s flagship afforestation program, the Green Ghana Project under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. The ‘One-Student-One-Tree’ initiative which aims to complement the government’s tree planting efforts set out to incorporate students of second Cycle institutions in the project, imbibe in Ghana’s youth and children population the culture of planting trees and create awareness about the importance of protecting the environment. The event, held at Abuakwa State College in Kyebi, Eastern Region, saw…

The continuous nature of isolated incidents of election-related violence in Ghana as the country prepares for general elections this December is worrying and ought not to be taken for granted if the country wants to continue wearing the accolade of being a sweet example of multiparty democracy, good governance and political stability in Africa. General Elections is more of a process than an event scheduled for a single day. What happens in the events leading to the voting day has a direct impact on the credibility, transparency and peace of the polls as well as the stability of the country.…

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the Minority Caucus under the leadership of Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson of having an ulterior motive and acting in bad fate by frustrating the granting of tax waivers to some 42 Ghanaian companies under he 1D1F initiative. Afenyo-Markin opines that the only reason the Minority Caucus is against the granting of the said tax waivers is to frustrate Government business, frustrate the investor community, destroy Ghanaian owned businesses and create unemployment so as to make Government look bad He said the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, when he was  Deputy…

The prices Ghanaians do pay for their Electricity and Water consumption are expected to increase effective July 1 to September 30, 2024 according to report from the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). The commission indicated that, water would go up by 5.16 per cent for all customer class while electricity jump by 3.45 per cent for lifeline consumers (0-30 kWh), 5.84 per cent increase for all other residential consumers who are not part of lifeline category bracket (31kWh- above) as well as non-residential category. In addition, there is an increase of 4.92 per cent in electricity tariff for the industrial…

The man who was stabbed in the chest on Sunday dawn at the Ofaakor Electoral Commission Office near Kasoa in the Central Region has been identified as Ako Kwamena Koomson, the first son of Mavis Hawa Koomson, Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East Constituency and Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development. On same day in the same, near the Electoral Commission office in Kasoa, the Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the area, Phyllis Naa Koryoo Okunnor, was arrested with two others for carrying a pump-action gun with four rounds of ammunition without lawful authority. The…