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Ghana urges global leaders to establish urban resilience fund at ECOSOC Youth Forum
Ghana’s Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has called on global leaders to take decisive actions in addressing urban challenges and climate change at the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York. Highlighting Ghana’s rapid urbanization rate, Hon Mustapha Ussif stressed the urgency of adopting innovative solutions to combat pollution and emissions. He emphasized Ghana’s […]
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Editorial
Editorial: Intensify AfCFTA education to rope in more women and youth
There is a lack of detailed information on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) among women and youth in business, a situational analysis conducted by the Aya Institute for Women, Politics and Media, has found. While information about the protocol has primarily reached technical experts and businesses, women and youth in the micro, small […]
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Business
Entrepreneuring the impending youth bulge
By Gordon ADOMDZA (Dr) The sub-Saharan African region is set to power the next phase of global population growth. According to Foresight Africa (2020), 8 out of 10 fastest-growing countries will be in the region by 2030. This situation will intensify the demand for meaningful work, with more qualified graduates competing for limited job opportunities. […]
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Politics
Bawumia campaign team condemns Mahama’s decision to separate youth from sports ministry
In a fiery exchange of political rhetoric, the National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has launched scathing criticisms against the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama. Mustapha’s remarks come in response to Mahama’s recent announcement to separate the Youth and Sports Ministry, aiming to address […]
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Ghana is ready to host the Commonwealth Games – Mustapha Ussif
Ghana’s Youth and Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif has revealed that the country is well positioned to consider hosting the commonwealth games slated for 2026. As things stand now, the 2026 edition of the Commonwealth Games is in limbo, as original hosts Victoria in Australia have withdrawn its bid last year due to cost concerns. Malaysia […]
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Shippers’ Authority engage shipping lines to streamline sector
Service standard concerns Freight rates standardisation Transparency and predictability By Mohammed AWAL The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), Kwesi Baffour Sarpong, has requested that shipping line charges in the sector be predictable, competitive, transparent and uniform. In his opening remarks during a meeting with the Ship Owners and Agents Association […]
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Business
Experts advocate tax reforms, strategic debt management to empower African economies
By Rashidatu IBRAHIM An economist and advisor on South-South Cooperation and Development Finance at the South Centre, a Geneva-based intergovernmental organisation, Yuefen Li, has urged African countries to enforce regulations that require multinational corporations to contribute a greater share of taxes for their operations within these nations. She noted that implementing such measures would serve […]
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African Games volunteers to receive 1k allowance, two hundred as T&T
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the African Games has decided to compensate volunteers for the just-ended African Games held in Accra with an allowance of GHS1,000.00. This follows protests by the volunteers over unpaid stipends allegedly promised to them by the organizers. Some of the volunteers reportedly have to hold the Minister for Youth […]
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Politics
NPP Fanteakwa South inaugurates campaign team
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Fanteakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region has officially inaugurated its campaign team for the 2024 election, marking the beginning of an energetic push towards breaking the eight-year election cycle jinx. The ceremony was held at Nsutam in the Eastern Region, in one of the biggest town halls constructed by […]
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International
Taiwan hit by deadly earthquake – strongest in 25 years
Rescue efforts are taking place in Taiwan after a powerful earthquake struck off its east coast on Wednesday, killing at least four people. The 7.4 magnitude quake caused multiple buildings to collapse in Hualien, the city closest to the epicentre. The strongest tremor to hit the island in 25 years was also felt as far […]
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2024 polls: Mahama promises to separate Youth and Sports Ministry
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, has announced plans to restructure the Youth and Sports Ministry to better serve the interests of Ghana’s youth. Speaking at the unveiling of the NDC’s National Youth Wing Secretariat and Campaign on Friday, March 29, 2024, Mr. Mahama emphasized the need for a more comprehensive […]
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International
South Sudan on the brink after oil exports derailed by Sudan’s civil war
Violence and insecurity could worsen in South Sudan after one of its key oil pipelines to international markets, which passes through neighbouring Sudan, was damaged last month, according to experts. The incident occurred in early February in Sudan’s White Nile state, prompting the Dar Petroleum Oil Company to suspend loadings. The rupture happened in an […]
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News
‘’Expedite action on dev’t of Legislative Instrument for Cybersecurity Act 2020’’
Participants in a resolution, following the JoyNews-Youth Bridge Foundation National dialogue on cybersecurity, have charged the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) to expedite action on the development of the needed Legislative Instrument that would provide the operational backing for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (1038). The Resolution further acknowledged that the […]
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USAID works with law enforcement and private sector in Ghana to strengthen fight against wildlife crimes
The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) West Africa Biodiversity and Low Emissions Development (WABiLED) program today Friday March 22 concluded a comprehensive three-day training workshop aimed at engaging private transport and finance sector stakeholders in combating wildlife crime. The training workshop brought together over 40 participants including representatives from key financial institutions and […]
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USAID works with law enforcement and private sector in Ghana to strengthen fight against wildlife crime
The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) West Africa Biodiversity and Low Emissions Development (WABiLED) program today Friday March 22 concluded a comprehensive three-day training workshop aimed at engaging private transport and finance sector stakeholders in combating wildlife crime. The training workshop brought together over 40 participants including representatives from key financial institutions and […]
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International
South Africa’s largest city battles unprecedented water crisis
For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity. While hot weather has shrunk reservoirs, crumbling infrastructure after […]
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Agenda 111: Mahama is disingenuous and inconsistent – Majority caucus
Members of the Majority caucus on the Health Committee of Parliament have criticized John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for labelling the government’s Agenda 111 policy as unrealistic, stating that it undermines the NDC’s 2020 manifesto. John Mahama recently voiced scepticism about the feasibility of the Agenda 111 policy, citing […]
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