The Bono Regional House of Chiefs has praised its President Osageyfo Oseadeeyo Dr Agyemang Badu II, the Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional Area for his exceptional leadership and immense contributions towards the holistic development of the Dormaa state and the Region by extension. Okokyiridom Sakyi Arko II, the Vice President of the Bono Regional […]
Day: October 11, 2024
‘Let’s help girls to set achievable goals,’ Minister urges stakeholders
Madam Dakoa Newman, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has called on stakeholders to help girls set achievable goals and support them to know their strengths and weaknesses. She also advised girl to be God-fearing whilst putting their hope in Him by always praying for divine intervention for success as they pursue their goals. […]
Dying waters, dying fisheries: the unseen cost of galamsey on Ghana’s fisheries sector
The images?are?haunting: a string of viral videos?shared widely across social media shows murky, brown sludge gushing from inland rivers into the sea, choking the once-pristine coastline, with schools of fish seen struggling against the suffocating filth, gasping for survival in a dying ecosystem. What is the source of this cruelty to the fish? Illegal mining, […]
Electrochem redistributes 1000-acre concession to local salt miners
Electrochem Ghana Limited, a Ghanaian salt mining company operating on the Ada Songhor Lagoon, has begun to redistribute 1,000 acres of its concession to indigenes through its outgrower scheme. Launched in August this year and supervised by the Minerals Commission, the scheme allows registered local miners to construct salt pans and mine on designated portions […]
Peasant Farmers hold stakeholders’ engagement on Agroecology in Volta Region
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) in the Volta Region has organised a stakeholders’ engagement on agroecology to raise awareness about the harmful effects of agrochemicals on land and agricultural products. This initiative is part of a broader collaborative effort between the PFAG, and the 11th Hour Project aimed at promoting the knowledge, practice, […]