NEWS IN GHANA

Diplomatic Platform, an NDC youth group has presented assorted items worth GH ₵10,000 to the inmates of the Cape Coast School for the blind to help the school meet some of its daily needs when it toured the Central Region last week. The items include bags of rice, boxes of Indomie noodles, tins of milo and milk, cooking oil and assorted soft mineral drinks. Presenting the items to the inmates at a brief ceremony at the School’s premise in Cape Coast, Administrator of the Diplomatic Platform, Julius Logass explain the gesture forms part of President Mahama’s changing lives and transforming Ghana agenda.     “We are here for you to feel part of the changing lives and transforming Ghana agenda of the NDC. “We are also here to make sure that we extend what we have to the society but the less privileged ones as well” he stressed. Expressing the ideology of the Platform which portray the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the only credible and competent party in Ghan

Engage Now Africa, an international NGO committed in ending poverty in Africa is calling on government to as a matter of urgency show strong political commitment by allocating adequate resources in combating human trafficking in Ghana.   David Kofi Awusi, Assistant Director of Engage Now Africa made the call during a press briefing and a media launch of a project dubbed “End Modern Slavery” work in Ghana on Thursday, 24 th April, 2016 at the Accra International Press Centre.   The launch of “End modern slavery” work in Ghana project was organized by Engage Now Africa on the theme: “Ghana on Tier 2 Watch list, What Next?”  According to David Kofi Awusi, the launch of “End Modern Slavery” works in Ghana seeks to bring on board all stakeholders with the aim of adopting a holistic approach towards ending human trafficking activities that put the lives of children and unsuspecting people at risk. Human trafficking in Ghana has become rampant growing at a fast alarmin

Government has renewed its commitment towards assisting the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with a fully equipped electronic library aimed at offering students sound IT education as demanded of experts in communication field of studies. Dr. Wilberforce Dzisah, Rector of GIJ delivering his speech at the ceremony Government also promised to support the school financially towards early realization and completion of the school’s ongoing lecture hall complex project at its new site located at Dzorwulu, a suburb of Accra. The Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Julius Debrah, gave the assurance in a speech read on his behalf by Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, Minister of State at the Presidency, during GIJ’s graduation ceremony of the first batch of postgraduate students from the newly established School of Graduate Studies and Research. The Ghana Institute of Journalism has trained a dedicated corps of journalists and public relations professionals for the media and communicat

Flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Dr. Edward Nasigire Mahama has cautioned youth within Zongo communities in the country to desist from any move before, now and after the November 7 polls likely to mar the peace Ghana enjoys. Dr Mahama made the call last Sunday when he paid a courtesy call on the chiefs and Imams of Mamobi and Nima at Kawo Kudi park near Kanda. The purpose for his visit was to officially inform the chiefs and Imams about his bid to contest in the November 7 polls as the flagbearer of the PNC and to appeal for their support to win. Present at the office of Alhaji Umar Baba Issah, the venue for the gathering, were 25 chiefs of the area and some Imams, who gave a rousing welcome to Dr. Edward Mahama and his entourage at the time of visit. Addressing the chiefs in a rather majestic style, Dr. Mahama lamented the attitude of some unscrupulous politicians in contracting the Zongo youth to foment trouble especially during elections