Illegal mining, which is popularly referred to as ‘galamsey’, has caused a lot of damage to the country’s water bodies and destroyed large tracts of land.
Faulty traffic lights pose a grave danger to motorists and it is the reason the Daily Graphic has, in recent times, done several reports on traffic lights in Accra and other major cities in the country that are not functioning.
It is refreshing that sections of society and groups have condemned the violence that characterised last Thursday’s by-election in Accra which resulted in injury to some people.
In 2017 during a visit to Ghana by the Ivorien President, Alassane Ouattara, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo lamented the fact that the world’s two largest producers of cocoa — Ghana and Cote d-Ivoire — were earning a pittance from the crop because not much value was added to it before export.
Students’ unrest, riots or demonstrations have hit many second-cycle and tertiary institutions over the years and they have left the affected institutions the poorer.
Yesterday, three advocacy groups urged the government to upgrade the Atewa Forest to ensure its long-term security and sustainability, as well as the development of the area.
The announcement last Tuesday of an over $5 million investment in agriculture, which will include the establishment of factories at Aveyime in the North Tongu District in the Volta Region, is good news, indeed.
Ghana is one of the very blessed nations of the world because it enjoys relative peace, even though it is located in a sub-region known to be turbulent.
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has confirmed that the two-year ban placed on small-scale mining, as well as the Operation Vanguard exercise carried out by a joint police and military task force to stop the pollution of water bodies, has yielded positive results.
Since the beginning of this year, pressure has been mounted on the police to expedite action on three girls aged between 15 and 21 who went missing last year.
History was made yesterday when after a 17-year protracted chieftaincy dispute, the people of Dagbon were able to finally ‘outdoor’ Yaa Naa Abukari Mahama II as the overlord of the traditional area.
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwesi Amoako Atta, has stated that the problem of faulty traffic lights in Accra will become a thing of the past by June this year.
The reopening of the AngloGold Ashanti Mine is good news, indeed, for several reasons, with the main cause for jubilation being that it will offer jobs to between 2,000 and 2,500 people, in addition to roles that will be required during the construction phase of the mine’s underground project.
For the second time running Ghana has been shortlisted to compete for the Global Teacher Prize, a US$1 million award presented annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to his/her profession.
For the second time in less than a week the Daily Graphic has had to return to the issue of personal security because of the importance it attaches to the lives of citizens and the fact that life, the greatest resource, cannot be replaced once it is lost.
The bold rejection of the refurbished Wassa East District Magistrate Court by the Chief Justice, Ms Justice Sophia Akuffo, last Tuesday because it did not meet the required standard needs commendation.
Ghana’s tag as one of the safest places to live on earth is severely under threat as a result of the recent kidnapping of children and the mysterious murder of people.
The Tax Identification Number (TIN), a unique 11-digit identification number issued to taxpayers for official transactions, made the headlines last year when the government intensified education on it to broaden the tax net.
