It is touted as the only rainforest situated in the center of a city in the entire West Africa but this little unique jungle in the capital of Ghana’s oil-rich Western Region which has been abandoned, faces an existential threat Investigations show that despite its uniqueness, the Monkey Hill Forest Reserve, a 12.6 hectare rainforest … The post Ghana’s abandoned

A night of celebration for both industry players and fans in the showbiz sector, turned out to be a night of shame and regrets as the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA 2019), was marred by violence. Fans of eternal rivals and Dancehall artistes Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy clashed on stage in … The post Stonebwoy pulls gun as fans clash on stage

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC) is set to roll out policies and structures that will ensure that intellectual property owners received royalties for their creative works, Mrs Barbara Oteng Gyasi, the sector Minister has announced. She said such initiatives would reduce the constant misunderstandings, strained relationships and accusations of unfairness within the … The post Intellectual

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded interdicted soldier, a policeman and a civilian for allegedly embarking on a robbery spree. Bernard Tsagli, interdicted military man and Corporal Samuel Asamoah, interdicted policeman, both 40 years as well as Crosby Ofori, 41, dismissed civilian employee had denied conspiring to rob Mr Abubakar and Baba Amori. They are … The post Soldier,

The Normalization Committee (NC) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has placed a temporal ban on three referees from officiating any official match. The suspended referees are; Ali Alhasan, Mustapha Abdulai and Mohammed Ishahaka. This follows the bribery allegation leveled against them after officiating in the match day 11 game between Ashanti Gold SC and … The post Normalization

The Parliamentary Committee on Gender, Children and Social Protection firmly believes that Ghana can end child marriage by 2030. Dr Kojo Appiah-Kubi, the Chairman of the Committee said Ghana had mainstreamed the global development agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to improve lives across the country to leave no one behind by 2030. He said … The post Ghana

Ghanaian women have been encouraged to show personal and collective commitments in efforts to fight corruption. According to the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the Local Chapter of Transparency International (TI) women were more disadvantaged in corrupt systems yet their role in combating corruption was very minimal. Mrs. Petra deGraft-Johnson of the Advocacy and Legal Advice … The post Ghana

A leading saline soil rice research center in eastern China’s Shandong Province made the decision to expand its experimental land to over 667 hectares early this month. The Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center in the coastal city of Qingdao said the move aimed to speed up research and development and optimize various types … The post China