255 The Forestry Commission, under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has signed Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) with Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator Incorporated (Emergent), a US-based non-profit organisation that serves as the convenor and coordinator of the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance (LEAF) Coalition. The agreement will see Ghana […]
Author: Foster Ayisah
Analysis on the most suitable candidate to partner Dr Bawumia as running mate: Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh tops all
240 Following the emphatic election of H.E Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the NPP’s flag bearer, the spotlight has been put on the selection of a Running Mate to complete the Party’s 2024 presidential ticket. The NPP Constitution provides in Article 13(3) that, when the President is not the Candidate, the Vice Presidential Candidate shall […]
Chief Nurudeen calls on Gov’t to collaborate with China to improve Ghana’s agriculture
270 A National Service Personnel in the Tamale Metropolitan and former chief of the Tamale Technical University, Ibrahim Nurudeen has appealed to government to collaborate with nations that has chalked success in agriculture through advanced technology. According to him Africa has about 60 percent of the arable land available for agricultural purposes, yet Ghana have […]
Vehicle owners likely to pay GH₵100 ‘eco-tax’ annually
467 Petrol and diesel vehicle owners may be required to pay a new annual tax of GH₵100 per vehicle. The government is introducing this new tax bill in Parliament with the aim of promoting the use of eco-friendly sources of energy to power vehicles. The initiative is part of the government’s drive towards more climate-positive […]
Aisha Huang jailed 4 and half years for mining offences
288 The ‘galamsey queen’ was sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison in addition to a fine of GH₵48,000. This was announced by an Accra High Court on Monday, December 4, 2023. The Chinese national, also known as En Huang, was standing trial for undertaking a mining operation without a licence, facilitating […]
Climate crisis:COP28 should mark a turning point in accelerating investment in forest, nature financing-Lands Minister
171 Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, is optimistic that the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) will serve as a pivotal moment in accelerating increased investments for the financing of initiatives centered on nature and forests, that will […]
Haruna Iddrisu demands probe into Ghana’s ‘large size’ delegation to COP28
171 The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, wants Parliament to probe allegations of the government registering over 600 delegates for this year’s Conference of Parties (COP28). Data released by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change suggests that Ghana’s delegation to COP28 in Dubai has increased to 618 from the […]
Dunkwa chief cautions Illegal miners against contaminating river bodies
174 Okofrobour Obeng Nuakoh III, the Chief of Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central region has called on all miners to stop desecrating and polluting the Offin river. He noted that the fact that Dunkwa is a mining town does not mean mining should be done irresponsibly and entreated all miners to reclaim mined areas and avoid […]
2024 election is not about two northerners – George Sarpong
326 The Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission (NMC), Lawyer George Sarpong is advising the Ghanaian youth to reject a disturbing idea in the media that the next general election is a contest between two “northerners”. He has alsoncautioned the youth not to lock “yourselves in the empty feel as if the contest is […]
ALAN VOWS TO DEAL WITH ATTACKERS If…..
166 By: David Amoateng-Kumasi The Independent Presidential Hopeful in the coming 2024 Presidential election, Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyeremateng has vowed to deal with any unsrupulous element in the nation’s political platform who may intend to use abusive adjectives to attack and condemn his ambition of coming out with Movement for Change_ a new political party […]