Media experts at a public forum have advocated for the use of strategic communication as the foundation for nation building. The public forum is the first in a series of public lectures and forums being organized by the Department of Communication Studies, University of Ghana, to mark its year-long...
The ferocity of the 2020 presidential election in the United States is not about Donald Trump per se, but about what he represents: the racist structures of power that have persisted in America for centuries, though sometimes in mutated form. The long history of America’s state-sponsored racism will draw...
In part 1 of this series, I discussed two (2) age categorisation in the legal reasoning of Ghana as sexual age and marital age. The fact that age sixteen (16) can involve in sex but not lawfully permissible to marry-until eighteen (18) years old. In this final part, I will...
By Dr Etse Sikanku Now that the dust has settled or is settling on the fallout from Dr Bawumia’s major presidential candidacy speech on February 7, it presents a good time to do some reflection. A lot has been said or written in the aftermath of the speech, but time...
The minority in Parliament want government to halt the proposed Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), arguing that in its current state and form it poses a real threat to the survival of financial institutions and insurance companies. Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu warned during a press conference in parliament that some...
The United Nations (UN) office in Ghana, in collaboration with the National Peace Council (NPC), is set to roll out a project dubbed: ‘I Pledge for Peace Campaign’, ahead of the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections in December. The initiative aims to reinforce the principles of peace within and...
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu has urged students to strive to be smart, loyal to their country but should ensure that integrity precedes everything they do. Addressing students during the inauguration of the Koforidua Technical University Parliament House on Saturday, he indicated that “Strive to be loyal...
Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is urging Parliament to intervene in ending the maltreatment that are meted out to Ghanaian visa applicants by the various embassies in the country. He wants the legislature to play a frontline role in...
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof Aaron Michael Oquaye has debunked public perception that the House is reluctant to take action on the Affirmative action bill and stated categorically that the bill is not before Parliament.  He noted that an impression has been created as if Parliament was not acting but...
…. set aside 21 days for the survey The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has launched a Post Enumeration Survey (PES) to validate data collected during the 2021 census under the directive of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to ensure quality of the exercise. This PES focuses on recollecting data and...