Day: May 27, 2024

Press Releases

Over 300 Million Children Are Victims of Online Sexual Exploitation

ONE IN EIGHT CHILDREN FACE HARM, WORLD’S FIRST GLOBAL ESTIMATE FINDS MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA HAVE MOST ALERTS FOR ABUSE MATERIAL CONCERNS IN EAST & SOUTHERN AFRICA AND WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA ONE CASE AROUND THE WORLD REPORTED EVERY SECOND INTERPOL WARNS OF “CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO WORLD’S CHILDREN” AFRICAN SURVIVORS DEMAND ACTION […]

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Two fishermen drown in a lagoon at Vui-Keta

Two fishermen were found dead in the lagoon in Vui, a suburb of Keta in the Keta Municipality, throwing residents into fear and sorrow.

The tragic incident occurred on Saturday, May 25 at about 0200 hours.

Mr Klu Wisdom Agbeko, the Assembly Member f…

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Let us protect our children by making online safety a priority – EOCO Boss?

COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, Executive Director, Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has urged parents to protect their children and make online safety a priority. 

She said the world was evolving at a pace with its technological advancem…

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3 dead, over 5,000 displaced in first storm in Philippines this year

Three people were killed and more than 5,000 displaced in the first tropical storm to batter the Philippines this year, police and the national disaster agency said on Monday.

The three fatalities were all from the province of Quezon, about 100 kilom…

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Ghana Airports Company Limited organise Second Airport Olympic Games

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has organised the Second Airport Olympic Games at the Aviation Social Centre.

The event was hosted by GACL, the Manager and Operators of Kotoka International Airport, Prempeh I International Airport, Tamale I…

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Embrace peace as you gear towards crucial election 2024-NCCE to political parties

Mr Joachim Elbazar, Nabdam District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Upper East Region, has called on political parties and civil society organisations to embrace peace as the 2024 general election draws closer.

H…

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CTCM needs reorganization for more effectiveness – witness

Reverend Father Emmanuel Okpoti Kofi Oddoye, a witness in the trial of Dr Stephen Opuni and two others, says the Committee for Testing Chemicals and Machines (CTCM) needs to be reorganized to make it more effective.

The witness, who chaired an Adhoc …

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ATRN, ILO hold workshop for informal tourism and hospitality workers

The Africa Tourism Research Network (ATRN), in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) has organised a three-day training workshop session for 40 informal sector workers in the tourism and hospitality industry in Tamale.

The work…

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GhIE-Prof Douglas Boateng Lecture set for Thursday, May 30

The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) in partnership with Professor Douglas Boateng, a renowned industrial engineer, will hold an inaugural lecture on Thursday, May, 30, in Accra.

The lecture will cover industrialisation, supply chain managemen…

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Dormaa Circuit Court jails man for stealing

The Circuit Court in Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Bono Region, has sentenced Malik Ibrahim, a-23-year-old man to 24 months in prison for stealing.

Ibrahim pleaded guilty for stealing a sewing machine, an unspecified amount of money, and other valuables, and…