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The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission with funding from the European Union has begun a head count of animals at the Mole National Park in the Savanna Region. The six-month programme dubbed ‘Every Animal Count’ began on February 27, 2019 and expected to end in late August, 2019. The first one month of the programme will witness the training of the staff of the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, Staff, including Tour Guides and Drivers at Mole National Park, on aerial surveys, park ranger patrols, road counts, local knowledge, and specialist species monitoring. This has become necessary as…

The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission with funding from the European Union has begun a head count of animals at the Mole National Park in the Savanna Region. The six-month programme dubbed ‘Every Animal Count’ began on February 27, 2019 and expected to end in late August, 2019. The first one month of the programme will witness the training of the staff of the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, Staff, including Tour Guides and Drivers at Mole National Park, on aerial surveys, park ranger patrols, road counts, local knowledge, and specialist species monitoring. This has become necessary as…

Private legal practitioner Lawyer Akoto Ampaw has described as merely a scarecrow an amount of ¢750 million being quoted by Parliament as the cost of implementation of the Right to Information Law, which was passed on Tuesday, March 26. Read:Right to Information Bill passed by Parliament A research conducted by Parliament found out that the Right to Information (RTI) Law  will cost government some ¢750 million over the next five years. The cost as captured in the research will most likely arise from establishing and operating an office for the RTI Commission as well as its administrative costs. “These costs…

It is an open secret in Ghana that commercial motorcycle riders, commonly referred to as ‘Okada’ riders, breach road traffic regulations, including jumping red light, with impunity. According to a member of the Okada Riders Association, Ali Fatawu, certain circumstances on the road forced them to jump red light. Sharing his eight-year experience as an Okada on The Key Points on TV3 Saturday, Mr. Fatawu acknowledged that their trade is illegal but observed there is patronage from the public regardless. According to him, the police hardly question them on the legality or otherwise  of their job as much as they…

It is an open secret in Ghana that commercial motorcycle riders, commonly referred to as ‘Okada’ riders, breach road traffic regulations, including jumping red light, with impunity. According to a member of the Okada Riders Association, Ali Fatawu, certain circumstances on the road forced them to jump red light. Sharing his eight-year experience as an Okada on The Key Points on TV3 Saturday, Mr. Fatawu acknowledged that their trade is illegal but observed there is patronage from the public regardless. According to him, the police hardly question them on the legality or otherwise  of their job as much as they…

Facebook has promised to explore restrictions on live-streaming, two weeks after it was used during gun attacks on two mosques in New Zealand. Chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said the social media giant agreed with calls it “must do more”. Fifty people were killed in the Christchurch shootings, and the original video of the attack was viewed 4,000 times before it was removed. Meanwhile, New Zealand is to review “inadequate” laws on hate speech. Justice Minister Andrew Little said the current laws did not tackle “the evil and hateful things that we’re seeing online”, and that the government and the Human…

The Government, through the Ministry of Transport, has said it will give commercial vehicle operators a deadline to secure emergency exit doors on their vehicles to ensure the safe exit of passengers during emergencies. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister of Transport, explained that the recent accident on the Kintampo-Techiman road recorded many fatalities due to the fire outbreak because of the absence of emergency exit doors for passengers to use. The Ministry, he said, was, therefore, collaborating with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service to strictly enforce the directive until every bus had acquired…

The Government, through the Ministry of Transport, has said it will give commercial vehicle operators a deadline to secure emergency exit doors on their vehicles to ensure the safe exit of passengers during emergencies. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister of Transport, explained that the recent accident on the Kintampo-Techiman road recorded many fatalities due to the fire outbreak because of the absence of emergency exit doors for passengers to use. The Ministry, he said, was, therefore, collaborating with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service to strictly enforce the directive until every bus had acquired…

Ghana’s ecommerce industry is flourishing as the country continues to experience economic development and increased internet penetration. Online transactions have grown year over year as consumers have become more comfortable making purchases online. Millennials, who are often more tech-savvy, are reshaping how we do business and smart companies are springing up to serve unmet needs of this growing customer segment. One of such companies is Giftologi, which will be launching www.mygiftologi.com on May 1, 2019, as the first multi-purpose online gift registry in West Africa, possibly Africa, serving the Ghanaian market. The CEO, Elizabeth Tay, who is no newcomer to…

Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo says sentences handed down by some lower court judges to persons found guilty of various crimes across the country are either lenient or overly harsh, and not in tandem with judicial guidelines. The chief justice in an internal memo sighted by 3news.com complained about the increasing practice among magistrates and other lower court judges, indicating that these sentences usually do not commensurate with the crimes committed. “Increasingly, I am receiving reports of sentences being passed by magistrates and judges, which are not in line with sentencing guidelines,” she said in the March 12-memo addressed to all…