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The Forestry Commission, Ghana and Wildlife Works, the world’s leading REDD+ project developer that delivers international carbon finance to Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Global South governments, today announced the forming of a partnership aimed to create world-class REDD+ projects that contribute to Ghana’s ambitious emission reductions and nature conservation goals. The announcement could see projects starting as soon as 2024. The partnership is focused on Wildlife Works and the Forestry Commission, Ghana jointly developing at least one active conservation project, whilst also creating a framework between the two parties to share best practices and recommendations on high-quality REDD+ project…

A former Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, has urged members of the National Democratic Congress to ensure that the NDC wins the 2024 elections, otherwise the party will disintegrate. Speaking at the NDC’s Volta Regional Delegates Conference in Ho on Saturday, the former MP for the Avenor-Ave constituency now Akatsi South, called on party members to sacrifice to ensure the party achieves its target in the next elections. “We are a social democratic party, we put people at the centre of what we do so please I beg you, colleagues I beg you, we have to win the 2024…

Professor Ernest Aryeetey, a former Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana, says Ghana must think beyond the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the quest to stabilise and transform the economy. He noted that Ghana had always known how to recover from economic hardship with the support of the IMF but had refused to follow required reforms due to political expediency. He said after economic recovery, there must be stabilisation and transformation, which required broad participation and the need to change agriculture, boost trade, stimulate investment and industrialise not to get back to the same situation. “Today, we are where we are…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says from November 15, 2022, all FDA certificates and permits will be embossed with a hologram seal with security features. A statement issued and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said the introduction of the security interventions on the certificates and permits was to improve authenticity and provide the needed assurances to clients. It, thus, urged clients and stakeholders, including manufacturers, importers, exporters and market authorisation holders of FDA-regulated products to be guided appropriately. The Authority called on the citizenry to contact it on any safety, quality and efficacy concerns of its regulated…

A former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Adentan constituency, Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore has been elected as the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Ashie Moore polled 327 votes to topple incumbent Chairman, Joseph Ade Coker who polled 222 votes in Sunday’s executives election held at the Tema Sports Stadium. Ahead of the elections, Ade Coker had assured of annexing NDC’s lost seats in Parliament if he was retained as the Greater Accra Regional Chairman. Jerry Johnson was also elected the Communication Officer of the party for Greater Accra while Kennedy Hedo polled 607 votes…

About 515 National Democratic Congress (NDC) delegates from all the constituencies in the Western Region voted to elect new regional executives of the party. The election, conducted and supervised by the Western Regional Director at the Electoral Commission, Madam Angelina Tagoe, was free, fair, transparent and peaceful. In all, 42 candidates contested for the various positions in the party. Incumbent Chairman, Nana Kojo Toku retained his seat with 415 votes to beat his main contender, Mr Gibrilu Alhassan Laminn who polled 91 votes. Madam Charlotte Odoom scooped 264 votes to beat the incumbent Vice-Chairman Daniel Eshun who obtained 119 votes…

Humanitarian and business crisis is looming in the capital of Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region, following the spillage of water from the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso. The spillage, which occurred on September 1, this year, is usually done by the Burkinabe authorities to prevent the banks of their dam from breaking, is already causing havoc to farmlands and households. Many households along River Oti and parts of Dambai Market have been submerged by the flood, raising public health issues and endangering lives and property. Mr Jacob Desiavor, Municipal Director of National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) told the…

Mawutor Agbavitor has been elected as the new Volta Regional Chairman for the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He polled 203 votes to beat the incumbent Henry Ametefe who secured 130 votes. The former vice chairman, George Loh came second with 181 votes followed by Francis Doe, who garnered 62 votes and Marshall Emil Ackumey with five votes, at the close of the polls held on Saturday at the Ho Technical University Auditorium. Egypt Kwabla Kudoto secured 220 votes and Divine Fiakpui Dzahini garnered 193 votes to be elected as First and Second Vice Chairmen respectively, while Bridget Simpi- 67 votes,…

The campus wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress has now been cleared to vote ahead of the party’s delegates conference in the Ashanti Region. This follows a marathon meeting between top executives of the party and some aggrieved candidates after the process was marred by disagreements and confusion on Friday (November 11). The delegates who belonged to the Tertiary Education Institution Network TEIN had threatened to disrupt the elections of the women and youth organizer positions alleging that there were attempts to prevent them from participating in the process. Marathon meeting Speaking to the media after Saturday’s meeting a…

Following news that Tiger Eye P.I. has been prevented from screening their documentary, ‘Galamsey Economy’ at the Accra International Conference Centre, the Management of the Centre has come out to refute the claim. According to the Director for the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), Vivian K. A. Asempapa, the AICC has not stated that the venue is unavailable for the screening. She explained that while indeed there was a scheduling mishap, the event has not been affected by it. She has thus called on the general public to treat with contempt allegations that the supposed cancellation was politically influenced. “The…