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Side chick case: Court throws out case against Sugar Daddy, awards GH¢10k cost against lady

28Nov

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Side chick case: Court throws out case against Sugar Daddy, awards GH¢10k cost against lady

The High Court in Accra has dismissed the case filed by Deborah Seyram Adablah, the young woman who has sued a former Chief Finance officer of a bank claiming sexual harassment. In a ruling today (Nov 28) the Court presided over by Justice John Bosco Nabarese held that although the relationship between the two was immoral and was not in conformity to acceptance of society, there was no reasonable cause of action arising from the writ filed by Adablah. The court said the foundation of the relationship was one that the Court should not be invited to give judicial stamps to adding: “You cannot recover the price of something you have committed into an immoral act”. The plaintiff has been slapped with a cost of GH¢10,000. The ruling comes after the former Chief Finan...

Ghana to host maiden Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building

28Nov

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Ghana to host maiden Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building

Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako More than 800 delegates from over 100 countries across the globe are expected to attend the first-ever Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B) from November 29 to 30, 2023 in Accra. Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako, the Director-General, National Cybersecurity Authority, announced this at the Minister’s news briefing in Accra on Sunday. The two-day event will be held on the theme: “Cyber Resilience for Development”. It is jointly organized by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization, Cyber Security Authority, Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE), the Cyber Peace Institute, the World Bank, and the World Economic Forum. Dr Antwi-Boasiako stated that the GC3B Conference was ...

Be Fair, Firm And Fearless – Dr Bawumia Charges 340 Fresh Senior Police Officers

24Nov

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Be Fair, Firm And Fearless – Dr Bawumia Charges 340 Fresh Senior Police Officers

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has charged the men and women of the Ghana Police Service to live above reproach, constantly review and renew the tenets and practices of keeping the peace, and foster closer police-civilian relations, especially as the nation prepares for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections. “You should be, first, exemplary law-abiding citizens for others to emulate. As professionals, always remember to treat people the way you wish yourselves, spouse or children to be treated. Therefore, in enforcing the law, be fair, firm and fearless,” Dr Bawumia stated on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. Vice President Bawumia made the call at the 52nd Cadet Officers’ Graduation Parade of the Ghana Police Service at the Ghana Police Academy, Tesano, Acc...

Campaign for access to clean water launched

23Nov

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Campaign for access to clean water launched

A campaign aimed at enhancing the resilience of inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in the face of climate change to ensure secure access to clean water in both the urban and the rural areas across the country has been launched. Dubbed the “Climate Change, Water and Me campaign by WaterAid Ghana, it is geared at developing strategies that would enhance the robustness of WASH services in the country. This campaign aligns with WaterAid Ghana's Country Programme Strategy, which seeks to ensure the universal access to clean water, proper sanitation and good hygiene throughout the nation. Campaign The three-year campaign would also focus on creating more awareness of the crucial role of WASH services in adapting to climate change while advocating transformative...

Authors’ workshop tackles coercion, peace-building in Africa

23Nov

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Authors’ workshop tackles coercion, peace-building in Africa

Authors from Africa, Europe and the United States have explored the intricate dynamics of coercion and peacebuilding approaches in Africa at a workshop in Accra, Ghana. The workshop was a collaboration between three institutions, the Peace Research Institute in Frankfurt (PRIF), the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As part of the workshop, some broad chapters were developed and revised based on themes around coercion and peacebuilding to be put together into a collective volume in the middle of 2024 and published for policy makers, Scholars and the general populace. Held at the KAPITC, the workshop attracted 30 authors, scholars, researchers, and practitioners who discus...

British High Commission Accra commemorates 75th birthday of King Charles III

23Nov

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British High Commission Accra commemorates 75th birthday of King Charles III

The British High Commission in Accra is commemorating the 75th birthday of His Royal Majesty King Charles III with a climate sustainability-themed party on Wednesday. It is the King’s official birthday; the first since he took the throne in May this year. • UK to celebrate Ghana’s show of leadership to tackle climate change as a global crisis. • The UK-Ghana enduring partnership to be highlighted in a climate exhibition of practical sustainability solutions. The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson and husband, Nick Thompson will on Wednesday November 22, 2023 host over 800 guests in honour of the 75th birthday of His Royal Highness King Charles III, at their residence in Cantonment. Invited guests include Ghana's Minister for National Security Albert Kan-Dapaah, ...

Control illegal fishing – NFPA urges government

23Nov

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Control illegal fishing – NFPA urges government

Mrs Regina Solomon, the President, National Fish Processors Association, has appealed to government to regulate and sanction perpetrators of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing to prevent the collapse of the industry. She said some fishermen illegally used light to attract and harvest fishes. The President said others injected fishes with insulin in the absence of ice for preservation. Mrs Solomon said those practices were destroying marine life and must be checked in time. She appealed the 2023 National Fish Festival held in Accra on Monday on the theme: “Developing Ghana’s Blue Economy for Sustainable Fisheries Management and National Development”. Mrs Solomon said people were doing illegal fishing openly due to the absence of a punishment regime, saying “If there woul...

23Nov

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Cervical Cancer Elimination Day Marked

The Advantage Group (TAG), a consortium of companies focused on ideas, people and development on Friday 17th November lighted up the monument at the AU Square in Accra to mark the Cervical Cancer elimination day. This event was organised in collaboration with the Republic Bank. 17 November marks three years since the world united for a global day of action, with a shared commitment to eliminate a cancer for the first time. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer by 2030. 17 November, world leaders, survivors, advocates, partners, and civil society will call for action by sharing stories and resources to drive efforts to screen, prevent, treat, and ultimately eliminate cervical cancer everywhere. Like its f...

23Nov

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KOICA, Volunteers mark day at Dawhenya

THe Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and other volunteers have organised an event to sensitise children at Dawhenya to sanitation and hygiene to commemorate this year’s International Volunteers Day 2023. The event, targeted at children in the Dawhenya Methodist Basic and Dawhenya D. A. schools, saw the volunteers, who are currently serving in Ghana, engage the children in activities on sanitation and hygiene. They also donated hygiene items valued at $7,000 to the Dawhenya Cluster of Schools to enable them to practice good hygiene such as proper handwashing and oral health. Other partners of the event included the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the United States Peace Corps and UN Volunteers. World Volunteer Day International Volunteer Day, observed annu...

St Augustine’s wins World Fisheries Day quiz competition

23Nov

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St Augustine’s wins World Fisheries Day quiz competition

St Augustine's College emerged winner of the first-ever quiz competition held in commemoration of this year's World Fisheries Day celebration. The other finalists were the Ahantaman Girls Senior High School (SHS), Keta SHS and Accra Academy. At the end of the competition which aired live on the popular UNIIQ FM’s show, “What Do You Know?” St Augustine’s carried the day with 36 points, while Accra Academy had 34 points, Ahantaman Girls and Keta SHS had 33 and 27 points respectively. Quiz The quiz focused on the significance of the fisheries day celebration, the importance of fishing activities, effects of illegal fishing activities and interventions being implemented to ensure Ghana attained the 14th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) which focuses on food security. SDG 14 is about "L...