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Journalists should invest in digital fact checking tools to enhance their professionalism
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Journalists should invest in digital fact checking tools to enhance their professionalism

Mrs Maud Adjeley Ashong Elliot, Lecturer, Information Technology (IT) Department, University of Professional Studies, has advised journalists to invest in digital fact checking tools to make their news authentic. She said the internet never forgot information that had been shared on it, hence, it behooved journalists to ensure that whatever they put there was true. Mrs Ashong Elliot gave the advice during a Digital Literacy and Skills training workshop in Accra, organised by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) with support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands for female journalists. The training was to empower women with the skills to use the internet and digital tools for their work to improve their lives and safety online. Statistics show that over 4.74 bil...
ILO trains traditional caterers and Kente weavers in social media and digital marketing skills
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ILO trains traditional caterers and Kente weavers in social media and digital marketing skills

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is organising a four-day training session for about 40 traditional caterers and Kente weavers in the Ashanti Region in social media and digital marketing skills. Packaged in partnership with the African Tourism Research Network (ATRN), the training is being conducted by African Skills Hub with support from the ILO’s Global Program on Skills and Lifelong Learning/SKILL UP Ghana Component, which is an ILO initiative in Collaboration with the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training and funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development. Ms. Vanessa Lareto Phala, ILO Country Director for Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone and the Liaison for ECOWAS, noted that as part of its core mandate, the ILO was poised to collabor...
Tenants appeal for protection from exploitative agents and landlords
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Tenants appeal for protection from exploitative agents and landlords

Some tenants within the Greater Accra region are appealing to authorities to amend and implement existing laws on tenancy to protect citizens from exploitation. According to them, it was important for the government to regulate the real estate leasing industry that currently exposed tenants to exorbitant rent rates from landlords and illegal and unwarranted charges and commission including airtime charges from agents. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Ms. Jessica Kateno, a single mother and a prospective tenant said she was struggling to rent a decent room for herself and her two children. She revealed that some agents she had engaged in the past had added their margins to the original accommodation rates thereby making rooms expensive. “They most often incr...
Mental Health Authority committed to promoting care for individuals with schizophrenia
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Mental Health Authority committed to promoting care for individuals with schizophrenia

The Mental Health Authority s is committed to promoting humane care for individuals with schizophrenia from the creation of policies through to their execution. It said by adopting the Quality Rights e-training in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Authority had been working at ensuring the fundamental human rights of persons with schizophrenia and other mental health conditions are guaranteed. A statement issued in Accra to commemorate the World Schizophrenia Day said while on the rights of persons living with mental illness, the Authority would like to reiterate the ban on chaining and shackling that has been in place since 2019. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by impairment in thinking, behaviour and perception of reality. Persisten...
30 years of consolidating Constitutional Democracy -The relevance of Citizenship Week celebration
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30 years of consolidating Constitutional Democracy -The relevance of Citizenship Week celebration

The National Commission for Civic Education's constitutional mandate is to create and sustain the awareness of the principles and objectives of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, which forms one of the flagship programmes of the Commission. One of these programmes is the Annual Citizenship Week celebration, which targets basic school pupils across the country to remind them of their responsibilities as agents of change and future leaders. This has the ultimate goal of ensuring that they contribute to building a united democratic Ghana. Mrs Eugenia Obodai, the Akatsi South District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), said the celebration, which was usually a week-long event, is held every year from May 26 to June 2. This year’s theme is: “30 Years of Co...
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GEPA opens Ghana Trade House in Nairobi, Kenya

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has officially opened a business centre in Nairobi, Kenya known as the “Ghana Trade House” as part of its mandate to facilitate the export of Ghanaian goods and services. The one-stop-shop outlet, located in Nairobi's Sameer Business Park, is intended to provide a platform for Ghanaian exporters to showcase their products and services in the East African country, fostering economic growth and development. Dr Afua Asabea Asare, the Chief Executive Officer, GEPA, said the establishment of the Trade House formed part of the implementation of Ghana's National Export Development Strategy (NEDS), which aimed at generating US$25.3 billion in non-traditional export revenue by 2029. Speaking at the opening ceremony in Nairobi on May 23, Dr Asabe...
Compete Ghana Programme holds orientation workshop for EEEP prospective beneficiaries
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Compete Ghana Programme holds orientation workshop for EEEP prospective beneficiaries

The Compete Ghana Programme, under the Ministry of Trade and Industry has organised a workshop on the Enterprise Export Enhancement Programme (EEEP), aimed at encouraging enterprises to export to the EU markets. The Compete Ghana Programme was part of the technical assistance offered to the Ministry of Trade and Industry as part of the Ghana -EU Economic Partnership Agreement. In recognition of the need for improved competitiveness of Ghana’s exports as well as an expansion of production and supply of goods for export, the Technical Assistance Team of the Compete Ghana Programme has designed and commenced implementation of the EEEP for the EU market. At a workshop in Accra, Mr Nicolas Gebara, Team Leader of the Technical Assistance Team, Compete Ghana, said the EEEP was an end-to...
USGHAA empowers young girls to speak up against abuse
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USGHAA empowers young girls to speak up against abuse

Ms Ruka Yaro Deliman, a member of the United States/Ghana Alumni Association (USGHAA) has advised girls to be courageous and speak out against all forms of abuses. She noted many women could not speak up because they kept quiet, and people took advantage to abuse them. Ms Deliman gave the advice when she shared her experience with more than 100 students of Savelugu Senior High School (SHS) through USGHAA's Leadership and Literacy programme to empower students in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region. It aimed at equipping the students with leadership skills, empowering them to speak against all forms of abuse and inculcating a love for learning. The USGHAA is made up of Ghanaians from various fields who had the opportunity to be on US-sponsored exchange programm...
Chemu wins Tema Metro Science and Maths Quiz
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Chemu wins Tema Metro Science and Maths Quiz

The Chemu Senior High School has won the Tema Metro Education Directorate’s Science and Maths Quiz, which is a preliminary to the National Maths and Science Quiz. Chemu, the defending champions, retained the trophy with 20 points, beating Our Lady of Mercy Senior High (OLAMS) and Tema Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC), who placed second and third, respectively. The Education Directorate, in collaboration with the Tema Metropolitan Assembly, organised the second edition of the Metro Maths and Science Quiz for senior high schools in Tema in the Greater Accra Region. During the grand finale of the quiz at the Tema-PRESEC Hall, Mrs Bernice Ofori, the Tema Metro Director of Education, said the Quiz would be organised at all levels of education annually. This will help to sti...
Communication expert challenges ECOWAS Member States to Improve on processes for credible elections
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Communication expert challenges ECOWAS Member States to Improve on processes for credible elections

A global Affairs Analyst and Communication Specialist has challenged governments of the ECOWAS member States to improve on the processes for free, fair, and transparent elections in the region. In a paper he delivered on Tuesday 23 May at the ECOWAS Court of Justice Conference on Zero tolerance for unconstitutional change of government in Banjul, the Gambia, Mr. Paul Ejime described election as multi-stakeholder enterprise that required every actor to play their parts effectively. “It is important to note that the same stakeholders who should facilitate free, fair, and transparent elections can ultimately undermine the process by their conducts or disposition, actions/inactions,” said Ejime. Mr. Ejime, who spoke on Lack of Free, Fair and Transparent Elections as a Key Source o...