Day: July 16, 2025

Accra: Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Ms Lydia Yaako Donkor has been promoted to Commissioner of Police (COP), following her appointment as Director-General of CID. She was appointed to the role on March 19, 2025, by Inspector-General of Police Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, as part of a broader Police Administration reshuffle under the new government led by President John Dramani Mahama. The move aimed to enhance operational efficiency. According to Ghana News Agency, COP Donkor holds a BA in Law and Political Science and an LLB from the University of Ghana, and was called to the Bar in 2013. She

Accra: The Institute of Public Relations (IPR), Ghana has launched a comprehensive programme of activities to commemorate this year’s World Public Relations Day, celebrated globally on July 16. This year’s theme: ‘Building bridges and navigating polarisation,’ highlights the essential role public relations professionals play in combating misinformation, rebuilding institutional trust, and promoting unity through transparent communication. World Public Relations Day marks the birth anniversary of Ivy Lee, widely regarded as the father of modern public relations. According to Ghana News Agency, under the leadership of IPR Ghana President Esther A. N. Cobbah, the Institute has announced month-long events designed to

Accra: TalentsinAfrica and the People Initiative Foundation have launched the NextGen Opportunities Forum 2025, scheduled to take place in Accra on August 15. This year’s edition marks a decade of sparking ideas through TEDxLabone, TEDxAccra, and Africa Dialogues, signifying a significant step toward the future of Africa’s youth. According to Ghana News Agency, the forum will center on the theme ‘Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future One Bold Step.’ The event is a premier gathering for young leaders, entrepreneurs, policy influencers, investors, creatives, and educators working collaboratively to unlock transformative opportunities across the continent. The forum’s timing coincides with International

London: Dr James Orleans-Lindsay, the Chancellor of the Cape Coast Technical University and the Executive Chairman of JL Holdings, a Ghanaian real estate company, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the Africa Rising Symposium. The symposium, themed ‘Beyond Potential: Africa’s Age of Performance’, will take place on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the United Kingdom. According to Ghana News Agency, the event is being organised by the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa at LSE, in partnership with EMY Africa. The Africa Rising Symposium aims to bring together African

Accra: Mr Charles Amos, assemblyman for Padmore Electoral Area, has commended Ms Ebi Bright, Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), for her prompt intervention to hold a cleanup exercise at the Meridian enclave. Mr Amos expressed deep appreciation to the MCE for responding quickly to some concerns he raised over the worsening sanitary conditions at the Meridian enclave revealing that the assembly had deployed some of its sanitation machinery to help clear the area of refuse and human waste. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Amos lamented that the site had unfortunately become a dumping ground for rubbish and a spot

Accra: Communities along the Volta Basin in Ghana and Burkina Faso are set to benefit from a new climate resilience initiative aimed at addressing the recurring devastation caused by the annual Bagre Dam spillage. The project, dubbed ‘Adaptation and Vulnerability – Strengthening Transdisciplinary Engagement for Climate Resilience (AV-STEC),’ seeks to empower wetland communities through nature-based solutions and collaborative adaptation strategies. According to Ghana News Agency, since 1999, the spillage of excess water from Burkina Faso’s Bagre Dam, which was commissioned in 1992, has had severe impacts on downstream communities in Ghana. Although controlled release is crucial for the structural safety

Accra: Togbe Kwasinyi Kakaklolo Agyeman V has called on the government to implement chieftaincy reforms that will enable chiefs to penalize offending subjects for wrongdoing. He emphasized the role of traditional leaders as custodians of values that foster unity, peace, and development, and highlighted the need to address limitations in the chieftaincy institution concerning the application of traditional sanctions. According to Ghana News Agency, a statement signed by Dr. Gideon Quarcoo, Principal Elder of the Toh/Tovie Clan, and shared with the agency, Togbe Agyeman V condemned a recent murder case in his jurisdiction. He expressed support for the government’s proposed