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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more