Day: July 23, 2025

Accra: Civil society organisations (CSOs) and the media played a dominant role in Ghana’s anti-corruption landscape in 2024. They provided investigative oversight, public education, and citizen mobilisation, the State of Corruption Report 2024 published by the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) stated. According to Ghana News Agency, the report highlights the critical contributions of CSOs such as the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), and the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), as well as key investigative journalism platforms like The Fourth Estate and Corruption Watch. These groups, GACC stated, served as the eyes and ears

Aboadze: Mr. Sampson Ahi, the Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, has praised Twyford Ghana Ceramics Company Limited for its role in enhancing Ghana’s industrial development, job creation, and export growth. Mr. Ahi extended these commendations during his tour of Twyford’s advanced sanitary ware factory and the K6 production line at their ceramic facility in Aboadze, Shama municipality, Western Region. According to Ghana News Agency, the Deputy Minister was welcomed and guided through the facility by Mr. Arvin Xie Zhiguo, Deputy General Manager; Mr. Henry Zhou, assistant to the Managing Director; and Mr. David Wei, Commercial Manager of Twyford

Accra: The Odeibea Foundation has launched an Energy Equity Project in the rural communities of Twumwaase and Apeboaso in the Ashanti Region, delivering solar-powered streetlights, household solar bulbs, and hands-on vocational training to support teenage girls. The initiative forms part of the foundation’s broader strategy to bridge the energy access gap in underserved farming and galamsey-prone areas while tackling intersecting challenges of climate change, poverty, and gender inequality. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Patricia Odeibea Bekoe, Executive Director of the nonprofit organisation, described the intervention as a ‘bold step’ toward sustainable community transformation. She said: ‘Our mission is clear.

Accra: The First Baptist Church School has marked its ‘Advocacy Day’ with a passionate call on citizens and authorities to address and stop harmful social issues that threaten both individuals and the environment. The theme of the advocacy day was centered around the need for collective action against pressing social challenges such as illegal mining commonly known as galamsey, child trafficking, cybercrime, and child abuse among others. According to Ghana News Agency, Ms. Vida Inkoom, Assistant Headteacher of the school, stated that the advocacy day served as an opportunity for the school to foster a sense of community responsibility among