Day: October 29, 2025

Accra: The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has assured all airline operators, aviation stakeholders, and the travelling public that air traffic services will continue despite a threat of industrial action by the Ghana Air Traffic Safety Electronics Association (GhATSEA). It said a comprehensive contingency measure had been activated to ensure the continued safe, reliable, and secure provision of air traffic services across the Accra Flight Information Region (FIR). According to Ghana News Agency, the GhATSEA served notice of a proposed industrial action effective Thursday, October 30, 2025. A statement signed and issued by the management of GCAA stated that in

Accra: Professor Abena Animwaa Yeboah-Banin, Dean of the School of Information and Communication at the University of Ghana, Legon, has urged social media users to reflect and project ‘the authentic’ version of themselves online. Speaking at the 2025 Glorious Women on the Go (GWOGO) Summit in Accra, she emphasized introspection and balance between ‘curated personas and genuine self-expression’ online. According to Ghana News Agency, Prof Yeboah-Banin cautioned against society’s growing obsession with perfection in the digital age, noting that constant digital performance eroded emotional depth. “We have become shallow beings seeking praise, forgetting our inner depth. It’s okay to have

Asankragwa: Mr. Cornelius Ahiekpor, the Wassa Amenfi West Municipal Director of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has motivated women to report corrupt practices that threaten their livelihoods and families. According to him, taking that courageous step could help protect women’s rights, interests, and hold perpetrators accountable for their actions. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Ahiekpor gave the advice at the Presbyterian Church in Asankragwa when he addressed over 100 participants from various women groups at an educational campaign for selected women in the municipality. The event, held on the theme: ‘Strengthen the Rule of Law, and the Fight

Sunyani: Mr Patrick Dela Newman, the Bono Regional Director of Agriculture, has announced that the region is set to receive 10,000 birds as part of the government’s ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ program. The initiative aims to bolster poultry farming in the region. According to Ghana News Agency, the directorate has already trained 20 poultry farmers who will manage the birds initially, ensuring proper care and handling before they are distributed to farmers in the region. Mr Newman emphasized that the farmers will also receive vaccinations and cages to aid in the program’s implementation. The distribution of the birds will be facilitated through

Salaga: The Soybean Breeding Team of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has recently conducted an on-farm demonstration at Salaga, aiming to bridge the gap between research and the practical adoption of improved soybean varieties by local farmers. According to Ghana News Agency, this initiative is a part of CSIR-SARI’s broader efforts to actively involve farmers in the development, testing, and selection of new soybean lines. The goal is to ensure that research outputs are aligned with the practical needs of farmers. The demonstration event was designed to help farmers understand good agronomic practices, identify

Accra: The Ghana Air Traffic Safety Electronics Association (GHATSEA) has declared an indefinite industrial action starting October 30, 2025. The group cited years of neglect, unfair treatment, and mismanagement by management of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is the reason. According to Ghana News Agency, in a statement signed and issued by Mr. David Annan Mensah, President of GHATSEA, and copied to the media, the association expressed deep frustration and disappointment with the GCAA management’s handling of their grievances, which included unfair salary administration, inequitable job placement, and unresolved welfare challenges. The statement explained that the GHATSEA had, over

Accra: Madam Winnie Osulah, Lead-Gender Integration at AGRA, has emphasized the pressing need for African countries to shift focus from merely drafting gender-responsive agricultural policies to ensuring their effective implementation. While numerous African nations have developed such policies, many remain outdated or unimplemented, leading to a significant disparity between policy intentions and their tangible impact on women farmers. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Osulah made these remarks at an AGRA-organized event in Accra, focusing on the Gender Scorecard in Ghana’s agriculture sector. The event revolved around the theme ‘Enhancing Gender-Responsive Decision-Making in Agriculture through AGRA’s Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture