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Accra: Changing Lives in Innovative Partnerships (CLIP), a non-governmental organization, has engaged the Minister for Food and Agriculture in a significant advocacy effort addressing climate change and sustainable livelihoods for smallholder farmers and communities. The discussions focused on CLIP’s interventions over the years, its current emphasis on enhancing the resilience of smallholder farmers for food security and climate change, as well as the Ministry’s strategies to boost food production. The collaboration sought to explore potential partnerships between CLIP and the Ministry for the benefit of smallholder farmers. According to Ghana News Agency, the engagement aligns with CLIP’s implementation of the

Accra: The State will on October 13, 2025, present its first prosecution witnesses in the SkyTrain trial. The trial involves Mr. Solomon Asamoah, former CEO of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), and Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former Board Chairman. The witness, Mr. Yaw Dame Darkwa, is a former GIIF Board Member. According to Ghana News Agency, the Court has adjourned the matter to October to receive the evidence in chief of the first prosecution witness. A request by Counsel for Mr. Asamoah, Madam Victoria Barth, for the prosecution to disclose certain documents was declined by the Court. The request was

Accra: The Volta River Authority (VRA) has organised a workshop for stakeholders on the Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) modules to mitigate any future emergencies. The workshop took place at the Regional Coordinating Council Office in Accra and gathered representatives from key organisations such as the Regional Security Council, some District Chief Executives, and others. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Linda Akweley Ocloo, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, highlighted the workshop’s importance in developing strategies and coordinating the work of various institutions in case of an emergency. She emphasized the EPP as a vital blueprint

Accra: The Court of Appeal has granted GHC10 million bail to William Ato Essien, CEO of the defunct Capital Bank, pending the determination of his appeal. The three-member panel ordered Essien to provide two sureties with justification, deposit his passport at the Court’s registry, and report monthly to the Registrar. The court noted that Essien’s imprisonment raised legal questions regarding the application of Section 35 of the Courts Act. According to Ghana News Agency, counsel for the convict applied for bail on health grounds. Essien was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment in October 2023 for stealing GHC90 million after pleading

Accra: The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has called on banks to align their operations with the sustainable banking principles as it steps up efforts to integrate climate risk and environmental sustainability into the country’s financial sector. The BoG has also issued a Climate-Related Financial Risk Directive, requiring all banks to integrate climate risk into governance and risk management structures. According to Ghana News Agency, the directive seeks to enhance the resilience of Regulated Financial Institutions (RFIs) by integrating climate risk considerations into governance, risk management, and disclosure practices. Banks are required to update their governance structures, risk management systems, and

Fumesua: Ms Kathleen Addy, Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has called on Ghanaians to unite in the fight against corruption, emphasizing that it impacts everyone. Speaking at the ‘Civic Engagements on the Rule of Law and the Fight Against Corruption,’ a capacity-building and sensitisation programme for civic educators in Fumesua in the Ashanti Region, she labeled corruption as ‘the biggest problem for Ghana’ and urged collective action to address it. According to Ghana News Agency, the programme is benefiting 60 civic educators from all 16 regions of Ghana and is funded by the European Union (EU)

Obogu: A heavy cloud of sorrow hung low over Obogu on Tuesday morning, a day after 17 young souls perished in a fatal accident on the outskirts of Juaso in the Asante-Akim South Municipality. The tragic loss that befell the community continued to sink in when the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the community. According to Ghana News Agency, the usually lively streets of Gyidim, a suburb predominantly inhabited by members of the Saviour Church, had fallen silent. There was no chatter, no laughter, no signs of life as it used to, as tear-filled eyes, and the mournful wails of