Many countries around the world are fighting to end the menace of plastic pollution in the ocean. The story of plastic pollution in Ghana is not different from others as the country still struggles to save and protect the ocean and the environment from this menace to increase ecotourism. For this reason, the European Union […]
Homowo is a harvest festival celebrated by the people of Ga in the greater Accra region. The festival starts in the month of August with the planting of crops (mainly maize and yam). During the festival, they perform a dance called Kpanlogo. The Ga people celebrate Homowo in the remembrance of the famine that once happened in their history in precolonial […]
The 2021 PANAFEST /Emancipation wreath laying ceremony has been held at W. E. B. Du Bois Centre, George Padmore Library and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra. The ceremony was in honour of the departed leaders and freedom fighters of Africa, who soared above petty differences and sought the greater good of the bigger African […]
The krobo beads necklace is projecting fashion and beauty in Ghana’s culture. The origins of beadmaking in Ghana are unknown, but the great majority of powder glass beads produced today is made by Ashanti and Krobo craftsmen and women. Krobo bead making has been documented to date from as early as the 1920s but despite limited archaeological evidence, it […]
Many irregular migrants who fail to enter Europe settle in Libya, but this journey towards the North, most often turns into a nightmare. Statistics from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) reveal only five per cent of all migrants who attempt to enter Europe through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea are able to reach […]
Imagine living in a space where nature wakes you up with birds chirping, and sun shine permeating through window to announce day break. Imagine the ideal life of living happily devoid of hefty bills: talk of rent, water, electricity and others. Surviving on juicy fresh fruits and vegetables you don’t even have to buy. Joshua […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 calls for a reduction in plastic pollution to benefit the environment and reduce human exposure. Many countries around the world are fighting to end the menace of plastic pollution in the ocean. In Ghana, the story of plastic pollution is not different from others as the country struggle […]
Kelvin Agyepong, is a Ghanaian artist whose work involved around women. Rape and violence against women and girls is an important public issue. In his latest art series called “Spoken”, Kelvin talks about the fight against rape and domestic violence against women in the society. Kelvin said “I like painting women, when I see them […]
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela. Some young people fail to recognize the value and importance of education. They do away with opportunities for education that come their way, only to regret one day. Nsoh Mohmammed, a native of the Upper East Region is […]
Samuel Gyabah knew so well from being born and bred in Pokuase, how lack of decent toilet facilities has led to poor sanitation practices and escalation in diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and diarrhoea in the Ga West Municipal Assembly. He knew too well how girls missed school while menstruating due to lack of decent […]
