Public Agenda (Accra)
Ghanaian weekly independent newspaper
October 05, 2012
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Africa: Journalists Commit to Promote Africa's Trade & Development
The Second African Trade Forum (ATF II), which came off recently in Ethiopia witnessed the formation of a new journalists group, the Network of Journalists for Trade and... Read more »
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Ghana: Persons With Mental Disabilities Deserve Some Dignity [opinion]
It is common knowledge that persons with mental disabilities have in the past suffered grave human rights abuses from society and even in the face of a health legislation... Read more »
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Ghana: Report Documents Abuse of Mental Patients
Human Rights Watch has released a report on abuse of people with mental disabilities, saying "The Ghanaian government has done little to combat such abuse or to ensure that these... Read more »
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Ghana: Water Ministry Emphasises Support for Partners
The Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing (MWRWH) has re-emphasised the crucial role of Development Partners (DPs) in promoting diverse interventions in the Water,... Read more »
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Africa: CSOs Engagement With the AU - Mechanisms and Opportunities [analysis]
In the wake of a "revitalised" African political and developmental agenda, the role of the African civil society, both in the consultative and in the ongoing processes in... Read more »
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Ghana: My Manifesto: Education: What Are the Real Issues? Part 3 [analysis]
Education: What are the real issues? Part 3 ...Putting SHS education in proper context Read more »
October 01, 2012
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Ghana: Sanction Sellers of 'Not for Sale' Textbooks - CDD
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is calling on stakeholders in the education sector, particularly the Ministry of Education(MoE), to, as a matter of urgency,... Read more »
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Ghana: Graduate Unemployment in Ghana - the Myth [opinion]
The problem of graduate unemployment in Ghana has been making headlines in the Ghanaian media, both the print and the non-print, for quite some time now. The long period for which... Read more »
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Ghana: Law On Use of Mining Money Being Considered
Government has affirmatively responded to a recent proposal for the enactment of a law akin to the Petroleum Revenue Management Law to allow for efficient management of mining... Read more »
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Ghana: Coalition Renews Call for RTI Law
The Coalition on Right to Information (RTI) has renewed its call on Parliament to pass the RTI Bill which was laid before it two years ago. Read more »
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Ghana: Police Must Release Two Gbane Elders If ... [editorial]
Statistics show that mining concessions have taken over 70 per cent of the total land area of Ghana, resulting in the destruction of large tracts of land. The livelihood of about... Read more »
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Ghana: Parties Pledge to Advance Women's Cause
The presidential aspirants of three political parties in the country have pledged their commitment to the cause of women and to involve them in decision-making as being championed... Read more »
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Ghana: ECG Operates On Shortfall of Ghc170 Million
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) needs a total ofGHC200 million to operate every year but manages to generate about GHC30 million annually, leaving a shortfall of GHC 170 million... Read more »
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Ghana: Load Shedding to Continue Into 2013
There is a high degree of certainty that the ongoing load shedding, the power management programme started by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), will continue into the year... Read more »
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Ghana: Election Debates Must Be Based On Economic, Social Issues
As Ghana readies to go to the polls in December, the Economic Justice Network (EJN) is asking political parties to focus their political debates and campaigns primarily on issues... Read more »
September 28, 2012
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Ghana: What Educational Policy Should We Pursue? [opinion]
I sometimes wonder whether it is our genuine ignorance that makes us unable to plan for future eventuality and to think through issues before we implement, or, it is what the Akan... Read more »
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Ghana: Women Advised to Avoid Artificial Feeding of Babies
Women have been discouraged from artificial feeding which involves the use of feeding bottles to give food other than breast milk to their babies because of the dangers associated... Read more »
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Ghana: Akufo-Addo Won't Renege On Free SHS Promise - MP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekondi, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, has stated that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the flag bearer of the NPP, would not renege... Read more »
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Ghana: Timber Companies Must Embrace Openness [editorial]
One of the globally accepted principles is that people must spend according to their earnings. That is to say that it is unwise for one to spend more than he/she earns. What it... Read more »
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Ghana: Can Manifestos Replace Long-Term National D-Plan? [opinion]
Anytime a nation prepares for general elections, a great deal of effort goes into campaigning. An integral part of political party campaigning is the use of party manifestos to... Read more »
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Ghana: Local Content Target Too Ambitious - Stakeholders
Stakeholders in the oil and gas sector have observed that Ghana's current local content target of 90 per cent for the sector is too ambitious to be achieved within a time-frame of... Read more »
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Ghana: Timber Revenue to Be Made Public
The initiative that allows citizens to access information on how much money companies extracting natural resources in Ghana pay to government as tax is to be introduced in the... Read more »
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Ghana: Journalists Asked to Specialise in Health Reporting
In view of the overwhelming challenges facing the health sector in Ghana, local journalists have been admonished to specialise in health reporting in order to be familiar with... Read more »
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Ghana: Gov't Committed to Tackling Climate Change Issues
The Government has reiterated its commitment to tackling climate change issues and their impacts on the environment as well as on the economy. The Deputy Minister for Environment... Read more »
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Ghana: Finance Ministry, Petrol Committee in Tango
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MOFEP) is locked in a frosty tango with members of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) over unpaid allowances... Read more »
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