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Some charcoal sellers in the national capital, Accra, are worried that the imminent ban on charcoal production in the Savannah Region will threaten their livelihoods. The Savannah Regional Minister, Saeed Muhazu Jibril, gave a 30-day ultimatum, which elapses in the coming days, to stop logging and commercial production of charcoal in the region. For a mother of 6, Lardy Issifu, a trader at the Odawna market, her only source of livelihood is the charcoal she sells. “The ban will pose a major challenge. This is our only source of livelihood. We do not have any formal education and selling charcoal…

The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) has commenced an overview of its business processes to map out a new modified system to improve the online registration of businesses in the country. A statement signed by Mrs Jemima Oware, the Registrar-General and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the four-day exercise, which started on Thursday, April 22, 2021, and ended on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, involved a step-by-step overview of all the current processes for registration and dissolution of businesses in Ghana. It said the exercise also formed part of preparations in the implementation of the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992). The…

Ghanaian businesses have been charged to leverage on lessons from COVID-19 to accelerate development through trade and stay competitive in the global economy. This is according to Emmanuel Asumani, Director of Operations for the ILO-SCORE program. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a workshop to train Small and Medium sized enterprises on international best practices, Mr. Asumani also urged businesses to pay more attention to the quality of goods produced as well as the cost of production. “We are in a global village and goods that are coming from China are not so different from those which are being…

More than 30,000 people have been hit by flooding across Burundi’s coast due to the rising waters of Lake Tanganyika. Villages on the shores of Rukaramu and Gatumba zones are among the hardest hit. More than 30,000 people have been affected by flooding across Burundi’s coast due to the rising waters of Lake Tanganyika. An assessment by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) reveals that local villages on the shores of Rukaramu and Gatumba zones, in Mutimbuzi commune (Bujumbura Rural province) are among the hardest hit. Thousands of families have been forced to leave their flooded…

The COVID-19 pandemic is profoundly affecting the everyday lives of girls: their physical and mental health, their education, and the economic circumstances of their families and communities. The COVID-19 pandemic is profoundly affecting the everyday lives of girls The COVID-19 pandemic is profoundly affecting the everyday lives of girls: their physical and mental health, their education, and the economic circumstances of their families and communities. Changes like these increase the likelihood of child marriage, and over the next decade, up to 10 million more girls will be at risk of becoming child brides as a result of the pandemic worldwide.…

Without an urgent increase in funding in the next two months, Save the Children is in real danger of having to close case management, mental health and psycho-social support, and child protection services. “I saw my children screaming, crying and bleeding. I felt dizzy, I lost consciousness. Doctors were trying to help me. I did not know out of my children who was injured and who had been killed,” Ali*, father of Yasmeen* (pictured above) Children in Yemen live in constant fear. Every day they risk being killed or injured in hostilities or by exploded bombs. The very places children…

Of the displaced, 75 per cent are women and children – including pregnant women and unaccompanied children – and more than 1,000 of the total have been elderly. Nearly 30,500 people displaced by recent violence in northern Mozambique face increased hardship as the humanitarian situation intensifies across Cabo Delgado province. Funds are urgently needed to respond to the emergency, which has displaced nearly 700,000 since the onset of violence in October 2017. IOM’s Director of Operations and Emergencies, Jeff Labovitz, visited Mozambique this week to express condolences to the families of those who lost their loved ones in the recent…

More than 300 people have been arrested in and around Kasoa in the Central Region for various alleged offences. The suspected criminals, including five women, were arrested in a special operation dubbed “Operation Storm Kasoa.” The operation, according to the police, is to clamp down on criminal activities in Kasoa and its environs. The suspects were arrested in areas such as Budumburam camp, Kasoa CP, Adade, Akweley and Ofaakor. Over 245 laptops, 142 assorted mobile phones and six Nigerian passports were retrieved from the suspects during the operation. Speaking to Citi News, the Central Regional Police Commander, DCOP Mrs.…

The Ghana Health Service has advised Ghanaians to either cancel or postpone all non-essential travel to countries with high COVID-19 infection rates. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said Ghanaians who need to travel to any COVID-19 hotpots must observe all COVID-19 protocols. “In view of the alarming rate of infections of COVID-19 in some parts of the world, especially in Asia and South America, the Ghana Health Service wishes to advise the general public to either cancel or postpone all non-essential travel to countries with exceedingly high COVID-19 infection rate,” the statement said. The…

Ghana football Association announces officiatting officials for the ongoing Ghana premier league 2020/2021 season, matchday 22. Below are the referees and matches appointed to officiate DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021 MATCH: BEREKUM CHELSEA VS WAFA – LIVE ON STARTIMES VENUE: GOLDEN CITY PARK, BEREKUM REFEREE: GEORGE M. VORMAWOR ASSISTANTS: KOFI KYEI ANDOH & ALEX OSAM 4TH REFEREE: IMORO OSMAN MATCH COMMISSIONER: ARCHIBALD ANNAN LOMOTEY VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: PRECIOUS SEMEVOH DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021 MATCH: LEGON CITIES VS ASANTE KOTOKO – LIVE ON STARTIMES VENUE: ACCRA SPORTS STADIUM REFEREE: EMMANUEL TAMPURI ASSISTANTS: EMMEANUEL DEI & ISAAC ODOOM 4TH REFEREE: ALI…