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Participants at a day’s stakeholder validation workshop have expressed concern over the prevalence of sand and clay mining, and quarry activities that are negatively affecting farming activities in the Shama District of the Western Region. According to them, those human activities were a major concern, which aggravated climate change issues, and thus, threatened food security in the area. They expressed these sentiments when the Friends of the Nation (FoN), a socio-environmental advocacy non-governmental organisation (NGO), organised a validation workshop on a gender-based food shed assessments within the context of climate change and ecosystem management in Shama. It brought together representatives…

Despite opposition from 70 Democrats and 21 Republicans, the House passed a bill to police antisemitism on college campuses on Wednesday. Supporters say it is needed to clamp down on such incidents amid a sea of anti-Israel protests at universities while opponents say it could ‘chill’ free speech. The bill that passed 320-91 would require the Education Department to enforce federal anti-discrimination laws by using the definition of antisemitism defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Rep. Jerry Nadler a Jewish Democrat from New York, warned that the bill ‘threatens to chill constitutionally protected speech.’  Rep. Jerry Nadler a Jewish Democrat from New York, warned…

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union, TEWU of TUC-Ghana has called on the Ministry of Finance to issue financial clearance for the recruitment of non-teaching staff in educational institutions to accommodate the high number of students. The union emphasizes that the current workforce in these institutions is overstretched due to the annual influx of students. “Comrades, another issue we want to draw attention to, on this May Day, is the shortages of non-teaching staff, and the urgent need to recruit more staff. With the government’s flagship FREE Senior High School programme, enrolment has gone up putting pressure on the non-teaching…

By Ron Jackson Former two time South African and three time world boxing champion Dingaan “Rose of Soweto” passed away in Mayfair, Johannesburg on Monday. He was 57. Thobela who had been unwell recently was found dead in his flat after he failed to answer telephone calls. Born Dingaan Bongane Thobela on 24 September 1966 in Chiawelo, Soweto he did well at school and wanted to study to become a teacher, but as his boxing career took off all these plans were left behind. After making his pro debut on 26 July 1986 Dingaan won the South African junior lightweight…

Independent presidential candidate, Dr. Sam Ankrah Dr. Sam Ankrah, an independent presidential candidate and leader of Alternative Force for Action (AFA), has extended his heartfelt greetings to Ghanaian workers, acknowledging their dedication to the nation’s growth.In a Workers’ Day address on May 1, 2024, Dr. Ankrah seized the opportunity to outline his commitment to improving labour conditions in Ghana.“On this momentous occasion of International Workers’ Day, I extend my warmest felicitations to all Ghanaian workers across the country. Today, we honour your tireless efforts, unwavering dedication, and significant contributions to our nation’s progress and development,” he said in a statement…

Several US universities have seen large demonstrations mounted in recent daysBy Daniel Bates In New York Published: 17:07 EDT, 1 May 2024 | Updated: 17:07 EDT, 1 May 2024 New York’s mayor last night blamed a ‘global movement to radicalise young people’ after pro-Palestine campus protests across the US once again erupted into violence.Eric Adams claimed students had been persuaded to storm college buildings and barricade themselves in by ‘professionals at radicalising our children’.A top NYPD counter-terrorism official said activists dressed like ‘Black Bloc’ agitators – a far-Left extremist group – had trained students and armed them with ‘makeshift weapons’. Rebecca…

The office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice has advised against money laundering investigations into the affairs of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah by the Economic and Organized Crime Office. This follows a determination by the office of the Attorney General that the request by the office of the Special Prosecutor to the Economic and Organized Crime Office, to initiate money laundering investigations into the affairs of former Sanitation minister Cecilia Dapaah is without basis. The Special Prosecutor’s office requested after it determined that the case of over 1 million dollars stolen and others found by its officers…

Turki Alalshikh, presidente de la Autoridad General de Entretenimiento de Arabia Saudita, ha anunciado que si Deontay Wilder supera en buena forma a Zhilei Zhang el 1 de junio en Riad, Arabia Saudita, se enfrentará al invicto Jared Anderson dos meses después en Los Ángeles. Turki Alalshikh: “El talentoso Jared Anderson está con nosotros ahora en la cartelera de la temporada de Riyadh del 3 de agosto en Los Ángeles contra el “Bombardero de Bronce” Deontay Wilder, si para entonces está listo para pelear después de la pelea del 1 de junio contra Zhilei Zhang. Siempre he creído que el…

The Head of Soil Science Division at CRIG, A. A. Afrifa, has confirmed that the Lithovit fertiliser submitted to him for testing, and which he tested and issued a scientific report on was liquid.This revelation was contained in Mr Afrifa’s evidence to the Adu-Ampomah Committee, whose report recommended the prosecution of a former COCOBOD boss and two others.The chairman and a member of that committee, Dr Yaw Adu-Ampomah, and Dr F. M. Amoah respectively, who later became the first and third prosecution witnesses, had accused the former COCOBOD Chief Executive, Dr Stephen Opuni of supervising the purchase of Lithovit liquid…

A man has been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin in Hainault.Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, 36, has been charged over the death of the schoolboy, who was killed during an alleged rampage in east London on Tuesday.During the 22-minute ordeal four other people were seriously injured – including two members of the public and two police officers who rushed to help.Monzo has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary, and possession of a bladed article.The dual Spanish and Brazilian national, from Newham E16, will appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court, in…