Otumfuo’s Assinhene, Nana Yaw Akuoko Appeals To Gov’t For Sustainable Support LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by Daniel Asare - July 3, 2025July 3, 20250 By: Daniel Asare Otumfuo’s Assinhene, Nana Yaw Akuoko has urged government to sustain TVET education in the country. Delivering a speech at the seventh graduation ceremony of Flash Prime Institute in Accra, he further intimated that the move will equip young people with employable skills and enhance their intellectual abilities. The auspicious and colorful ceremony themed: “The practice of today is tomorrow’s future” was graced by dignitaries drawn from the academia, chieftaincy, religious and political circles. Students who excelled creditably in media, fashion and cosmetology were duly honoured for their academic exploits. In an interview, Assinhene of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Nana Yaw Akuoko entreated government to invest and sustain the Technical Vocational Education and Training in Ghana. “The Purpose of Todays programme is to graduate students
Ministry Of Fisheries And Acquaculture And Fisheries Commission Announce Modalities For Ghana’s Marine Fishing Fleet NEWS by Daniel Asare - June 25, 2025June 25, 20250 BY: DANIEL ASARE The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture in conjunction with the Fisheries Commission has announced implementation of the 2025 closed season for Ghana’s marine fishing fleet. In a media engagement, the sector Minister Emelia Arthur said the annual Fisheries management measure formed part of government’s effort to safeguard the sustainability of Ghana’s marine resources and ensure the long-term health of the Fisheries sector. According to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Marine canoe artisanal fishers are exempted from observing the 2025 closed season. However, this exemption does not absolve artisanal fishers from complying with other traditional and statutory fisheries regulations. All conoe fishers are reminded to continue observing Tuesday or whichever day is designated as fishing holidays, as part of traditional management
Hon. Emelia Arthur Calls For Revision Of Fisheries Act Laws To Address Sanction LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by Daniel Asare - June 11, 2025June 11, 20250 BY: DANIEL ASARE Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hon. Emelia Arthur, has touched on the need for revising the fisheries act laws to align with the modern global trends and the blue economy. Addressing the Press on the aforesaid issue, she disclosed why it is important for urgent law revision to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in Ghana, aiming to lift the European Union’s “Yellow Card Sanction” for the better. “As you all know the fisheries sector in Ghana has three sub sectors, marine, in-land and aquaculture, we have done a lot of work as people concentrating more on marine capture fisheries than in land capture fisheries and aquaculture”. Says Hon. Emelia Arthur She further stated that there modern global trends regarding fisheries
WA East MP Joins Call For Revision Of Fisheries Law Act 625 LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by Daniel Asare - June 11, 2025June 11, 20250 BY: DANIEL ASARE Chairman of Parliamentary select committee on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa affairs who doubts as Member of Parliament for Wa East constituency, Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw has also reacted to European Union (EU)’s “Yellow Card Sanction” on Ghana. According to him, due to climate change and Pressure on fishing resources. It is imperative to consider sustainable harvest and utilization of available resources hence the urgent need to revise the fisheries law act 625 to help lift European Unions “Yellow card Sanction” in order not to attract a red card. “I’m confident that as we go through the process and exhaust we would have come up with an output that all of us in the space, all of us along the value
Traders At Lapaz Praise BOG For Good Work And Urges Foreign Investors To Restore Confidence In Ghana’s Economy LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by Daniel Asare - May 21, 2025May 21, 20250 BY: DANIEL ASARE Some Traders at Lapaz, a suburb of Accra, have praise the Bank of Ghana for restoring confidence in the cedi and turning the tide against years of foreign exchange anxiety. Their comment came at the back of GUTA association, hailing Government of Ghana for a remarkable rebound of the local currency, the cedi. They further urged offshore investors to have confidence in Ghana’s economy and come invest in the country In a statement signed by GUTA President Dr. Joseph Obeng and Head of its Business and Economic Bureau, Charles Kusi Appiah Kubi, the Association noted that from January to date, the cedi has shown steady gains against major trading currencies. This development, they say, has brought “respite and confidence” to the
Fisheries Minister Inaugurates Fisheries Commission Board LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by Daniel Asare - May 14, 2025May 14, 20250 STORY BY: DANIEL ASARE The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur has inaugurated a ten-member board to lead the Fisheries commission for the next four years. She congratulated the newly inaugurated board members and urged them to follow their new vision statement and code of conduct for public service workers issued by President John Dramani Mahama in order to promote transparency, patriotism and discipline. Addressing the Press, Emelia Arthur opined that the sector feeds millions, employs thousands and has vast potential for economic transformation. She also said the ministry has a key role to play in manifesting the full potential of National Blue economy for Ghana. This is not just an administrative appointment; it is a national calling. Our sector feeds millions, employs
Ordinary Ghanaian Workers Should Equally Benefit From Ex-Gratia- Daniel Kwabena Asare LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by Daniel Asare - May 7, 2025May 7, 20250 By: Daniel Asare With Ghana’s workforce navigating through economic challenges amidst calls by labour unions for improved conditions of service and fair wages, a budding journalist Daniel Kwabena Asare has made a passionate appeal for ex-gratia reserved for certain government appointees and public servants to be extended to ordinary workers. According to him, the move will strategically improve standard of living and enhance their income sustainably. “You pay me well, I work well, Comrade Yaw Adinkra well-spoken on the afore topic for today’s programme. As a matter of fact, the ordinary Ghanaian worker must be paid exgratia as well I side with you, for workers are in misery looking at the statistics you’ve laid out, workers salary is nothing good to write home
Feasible Disciplined Fiscal Regime Will Be Needed – Joe Jackson LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by Daniel Asare - May 6, 2025May 6, 20250 BY: Daniel Asare Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson says the Bank of Ghana survey of inflation target of twelve percent from the sixteen percent projection earlier in 2025 can be achieved if government stays fiscally disciplined Speaking to the press on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund World Bank spring meetings, the governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiamah made the disclosure citing new monetary measures by the central bank alongside complementing fiscal actions by government. However Mr. Jackson believes tight budget control and specific spending’s will be crucial. “The elephant in the room has always been the government borrowing money; which is what we call deficit financing, over and above what is prudent” he said.
University Of Professional Studies Accra Faculty Of Accounting And Finance Holds Experts Dialogue LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by Daniel Asare - April 28, 2025April 28, 20250 BY: DANIEL ASARE The University of Professional Studies Accra, Faculty of Accounting and Finance have held a public forum on Tackling Tax Revenue Leakages in Ghana Pan African News’ Daniel Kwabena Asare graced the occasion and has more in the following report The Dialogue was attended by several high-profile personalities and panelists and brought together industry experts, academics, and stakeholders in the financial sector, as well as students. Corruption, tax evasion, smuggling along with weak enforcement mechanisms, outdated revenue systems, and a lack of transparency in key sectors such as oil and mining are key contributors to tax leakages in Ghana. Senior Manager in charge of Tax and Regulatory Practice at Deloitte West Africa, Gilbert Yirenkyi Addo noted that Ghana’s economy is lagging in revenue
Attorney Benjamin Crump And His Team Recognises Five Iconic Activists On Diaspora African Forum Sankofa Wall LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by Daniel Asare - April 28, 2025April 28, 20250 BY: DANIEL ASARE American Black Attorney, Benjamin Crump and his legal firm in conjunction with the Diaspora African Forum have paid homage to five iconic black activists which includes “ Henrietta Lacks and Delia Taylor” on its Sankofa Wall Here in Accra. This memorial wall has the names of renowned leaders, academicians, activists and family members most of whom had the African Dream but never got to tour Ghana In an engagement with the Press, Her Excellency Dr. Erica Benette noted that The African Union (AU), the Heads of States all 54, understand now; to move Africa forward we got to include the Diaspora. American Black Attorney, Benjamin Crump thanked founder of the Diaspora African Forum, H.E. Dr. Erica Bennett and said the work