Watchdog Says Ghana’s Fisheries On Brink Of Collapse

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Watchdog Says Ghana’s Fisheries On Brink Of Collapse

Per the government’s Fisheries Management Plan, the country’s fishery can sustain 48 trawlers, yet, 76 trawlers licensed at the end of 2019.

Ghana continues to see large quantities of fish landed by Saiko canoes at Elmina Fishing Harbor, even after the government and the fishing industry committed to ending the practice last November, the GNCFC said.

The Saiko trade – where trawlers illegally target the main catch of canoe fishers, transfer it at sea to specially adapted boats, and sell the stolen fish back to local communities ­– took an estimated 100,000 tons of fish in 2017.

By Benson Afful

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Ghana Moves to Evacuate Stranded Citizens from the U.S

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Ghana Moves to Evacuate Stranded Citizens from the U.S

Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, through the Consulate General in New York, is compiling a list of Ghanaians stranded in the United States as a result of the closures of the Ghana border for evacuation.

All affected Ghanaians in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are requested to register with the Mission by providing their information.

By Benson Afful

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Prof. Yankah Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Prof. Yankah Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Ghana’s Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has been elected to the membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AMACAD).

With his election, Prof. Yankah, joins the company of notable members, from the founders, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Bowdoin to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Maria Mitchell, and Alexander Graham Bell.

By Benson Afful

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Building Smart Cities with Railway Infrastructure

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Building Smart Cities with Railway Infrastructure

The railway lines are part of Ghana’s efforts of interconnection projects, which will link the country to other West African countries and improve trade relations between Ghana and its neighbors.

Mr. Joe Ghartey, Minister for Railway Development, said his government was committed to delivering modern railway systems that ease the movement of people, and goods thus improving trade, not only for the people of Ghana but also for its neighboring countries.

By Benson Afful

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Ghana's Poverty Rate Drops 23 Percent

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Ghana's Poverty Rate Drops 23 Percent

The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Mr. Kodjo Mensah-Abrampah, has said Ghana’s poverty reduction strategy made strides as the country’s poverty rate dropped to 23 percent in the last 27 years. Much of this progress was between 1992 to 2005, where the rate of poverty dropped to 25 percent.

By Benson Afful

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Tony Elumelu Speaks On Presidential Dialogue In Accra

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Tony Elumelu Speaks On Presidential Dialogue In Accra

Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, will join Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo, and other private and public sector leaders on the Presidential Dialogue themed "Africa's Money for African Development–A Future Beyond Aid" in Ghana on the 7th November 2019.

The event jointly organized by the Ghanaian Presidency and the United Nations Development Program ...UNDP.

By Benson Afful

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Fish Farmers Attempt To Beat EU Standard

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Fish Farmers Attempt To Beat EU Standard

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has introduced an innovative oven for the smoking of fish that reduces the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons PAH in smoked fish to 0.3ppm/ kg, a standard that makes it beats the European Union (EU) market standard of 2ppm/ kg.

The improved method (smoker) known, as the Thiaroye Processing Technique (FTT), is made locally and does not use the usual firewood that produces a lot of smoke during fish processing is also environmentally friendly.

By Benson Afful

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ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum To Be Hosted In Ghana

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ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum To Be Hosted In Ghana

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) will be hosting its third annual ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF) on 22-24 October 2019 in Accra, Ghana. The event is expected to bring together West Africa’s top elected officials, policymakers, industry leaders and other individuals committed to moving forward the sustainable energy agenda.

By Sylvester Samba

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Accra’s '2019 AGRF’ Attracts Major Financial Commitments To Boost Agriculture

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Accra’s '2019 AGRF’ Attracts Major Financial Commitments To Boost Agriculture

“The continent is at an advantage as today’s agricultural transformation is happening at a time when life-changing technologies are part of our everyday lives. Computers and the internet didn’t exist when the US underwent their transformation and cell phones were barely a pipe dream when Asia transformed its agriculture. This gives Africa an opportunity to leapfrog the agricultural transformation trajectory of the past and revolutionize life by overcoming isolation, speeding up change, creating more and cleaner jobs of the future, and taking success to scale with a sight at inclusion. Digital technologies are emerging as one of the most important of these innovations. Their unprecedented growth and adoption has ushered in the era of disruptive digital innovation, knowledge economies and big Agri-data” ~ African Green Revolution Forum.

By Benson Afful

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