Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) wishes to thank the Parliamentary Appointments Committee for raising our objections to the nomination of Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto as Minister-designate for Food and...
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Green-Ef Eco-Business Village Limited, Mr Mohammed Sachibu, has called for modernisation of agriculture to alleviate poverty among smallholder farmers in the...
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) wishes to thank the Parliamentary Appointments Committee for raising our objections to the nomination of Hon. Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto as Minister-Designate for Food and...
Girls Lose Faith In Their Own Talents By the Age of Six
Girls start to see themselves as less innately talented than boys do when they are only six years old, a group of US researchers has said. They said the "disheartening" results suggested the problem...
Sleep Is Not For the Weak
For the motorbike rider, sleep is not for the weak. It takes some mental strength to balance the body and sleep in peace right in the middle of town.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts...
Human-Pig ‘chimera Embryos’ Detailed
Embryos that are less than 0.001% human - and the rest pig - have been made and analysed by scientists. It is the first proof chimeras - named after the mythical lion-goat-serpent monster - can be...
Man Freed After DNA Test Proves His Innocence
The Supreme Court has acquitted and discharged a 36-year-old man who was wrongfully jailed for defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old student. This was after a DNA test carried out on the child (now...
Appointments C’ttee ‘showed Ignorance’ – FSG
Members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Tuesday, 24 January demonstrated a lack of understanding of the issues surrounding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) during the vetting of...
CONIWAS Lauds Creation of Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources
The Coalition of Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), has commended government for creating a Ministry dedicated to sanitation and water resources. “This is a...
Failing the Disabled
They call it way of life here in Karni, a remote village far off the Upper West Regional capital, it may seem idyllic, but to many, it’s the end of the rocky road. This is where the region’s...
Model Hanne Gaby Odiele Reveals She Is Intersex To ‘break Taboo’
A top fashion model has revealed that she is intersex, saying that she hopes speaking out will help break a taboo. Hanne Gaby Odiele, 29, was born with undescended testicles, which were removed when...
Akufo-Addo Should Use Independence Celebrations Money To Build Toilets Instead
“Under the past year, headlines have talked of Ghana as the seventh dirtiest country in the world and then we are going backwards compared with other countries… “We were confronted with the...
Chocho Boss Supports Omane Acheampong
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chocho Industries Limited, Alhaji Mustapha Oti Boateng, has supported the music ministry of gospel musician Nicholas Omane Acheampong with an amount of...
When You Sow, You Wait Before You Reap
Growing up, I spent time on the farm. I always enjoyed watching the maize seeds we sowed germinate, grow up and actually bear maize fruits. It was fascinating to me how one maize seed produces so...
WACCBIP-ASCB-Oxford Workshop
Tucked away in a corner of the University of Ghana, away from the fanfare of the metropolis and even from the hustle and bustle of university life is WACCBIP (West African Centre for Cell Biology of...
UPSA Students Express Concern About Siting of Fuel Station
The Students Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has raised eyebrows over the existence of a filling station less than three metres from the...
UPSA Students Threaten To Close Down Fuel Station Near School
Students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) are protesting against the siting of a SEL filling station behind their school and have vowed to close it down on their own if prompt...
Shatta Wale Reveals Why He’s Not Releasing Many Songs of Late
Dancehall king, Shatta Wale has been silent of late. He no longer releases songs or post comments about himself. This year, he released just one song so far which isn’t typical of Shatta Wale....
Agric Minister Designate’s Stance On GMOs Spurs Food Sovereignty Opposition
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) says it is strongly opposed to the nomination of Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto as minister-designate for Food and Agriculture due is his stance on Genetically Modified Organisms...
Disqualify Afriyie Akoto For Endorsing GMOs – Food Sovereignty
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG), believes Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto’s position on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), is enough justification for their call that the yet-to-be vetted minister nominee...