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BY: Kweku Zurek
Category: General News
Mr Kobby Asmah (left), the Editor of the Daily Graphic, presenting a concept document on the Graphic Sanitation Project to Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources. Picture: DOUGLAS ANANE-FRIMPONG
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The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources will leverage the image of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GGCL) as a “big fish” in the media industry to take the national sanitation drive a notch higher.
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah, said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s quest to make Ghana and Accra the cleanest country and city in Africa was not a fluke, for which reason the ministry, which is leading the charge, would bring all on board and seek the right partnerships to drive the dream forward.
Pledge on the Golden Jubilee of Independence
Equal Rights of Women in Land and Agriculture for Sustainable Development
Khushi Kabir,
Chairperson, ALRD and Coordinator, Nijera Kori
The topic of today s discussion is critical. The majority of our population is still dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods. In our journey towards self-sufficiency in food production and food sovereignty, agriculture will play a central role. Women s contribution to these sectors has to be recognised. Women have always had a role in agriculture, but they have never been given proper recognition. The male farmers I have spoken to before would always suggest that the women were not making any economic contribution. But this was a completely false presumption because the process of converting the paddy to rice to be sold in the markets was done entirely by the women. Women also play a significant role in rearing farm animals such as ducks, chickens, cows, and goats. They even cultivate vegetable
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The Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL) has appointed four persons to various positions to strengthen the company’s mandate as the dominant media group in the country.
Mr Samuel Essel has joined the company as the Director of Finance to replace Mr Kwabena Baah-Adade, who retired late last year.
Mr Theophilus Yartey, who is the Editor of the Graphic Business, one of the publications within the group, has been appointed Deputy Editor of the flagship Daily Graphic, with additional responsibility over the Graphic Business.
Also, Ms Doreen Hammond has been appointed Editor of The Mirror, while Ms Kate Baaba Hudson has been appointed Editor of the Junior Graphic.
Women’s contribution to agriculture and access to land: Covid-19 and beyond
The Daily Star and Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD) jointly organised an online discussion titled “Women’s contribution to agriculture and access to land: Covid-19 and beyond” on December 27, 2020. Here we publish a summary of the discussion. Speakers’ serial has been maintained as per the flow of the discussion.
Khushi Kabir, Chairperson,
ALRD and Coordinator, Nijera Kori
The issue of women s contribution to agriculture as well as access to land is a crucial issue but it is not given proper recognition. Women play a huge role in agriculture, be it the cultivation of land or processing of the produce or even in households.
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Ms Kate Baaba Hudson, a former acting Editor of The Mirror, has been appointed Editor of the Junior Graphic.
She will lead the editorial team to produce educative, entertaining and vibrant content that will appeal to the youth.
Prior to acting as Editor of The Mirror, she was the Foreign and Supplements Editor of the Daily Graphic.
Ms Hudson had earlier been the Business and Foreign Editor of the Daily Graphic and previously acted as Editor of the Graphic Business.
She had also been the Education Page Editor, as well as the Regional News Page Editor.