Tulips of Herald

 By Shine Esi Kwawukumey.  Kofi Yeboah with the students of ARC  In a heartwarming display of generosity, Edmund Kofi Yeboah, a journalist, lecturer, and human rights advocate with a special interest in persons with disabilities, marked his birthday by making a significant donation to the Accra Rehabilitation Centre (ARC).  Barbara, Kofi & Seth  As part of his ongoing humanitarian service project, Turntable & Tenable, Kofi Yeboah donated a large Brühm chest freezer, clothing, and sanitary pads to support the center's efforts in rehabilitating underprivileged children. Kofi Yeboah presenting the items to the ARC The donation ceremony, which took place on Yeboah’s birthday yesterday, saw both staff and trainees at the ARC expressing their profound gratitude.  Barbara singing with some of the students and Kofi exchanging pleasantries with Seth.  The Director of the Accra Rehabilitation Centre, Seth Dzidzornu, praised Kofi Yeboah, his family, frien...

 By Shine Esi Kwawukumey  In the past few decades, Ghana has grappled with the threat of small scale illegal mining, commonly referred to as "galamsey."  While the practice has provided livelihoods for many, its environmental costs have been staggering, especially to the country’s water bodies.  With 2030 fast approaching and Ghana committed to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, ensuring clean water and sanitation for all, the question remains: Can Ghana provide sustainable water by 2030 in light of the severe contamination caused by galamsey? Ghana is endowed with abundant water bodies, including the Pra, Ankobra, and Birim rivers.  These rivers serve as vital sources of drinking water, irrigation for agriculture, and energy production through hydroelectric dams.  However, small scale illegal mining activities have significantly contaminated these water sources, introducing toxic chemicals like mercury and cyanide into the ecosystem....

 By Shine Esi Kwawukumey.  A high-level multi-stakeholder dialogue on media and security was held yesterday at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), focusing on the theme "Safeguarding Peace Before, During, and After Elections 2024: The Role of the Media and Security Actors."  The event aimed to explore the intersection of media and security roles during election periods, ensuring a peaceful and secure electoral process in December 2024. In his welcome address, Major General Richard Addo Gyane, Commandant of KAIPTC, called on the media and security agencies to collaborate effectively.  He emphasized the importance of maintaining neutrality, especially on the part of security agencies, and urged the media to exercise caution in their reportage.  "The integrity of the outcome can be guaranteed only in an atmosphere of collaboration and information sharing between the media, the security agencies, and all stakeholders," Major General G...

 By Shine Esi Kwawukumey  Cape Coast Castle  The cold stone walls of Cape Coast Castle have seen centuries of betrayal, pain, and unimaginable cruelty.  The story they tell is not just of European slave traders, but of the bitter truth that echoes through generations—that sometimes, the enemy is not who we think.  African Slave Trade In the deep, suffocating dungeons where thousands of Africans once lay shackled, waiting to be shipped off to a fate worse than death, there is a chilling realization.  Africans had a hand in trading their own people for mere trinkets—sugar, mirrors, guns. In those dark rooms, you can almost hear the ghosts whispering the painful reminder: The enemy is you. News Writing and Reporting Students with our lecturer, Mr. Kofi Yeboah in the middle. Centuries after this horrific chapter unfolded, the same air of sorrow and regret filled Cape Coast Castle once more as we, level 300 upper students from Wisconsin International University...