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Manye Dugbakuwor Foundation, youth organise beach cleanup exercise
Some youth in action at the cleanup exercise.
The Manye Dugbakuwor Foundation in conjunction with Rock Empire Consultancy and Ecozoil Limited, together with some youth have embarked on a beach clean-up exercise at New Ningo in the Greater Accra region.
Under the auspices of Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II, Paramount Queen of Great Ningo traditional area, the foundation, which was founded by the queen, led the beach clean-up exercise and a campaign to educate on the importance of maintaining cleanliness at the beach to protect the sea.
Speaking to The Spectator, the queen said the clean-up was an exercise to herald the World Clean-up Day to improve beach sanity in New Ningo.
She said it was important for her to join forces with the United States Sustainable Development Goal 14 that emphasises protecting the sea.
“The SDG 14, which seeks to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, is a crucial part of aqua life for mankind’s survival”, she reiterated.
She said the clean-up exercise would help in reducing marine pollution and contribute to the protection of marine and coastal ecosystems.
Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II urged the youth and community members present to constantly preach the virtue of cleaning the beaches at New Ningo to improve sanitation along the shores.
That, she said, would protect marine life to have a positive spillover effect on human life.
Commending the partners, she pledged to continually embark on more projects in the New Ningo traditional area.
Naana Dugbakuwor Dugba II and the team planted coconut trees at the beach as a way of protecting marine life and the ecosystem.
By Alfred Ankrah
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Ghana-Colombia strengthens ties through diplomatic engagement
In an important diplomatic engagement, the Colombian Ambassador to Ghana H.E. Daniel Garces Carabali paid a courtesy call on the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, at his office in Accra to discuss some key areas of collaboration.
The meeting focused on pressing issues, including security, decongestion of Ghana’s prisons, prison reform programmes, training programmes, improving the welfare of prisoners and enhancing disaster management in the country.
The courtesy call underscores the growing bilateral ties between Ghana and Colombia, building on previous engagements, such as the visit of the Colombian Vice President to Ghana in 2023.
The meeting demonstrates the commitment of both nations to fostering cooperation and addressing shared challenges.
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Ghana to host African Catholic Journalists from August 10
The Union Catholique Africaine de la Presse (UCAP), also known as the African Catholic Union of the Press, in collaboration with the Catholic Association of Media Practitioners-Ghana (CAMP-G), is set to host its prestigious Triennial Congress from August 10 to 17 August, 2025.
The programme would be held at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Legon, Accra, Ghana.
This landmark event, the most significant gathering of Catholic journalists in Africa, will bring together media professionals, researchers, and experts in digital technology from across the continent and beyond.
The theme for the Congress is: “Balancing Technological Progress and the Preservation of Human Values in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.”
Congress Highlights
The UCAP Congress 2025 will feature discussions and deliberations on critical issues arising from or related to integral human development, particularly within the framework of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Some of the key sub-themes to be addressed include:Corporate Social Responsibility in Managing the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Values, Deploying AI in Eco-friendly Business Start-ups in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges, Technology and the Reprogramming of Social Reality, Distortion of Reality in Social and Digital Media, Ecological Education and Action Against Unsustainable Exploitation of Natural Resources, and Media and the Promotion of the Recommendations of the Synod on Synodality in Africa.
Participants will include media professionals from both ecclesiastical and lay organisations, media researchers and academics, representatives from the Vatican, government agencies, NGOs, civil society, and the digital technology sector.
Objectives of the Congress
The primary goal of this Congress is to strengthen the capacities of media professionals and educate the public on the necessity of preserving human values amid rapid technological progress. Specific objectives include; Training 100 media practitioners in Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies, with a focus on balancing innovation and human values.
This will include promoting ethics and bioethics in technical research and technological innovations through media.
Advocating for human values such as respect for life, human dignity, charity, solidarity, and human rights and assessing the impact of technological progress to better understand the challenges, risks, and opportunities presented by AI will be part of the objectives.
UCAP is a continental organisation dedicated to promoting communication within the Catholic Church and its partners in Africa. With a mission to foster spiritual growth, collaboration, and responsible journalism, UCAP works to spread the Gospel, uphold human values, and support developmental initiatives across Africa and beyond.
UCAP is an independent, autonomous, non-political, and non-profit organisation comprising African Catholic journalists, communicators, academics, researchers, and institutions in various media fields.
