Chieftaincy and Culture

Introduce Culture Into Educational Curriculum - Efo Mawugbe
2nd November, 2010
The Acting Executive Director of the National theatre Efo Kodjo Mawugbe has called on the Ghana Education Service to introduce the country’s cultures into the educational curriculum to enable ...
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Akyem Wenchi Celebrates Ohum Festival
26th October, 2010
The Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, Baba Jamal Ahmed, has said that the destiny of Ghana would have changed in no time if chiefs had used festivals celebrations to educate the youth on the cultural ...
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Recognise The Role Of Culture In National Dev\\\'t - Veep
26th October, 2010
Vice-President, John Mahama has stressed the need to recognise the role culture play in the country\\\'s socio-economic development, saying \\\"it is culture that gives us a unique identity as a ...
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Volta Launches Investment, Culture Fair
20th October, 2010
The Second Volta, Investment and Culture Fair scheduled for next month, has been launched in Accra. The theme for the fair is ‘Volta region, Investors Destination’. The fair is intended to ...
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Have Confidence In Traditional Medicines - Prof Awoonor
14th October, 2010
The Chairman of the Council of State, Professor Kofi Awoonor has urged Ghanaians to preserve the heritage of our forefathers by having confidence in traditional medicine. He stated this when he ...
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Chiefs And People Of Se Observes Ngamayem Festival
11th October, 2010
The Chiefs and People of Se (Shai) Traditional area in the Dangme West on Saturday climaxed their annual Ngamayem festival with a grand durbar at Doodwa. The President, John Evans Attah Mills, in a ...
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Veep Hails Multi-Ethnic Presence At Asogli Festival
27th September, 2010
GHANA’s culture of mutual respect and tolerance was on display at a grand durbar of chiefs and people of the Asogli traditional area to climax their Yam festival here in the Volta Region on ...
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Suhyenhene Was Rightly Installed
19th September, 2010
H. Harry and Company, a Cape Coast-based law firm, has reacted to a press statement recently issued by the New Juaben Traditional Council in the Eastern Region, that sought to disclaim Okogyeman ...
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Help Create An Enabling Peaceful Environment For Develpoment To Thrive
31st August, 2010
The government has charged chiefs to help create an enabling peaceful environment for develpoment to thrive. This is because \"in recent times, chiefs have come under severe attack for ...
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Encroachment Around Motoway Is Worrying
26th August, 2010
THE Chief of Shiashie in Accra, Nii Tetteh Opremreh II, has expressed concern about the spate of encroachment on the stretch of land at Shiashie, the Tetteh Quarshie interchange, the motorway, and ...
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Uphold National Cultural Heritage - Youth Told
23rd August, 2010
Traditional authorities must encourage the youth to uphold the national cultural heritage, Mr. Joseph Jones Amoah, Ahanta West District Chief Executive has advised. “It is only when today’s youth ...
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Don\\\'t Drag Govt Into Stool Disputes - Veep
23rd August, 2010
Vice-President John Mahama has advised against attempts by sections of the society to draw the government into chieftaincy disputes. “It is not government business to make and unmake chiefs,” he ...
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Banda Chiefs Want Role In Bui Dam Project
28th July, 2010
THE Chief of Banda Tradition Area in the Brong-Ahafo region, are demanding the involvement of the traditional council in matters relating to the Bui Dam Project. Okokyeredom Kwadwo Sito, the ...
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Bunkpurugu/ Yunyoo Chiefs Call For Peace
27th July, 2010
Seven chiefs in the troubled Bunkpurugu/ Yunyoo district have pledged their unflinching support to government and other peace brokers mediating conflicts that have bedeviled the district to ensure the ...
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National House Of Chiefs To Provide Info On NR Queenmothers For Allowances
25th July, 2010
THE Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture, Alexander Asum-Ahensah has asked the National House of Chiefs to provide it with information on queenmothers or those who play such roles in the three Northern ...
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Prof Nabila Commends Govt
19th July, 2010
The government has been commended for agreeing to pay allowances for identified queen mothers, women chiefs and female opinion leaders in the three Northern Regions. Government’s decision to pay ...
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MTN Supports Edina Bakatue Festival
10th July, 2010
MTN Ghana has supported this year’s Bakatue Festival of the chiefs and people of Elmina Traditional Council with a number of sponsorship packages and a cheque for GHC5,000 Among the activities ...
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Chieftaincy Ministry Is Cash-Strapped
24th June, 2010
The National House of Chiefs has only met once this year, due to lack of funds, Dr. Henry S. Daanaa, Director of Research at the Ministry of chieftaincy and culture, has said. Dr Daanaa who ...
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Ghana Needs To Modernize Its Chieftaincy System - Vladimir
24th June, 2010
A Senior Fellow at the Legon Center for International Affairs, Dr. Vladmir Antwi-Danso has said that Ghana needs to modernize its chieftaincy system to make room for changing trends and not ...
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Tepa Holds Durbar On Nana Adusei\'s 10th Anniversary
23rd June, 2010
A colourful mini durbar by the District chiefs and people of Tepa Traditional Area in the Ahafo Ano North of Ashanti has been held at Tepa to launch the 10th anniversary celebration of the enstollment ...
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