ARE TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS LOSING THEIR VALUE BECAUSE OF CHRISTIANITY

The pride of many Ghanaian traditional societies seem to declining as attention is gradually being taken away from our traditional festivals. Festivals in the past were hugely celebrated and attracted many from all walks of life in the Ghanaian setup. These festivals were celebrated in a colourful manner with traditional dance and music.  As homowo, the popular festival of the Ga’s approaches, there are no signs of a pending once a vibrant celebration in the heart of the capital. So Are our religious beliefs overtaking our cultural values? How can we project our traditional values through festivals without throwing away our Christian values? 

GOVERNMENT MUST GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMME OF THE HIGH-TECH AND MASS SPRAYING SAYS AN AGRIC EXPECT An agric expects, Dr.Akoto Owusu Afriyie is urging government to revisit the mass spraying programme and high-tech project for cocoa growing in the country. According to him this will help to reduce the current mass destruction of cocoa by the black pod disease. A recent finding has revealed that 25% of Ghana’s cocoa is at the risk of being wiped out by the dreaded disease if measures are not put in place to control it, but Dr. Akoto thinks the mass spaying exercise and the high tech project can save the situation. He is urging government to revisit the exercise Dr.Afriyie calling for a review of the existing policy on cocoa production in Ghana as he says it riddled with many loopholes.