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Mepe queen warns teenage girls against early sex
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Queen of Mepe, Mama Sreku
The Queen of Mepe Traditional Area (MTA), Mama Sreku, has cautioned teenage girls against early sex, advising them to focus on their studies to become responsible adults in future.
She asked the young girls, especially, to stay away from sex because they could become pregnant and pose social and economic problems to their families.
According to her, getting pregnant when one was not ready would only compound the huge problems that come with it.
Mama Sreku said this when she addressed guests at the press launch of the Tongu Union of Chiefs at Juapong in the Dorfor Traditional Area of the North Tongu District of the Volta Region.
According to Mama Sreku, the youth are full of energy and want to be engaged in a lot of things but cautioned that that energy must be put to good use.
She reminded teenage girls of the challenges they would face if they become pregnant before marriage or become victims of early marriage.
“The girls must be aware that many future opportunities may elude them while the boys that made them pregnant would walk around freely. These boys would continue with their education and become responsible people but would not return to the victims. This is why our girls must be extremely cautious.”
To this end, she advised parents to bring their wards up dutifully to grow into responsible adults, and asked the youth, particularly the girls, to endeavour to learn a trade to enable them to become self-employed and economically independent.
The queen advised the youth to cherish and protect the rich culture of their respective areas because culture and tradition remain as the lifeline of every society, and undermining it would retard development.
She urged the youth to treasure their cultural values, such as dance and mother tongue among others, for the benefit of the present and the future generations.
A teacher who led the Volo D.A JHS Culture troupe to perform at the ceremony, Ms Helen Wotordzor, said the troupe was formed two years ago to participate in a District Arts and Culture competition which they ended in second position.
Ms Wotordzor explained that the enthusiasm students showed had improved discipline and brought to an end students’ absenteeism and lateness to school because members of the troupe who absented themselves from school or late were suspended.
From Samuel Agbewode, Juapong
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process.
He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment.
Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee.
According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.
Dr. Ayine said the government had also accepted the spirit of several recommendations to expand rights relating to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and the youth.
He added that a comprehensive Human Rights Act would be introduced to protect these rights and provide detailed enforcement mechanisms instead of amending the entrenched provisions of the Constitution through a national referendum.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on both local and international investors to tap into opportunities in Ghana’s tourism, hospitality and creative industries.
Speaking in an interview yesterday with World Media USA Today, the Minister said government is committed to creating a conducive investment environment to support growth in the sector.
She highlighted key investment areas including hotels, fashion, music, film production, and tourism infrastructure.
Dzifa Gomashie also encouraged Ghanaians to invest in domestic tourism to help boost the local economy.
According to her, strategic investment in tourism and the creative economy will drive economic transformation, create jobs, and position Ghana as Africa’s gateway for heritage, culture, business and investment.
“Ghana has vast opportunities across tourism, hospitality and the creative industries. We are ready and open for business,” she stated.
The Minister’s remarks come as government intensifies efforts to leverage culture and tourism as drivers of economic growth and job creation.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
