Pan African Pay-TV operator MultiChoice Africa has named Alex Okyere as the new Managing Director for its Ghana operation. His appointment is expected to further strengthen the operations in Ghana. He takes over from former Managing Director Cecil Sunkwa-Mills who is leaving the business effective 1st June 2021. During his over 14 years of stewardship […] The post MultiChoice
Mr. Kojo Addae-Mensah, CEO of Databank Group, has observed that the under-resourced Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) poses a far more systemic and structural risk to the development of the country’s relatively young capital market. In spite of the Commission’s recent market actions, via directives to institutions it regulates and general awareness creation about its […] The post Editorial:
The Faculty of Integrated Development Studies of S.D. Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) has introduced a new certificate programme in Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC). The new programme – the first of its kind in the country – is due to commence in July this year with the express aim […] The post S.D.
The General Assembly of the United Nations has elected Ghana to serve a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council for the period January 2022 to December 2023. Ghana secured 185 votes out of 190 votes cast. With this, Ghana secured the highest votes compared to the 4 other countries that were elected. The […] The post Ghana elected to serve on
It is rather unfortunate that rice farmers in the country now have no option than to explore financial support from outside the shores of Ghana to stay in business because government and the banks have basically turned a blind eye. The Ghana Rice Interprofessional Body (GRIB) has said it is negotiating with foreign companies to […] The post Editorial: Gov’t,
As part of the World Environment Day and in line with its Green Care Corporate Social Initiatives for 2021, Meridian Port Services Ltd (MPS) operators of Tema Port Terminal 3 has joined the pupils of Mahyean Primary School in Tema Newtown to plant 200 Coconut plant seedlings on the school compound. Prior to the planting […] The post MPS greens Tema Manhean Primary School
At the current rate of environmental degradation being witnessed globally, stakeholders have called for a collective approach to restoring the ecosystem against the looming threat of a triple environmental emergency. The world is “rapidly reaching the point of no return for the planet” in the face of biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, the […] The post Collective
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is planting over 1.6 million forest trees in the 2020/2021 cocoa crop year on cocoa farms across the country. This forms part of COCOBOD’s National Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme. The rehabilitation programme is to replace about 40% of the country’s cocoa tree stock, which are either overage or affected by the Cocoa […] The post COCOBOD
… seeks to promote personal hygiene Manufacturers of the Dettol Range, including Antiseptic Liquid, Reckitt, has launched a national hand washing campaign for 350,000 students in 600 basic schools across Accra in a bid to promote personal hygiene. The inaugural campaign launched at the University Primary School Legon, successfully engaged the students on the benefits […] The post Dettol
Beneficiary describes it as ‘most important’ sector intervention In-country success prompts Nigeria to follow suit As healthcare delivery systems across the globe continue to reel from the crushing effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with supply chains severely hampered, medical drone delivery service, Zipline, is augmenting the nation’s system by making a minimum of 400 […] The post Emergency
The Immediate Past President of Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), Ing. Leslie Alex Ayeh, has been sworn into office as the 4th President of the West African Federation of Engineering Organizations (WAFEO). The investiture ceremony was held in Abuja, Nigeria on 18th May, 2021 at the Auditorium of the National Engineering Centre, Nigerian Society of […] The post Ing. Ayeh made president
Mantrac Ghana Ltd, donated a live Caterpillar 3406C Engine, worth US$20,000 to the Autotronic Laboratory of Takoradi Technical University’s (TTU) Mechanical Engineering Department, to aid in students’ practical lessons. The CAT 3406C engine was donated to the university to support the Caterpillar Technician for Africa online learning programme and to provide students a practical feel […] The post Mantrac
At 9pm on Saturday, all eyes will be fixated on TV3 and VGMA social media platforms for an exciting virtual jam with nominees of the 22nd Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. It will be VGMA Xperience Concert, presenting and carefully curated eclectic performances from some of the best acts Ghana has offer. Ready? With the likes […] The post VGMA Xperience concert slated for
Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd. (JMTC) has donated three brand new Yamaha AG125 Motorcycles to the Greater Accra (G/A) Regional Co-ordinating Council in support of the ‘Let’s Make Accra Work’ campaign. The donation according to the company is to facilitate the movement of security personnel and the law enforcement agencies in the discharge of their […] The post Japan
Ghana’s upstream sector of the oil and gas industry has grown in size and in activity from a long period of zero Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units to three FPSOs working on three producing fields. Total oil production since the discovery of oil in commercial quantity in 2007, moved from 1.27 million barrels […] The post Possible strategic
The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Rear Admiral Issah Yakubu, has launched the Ghana Navy Family Endowment Fund at the Naval Headquarters. The event, which coincided with a major milestone since his assumption of office, was geared towards the fulfilment of one of the six strategic priorities outlined in his vision to improve the […] The post Ghana Navy launches
With the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) projecting that 1.32 million Ghanaians are likely to be living with diabetes in Ghana by 2045, the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has stated that government will expedite action on implementing the non-communicable disease (NCD) policy. According to him, the NCD policy that is currently with Cabinet prioritises health […] The post Gov’t
The Government of Ghana will co-operate with Global leading ICT Company, Huawei Technologies, to offer various training programmes, especially in ICT skills to over 10,000 Ghanaians, including government officials and civil servants, students and professionals by 2024, to boost the country’s ICT talent pool, whilst facilitating the digital transformation agenda of the government. This was […] The post Gov’t
China’s recently published census, showing that its population has almost stopped growing, brought warnings of severe problems for the country. “Such numbers make grim reading for the party,” reported The Economist. This “could have a disastrous impact on the country,” wrote Huang Wenzheng, a fellow at the Center for China and Globalization in Beijing, in […] The post The upside
The Vodafone Ghana Foundation, the charity arm of Vodafone Ghana, has settled the fees of five needy students at the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) as part of its strategy to improve lives and communities through education. The foundation has presented a cheque for GH¢9,510 to management of the school to cover fees of the […] The post Vodafone Foundation supports five
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