About one billion people around the world are unable to prove their identity, with over half living in Africa – the World Bank’s Identification for Development initiative estimates. Identification for Development (ID4D) is an initiative by the World Bank Group that helps countries realize the transformational potential of digital identification. It is a cross sectoral … The post Over
The Department of Factories Inspection (DFI) was able to inspect only 2,000 out of a total of 6,000 factories registered nationwide last year due to lack of transportation. For the past 30 years, the department, which is under the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, had only two vehicles to execute its mandate of helping … The post Only 2,000
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has described the late Supreme Court Justice, Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles Crabbe, ‘as an institution that carried the true essence of respect and human dignity.’ He likened the demise of Justice Crabbe to the falling of a great tree, a statement issued by the Office of the Former President … The post Justice Crabbe was
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) of Ghana has announced the release of the results for the Registered Mental Health online licensing examination in September 2018, to the various schools. According to a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency and signed by the Management of the NMC, the Candidates should visit their various schools … The post Nursing
Ghana’s modest economic transformation over the past 20 months has generated the keen interest of the global business community to do business in the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. Delivering an address at the US-Africa Business Centre, where he received the 2018 Outstanding Leader’s Award, he said the modest successes his government … The post Global
Mr Mohammed Amin Adam, the Deputy Minister of Energy, has asked Ghanaians to bear with government as it implements measures to address challenges with the current and future petroleum price movements. Speaking at the opening of the fifth Ghana Gas Forum in Accra on Tuesday, on the theme: ‘Driving Ghana’s Downstream Gas utilization’, Mr Adam … The post Bear
Nana Osei Bonsu, the Chief Executive Officer of Private Enterprise Federation, has lauded government for its commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, saying “the country has covered 14 out the 17 goals”. He stated that government social interventions, including the one district one factory, free Senior High School, one village one dam, planting for … The post Ghana
According to the World Health Organisation, globally, more than 50 per cent of all medicines were inappropriately prescribed, dispensed, or sold, while 50 per cent of patients fail to take them correctly. Mr Benjamin K. Botwe, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), who disclosed this at the 2018 media launch of World Pharmacists … The post Globally,
Ghana and Ivory Coast are to experience a boost in their horticultural production and export with the launch of the Hortifresh West Africa Programme. The Programme, supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra, is aimed at establishing a sustainable and internationally competitive fruit and vegetable sector that would contribute to … The post Hortifresh
Lecturers at the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) have embarked on an indefinite strike to drive home their demand for a new Governing Council and the passage of the GTUC Bill into law. The indefinite strike action covers withdrawal of all academic services such as teaching, thesis supervision, consultations and academic counselling services. It also … The post Ghana
An Accra Circuit Court has granted a bail in the sum of GH¢56,000.00 with three sureties to the Chief Executive Officer of the Sonzel Shipping Company. He was alleged to have defrauded a businessman of his Toyota Corolla in addition to GH¢25,000.00 under the pretext of clearing his Mercedes Benz car from the Port. The … The post Court grants CEO bail over alleged fraud
The highest investor in the services sector in Ghana is German company Redavia, an alternative and renewable energy business, which invested about $155.5 million in sales, marketing and other support services. Nigerian online movie site, iRoko TV and its partners invested $30.8 million in software and IT services, making them the second largest investors in … The post German
The highest investor in the services sector in Ghana is German company Redavia, an alternative and renewable energy business, which invested about $155.5 million in sales, marketing and other support services. Nigerian online movie site, iRoko TV and its partners invested $30.8 million in software and IT services, making them the second largest investors in … The post German
Former President John Dramani Mahama has started his campaign to seek election as flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2020 elections. In a press release issued today Wednesday September 26, 2018 in Accra, it said Mahama’s campaign tour will take-off from the Central Region. According to the release, the former president … The post John
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, has visited the Upper East to mourn with some disaster victims who lost their families in the recent floods that hit the Region. The Vice President sympathized with the bereaved families and said government was concerned about their welfare and indicated that efforts were being made by the state to address … The post Veep mourns
The first batch of students has graduated from the Kufuor Scholars’ Programme, under the John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation (JAK Foundation), after going through three years of leadership training. In all, 14 individuals from different tertiary institutions across the country graduated from the leadership training programme and were presented with certificates and medals at a short … The post Kufuor
World Child Cancer (WCC), an organization that supports children with cancer has called on the government to incorporate the diagnosis and treatment of child cancers into the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). They explained that the inclusion would help early diagnoses and treatment of the disease and improve the survival rates of many children who … The post Include
Mr Charles K. Fosu, the Public Relations Officer for Friends of Alban Sulemani Bagbin, a presidential aspirant in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries, has appealed to delegates of the Central Region to vote massively for Mr Bagbin. He said Mr Bagbin, who is also the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, is the only aspirant … The post Vote
Professor Stephen Adei, the Dean of Arts and Sciences at the Ashesi University, has said decentralisation in Ghana is yet to fully realise its potential as an instrument of development and good governance. He said the political leadership and the central bureaucracies had shown commitment to effective decentralisation and that the politicisation of local governance … The post Ghana’s
Kwadwo Nkansah, known in the music and acting industry, as “Lilwin” has commissioned a new school building in the Offinso-Ahenkro, in the Afigya Kwabre North in the Ashanti Region. The school named “Great Minds International School”, is an iconic educational facilty, with modern learning tools, to equip young children in acquiring knowledge. Mr. Kwasi Karikari … The post Lil
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