By Iddi Yire, GNAAccra, Nov. 16, GNA - Mr Carlos Ahenkora, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, has said government is committed to building the capacity of the private sector to generate employment for the younger generation.He said g

By Iddi Yire, GNAAccra, Nov. 16, GNA – Ms Charlotte Baidoo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Women’s World Banking Ghana, has called on African women to empower themselves. “Women should use opportunities available to them to empower

By Morkporkpor Anku, GNAAccra, Nov. 16, GNA - The Ministry of Aviation has received more than 20 proposals from companies who revealed their interest in helping Ghana establish its own home-based carrier.Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko, the Depu

By Iddi Yire, GNAAccra, Nov. 15, GNA - The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) and the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) have signed an agreement for the establishment of a GRIDCO Centre of Excellence at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Accra, Nov. 16, GNA - Dynamic Pan-African satellite TV network Kwesé, part of Econet Media, has signed an exclusive broadcast deal, which will see the addition of TV One content to its programming.With a brand promise to represent the best of African American culture and entertainment – past, present and future, TV One content would soo

Abeadze Kyeakor (C/R), Nov. 16, GNA - Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII, the Paramount Chief of Abeadze Traditional Area, has called on the people to refrain from indiscriminate sexual practices to avoid contracting sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS.Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi, who is also the Vice President of the National House of Chiefs,

Accra, Nov. 16, GNA – Dr Kathy Knowles, the founder of Osu Children’s Library Fund-Ghana, a literacy focused NGO, has called on teachers and parents to inculcate in children, the proper handling and maintenance of learning materials.She noted that children’s attitude towards learning materials in schools and library centres had not b

By Josephine Naaeke, GNA Correspondent, Bonn, Sponsored by Stanley FoundationBonn, Nov. 16, GNA – Members of various global, regional and national networks and movements gathered early Wednesday morning in front of the entrance to the offices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change protested against c

By Lydia Kukua Asamoah, GNA Special Correspondent, Bonn, Germany(Sponsored by GIZ Ghana, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ghana Chamber of Mines)Bonn, Germany, Nov 15, GNA - The African Union Commission

By Patience Gbeze, GNAAccra, Nov. 16, GNA – The Ministry of Sanitation and Water resources would provide 200,000 household toilets and 20,000 Institutional latrines to selected communities under the ‘Toilet for All’ agenda.The prov

By Robert Anane/Elizabeth Ofosu, GNAAccra, Nov 16, GNA - The number of Ghanaians currently studying Chinese language and culture has exceeded 10,000.Over 1,000 Ghanaian students have also won the Chinese government scholarship awards, wi

By Gifty Amofa/Ishmael Adams, GNAKumasi, Nov16, GNA – A self-proclaimed prophet, reported to have raped and stolen from a number of unsuspecting young women under the pretext of cleansing them of spiritual marriages, has been arrested and detained by the police in Kumasi.

By Kwabia Owusu Mensah/Josephine Nyarkoh, GNAKumasi, Nov 16, GNA – Unemployed graduates and national service personnel in the Kumasi metropolis have applauded the government’s decision to create jobs for them as outlined in its 2018 budget.

Accra, Nov 16, GNA - The Association of Ghana Apparel Manufacturers (AGAM), a business network and advocacy organization for the Ghanaian apparel business, will be launched in Accra today Thursday, November 16, 2017. Mr John K. Alan Kyerematen, the Minister of Trad

By Godwill Arthur-Mensah, GNAAccra, Nov. 16, GNA - The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) says government has no clear-cut monetary policy in the 2018 Budget and Economic Policy Statement to stabilise the cedi against the major trading currencies.

Accra, Nov. 16, GNA - Mr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, the President of the ECOWAS Federation of Chambers of Mines (EFEDCOM), has urged large-scale mining companies in the sub-region to promote innovative practices that would protect the environment and enhance the livelihoods of the people.This, he said, would ensure that responsible mining practice

Kumasi, Nov 16, GNA - Audit Committees of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been asked to go the extra mile to prevent acts of financial malfeasance.Mr. Ransford Agyei, acting Director General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA), said they should make sure that there was value for

Accra, Nov. 16, GNA - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday assured that he would deliver on the pledges made to Ghanaians when he sought their mandate during the period leading to the 2016 elections.Already, his administration, he said, had initiated far-reaching policies and implemented programm

Accra, Nov. 16, GNA -The state visit of Danish monarch, Queen Magrethe II and her entourage, including a business delegation to Ghana, is expected to reinforce the strong and cordial Ghana-Denmark relations while boosting trade levels between the two countries.The visit of the Queen, at the invitation of Presi

Ho, Nov. 16, GNA - Mr Joseph Homenya, the Volta Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has cautioned healthcare providers against billing health insurance clients "oxygen per hour."He also asked them to stop taking "service sustainability support fee" and desist from demanding that