This year’s career fair of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) was held in Accra yesterday with a call on businesses to employ PWDs. According to the President of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFDO) Mr Yaw Ofori Debra, PWDs are normal human beings who are endowed with numerous capabilities and skills and could help promote the socio-economic development of the [...] The post GFDO
Fuel tax rises which have led to weeks of violent protests in France have now been postponed for six months. The move was announced in a televised address by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, who said anyone would have “to be deaf or blind” not to hear or see the anger. The protests have hit major cities, causing damage and disruption [...] The post France U-turn after fuel tax
Ghana is to lose 120 million US Dollars by the end of the year through cybercrimes, Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of Interior, has said. He said as at August this year the amount lost to criminals in cybercrimes was to 97 million dollars. ‘’The total amount defrauded and stolen through cyberspace amounted to 35 million US dollars [...] The post appeared first on Ghanaian
A day’s stakeholder forum to assess Ghana’s performance on the use of US$250 million grant from the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and improve health systems has been held in Accra. On the theme “Ensuring quality service delivery to all under Global Fund grants implementation in Ghana: The Stakeholder perspective approaches towards the elimination of HIV/AIDS, [...] The post Ghana’s
Deputy Black Stars coach Ibrahim Tanko has stated that the technical bench of the team will meet to deliberate on what is ahead of Ghana following CAF’s decision to disqualify Sierra Leone from participating in 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. According to Tanko, the technical team will meet to see the way forward after the continent football governing body’s decision [...] The post Appiah
Promising young Ghanaian amateur boxer, Gastonic Hyde, is expected to travel to Alabama USA for a two-week training programme. The 13-year old talented boxer will be accompanied by his father and trainer, Pastonic Hyde for the tour made possible by their host, Gabriel S. Dortch, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Alabama based Prichard Boxing Academy. Apart from [...] The post 2-week
Mathew Vikuba Nantiere, the winner of the 2018 Kwahu Easter Mountain Marathon, would have the opportunity to participate in the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. The marathon slated for February 2, 2019, would see the prodigy compete with the finest on the continent, with over 50, 000 athletes expected to participate. The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is regarded one [...] The post Nantiere
Black Maidens forwards Abdulai Mukarama and Suzzy Teye’s strikes have been nominated for the goal of the tournament award at the just ended FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Captain Mukarama’s third goal against Uruguay in the opening game of group A was nominated as one of the best strikes of the competition. The Northern Ladies striker, who scored a hat-trick [...] The post Mukarama,
As part of efforts to contribute to the growth of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Ghana’s digital agenda, Huawei has launched the Huawei ICT Training Centre, in Accra. The ICT Talent Ecosystem programme would provide training to individuals to improve upon their skills to meet domestic and global demand. Twenty-one participants representing the first batch of trainees began their [...] The post Huawei
Karpowership Ghana Company has again been adjudged the Strategic Deal of the year 2017 at the Ghana Energy Awards held in Accra, in recognition of its innovation and excellence in the energy sector. Commenting on the award, Corporate Communications Specialist of Karpowership, Sandra Amarquaye explained the award showcases the importance of Karpowership operations in the power sector. She said “The [...] The post Karpowership
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison says the country’s growth outlook for 2019 looks bright, but he is worried about the external developments which could affect the growth of the economy next year. Addressing the Ghana Chamber of Mines (GCM) Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA) in Accra at the weekend, he said U.S Federal rates [...] The post Governor
Interplast Limited, a leading manufacturer and supplier of PVC pipes and other plastic products, which won two awards at this year’s Ghana Industry Mining Awards, says it is will continue to innovate and develop quality products to meet the needs of the mining industry in Ghana. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Interplast Limited, R.E Sivnesh Kumar in an interview [...] The post Interplast
MR LAWRENCE Apaalse, the Head of Ghana’s Technical Team negotiating the Maritime Boundary delimitation with Togo, has said that there is no consensus in sight in the raging disagreement between the two countries on their boundary on the high sea. Mr Apaalse who is the Chief Director of the Ministry of Energy said that though there was no solution [...] The post Ghana,
The newly elected Co-Chairman of the Abossey Okai Spare parts Dealers Association (ASDA), Mr Siaw Ampadu has asked its members to guard against allowing their front to be divided. According to him, the association and its entire membership stood to benefit as a united group than a divided one, stressing that “the politicians are aware of this and so will [...] The post ASDA elects new officers appeared
About 438 students of the Weija/Gbawe and Ga South Non-Formal Education Division (NFED) in Accra have graduated after completing a nine-month course in Basic Reading and English Writing, Numeracy and some local languages. The graduands, who were enrolled on the non formal literacy education, were the batches 6 and 7 English classes and Batches 20 and 21 local language classes. [...] The post NFED graduates
Miriam Sedoh of the Brilliant Child School at Kasoa has emerged winner of the second edition of Book to Read Foundation’s Spelling Bee Competition held last Friday. Ms Sedoh beat stiff competition from 30 other participants from six junior high schools within the Kasoa municipality to walk away with the ultimate prize. She received a certificate, reading materials, dictionary, a [...] The post Brilliant
Stakeholders in education must join hands with government to determine Ghana’s priorities for education at this stage of the country’s development, Dr Emmanuel Adjei, Head of Department of Information Studies at the University of Ghana has said. He said this was because the years ahead were vital to the future of education in the country since policies and programmes [...] The post Stakeholders
The 94/96 year group of the Aburi Girls Senior High School organised a windshield cleaning exercise last two weeks to solicit funds from the general public to help refurbish the computer laboratory of their alma mater. As part of hosting the 2019 Speech and Prize Giving Day of the school, which would mark 25 years after completing school, the 94/96 [...] The post Abugiss
Five out of 12 flagbearer aspirants of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have picked nomination forms to battle it out for the slot. At the close of nomination at 5pm yesterday, those who had picked forms included former President John Mahama and Joshua Alabi, former Vice Chancellor of University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Others were Stephen Atubiga, former National [...] The post NDC
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament and National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer hopeful, Alban Bagbin has hinted at dragging the party to court in connection with the GH¢420,000 nomination and filing fees announced for flagbearer aspirants. He has also hinted of backing out of the party’s presidential primaries if the GH¢420,000 nomination and filing fee are not reviewed downward. Mr Bagbin [...] The post Bagbin
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