Board Chairman of the Mineral Income Investment Fund (MIIF), Professor Douglas Boateng, has stated that Ghana can only achieve its industrialisation agenda through proactive planning and mindset change. He asserted that it would take a conscious effort on the part of Ghanaians with strategic and long term focused directional leadership from those at the helm … The post Proactive
Seven viable but cash-strapped State-Owned Enterprises are to be listed on the Stock Exchange to raise capital to finance their business operations. Deputy Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), Ms Abena Amoah, who stated this in Accra on Tuesday in an interaction with the media, said the companies would issue their Initial Public … The post Seven SoEs to be listed
The Indian government says it would partner the Bono East Regional Coordinating Council (BERCC) to make the region a tourism hub in West Africa. Mr Sugandh Rajaram, the Indian High Commissioner in Accra, disclosed this yesterday at Kintampo in the Bono East Region, when he visited some tourist sites in the area, as part of … The post Indian govt to partner Bono East
A new Governing Board for the National Folklore Board has been inaugurated in Accra with an appeal to ensure that Ghanaians protect their folklore. The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), Mark Okraku Mantey, who inaugurated the board yesterday, said the country needs to protect their folklore in order to help drive the … The post National Folklore Board gets
The West Africa Regional Director of the India Africa Trade Council (IATC), Mr Jeremiah Quayson,was adjudged the International Relations Personality of the year at the fourth edition of the Youth Excellence Awards (YEA) Africa. The programme, which was held last Friday at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel saw many other youthful individuals winning various award categories … The post IATC Director
The Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) has launched the 6th GAW Literary Awards in Accra on Tuesday with a call on Ghanaian authors to submit their works for recognition. The awards aimed at honouring and promoting Ghanaian literary works would be held in November 19, 2022 at a yet to be named venue. This year’s … The post GAW launches 6th literary awards in Accra appeared first
Newmont Ghana has handed over two Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) laboratories, worth GH¢2 million, to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to aid the national COVID-19 management efforts and testing of other infectious diseases. The laboratories are situated in the Kenyasi Health Centre of the Asutifi North District and the New Abirem Government Hospital in the … The post Newmont
An exhibition to invoke scientific consciousness, innovation, and creativity among children opened in Accra on Tuesday. The maiden event, dubbed “Back to the science museum,” was organised by the Museums of Science and Technology (MST) to emphasise Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Ghana. The exhibition, financed by the Embassy of France in … The post ‘Back
Ghana, Rwanda and Senegal are partnering with German biotechnology company, BioNTech SE, to fill, finish, and package BioNTech mRNA vaccines in Africa, as a first step in the chain of domestic vaccine production which will to improve vaccine supply in Africa. This was announced at a high-level meeting in Marburg, Germany, yesterday where President Nana … The post Ghana,
No Limits Charity Organisation, a non-governmental organisation, (NGO) has donated learning materials worth GH¢8,950 to 1,000 pupils in four schools in Jamestown and Kokrobite. The beneficiaries from Accra Royal Basic School, Sempe School, Amamomo three Basic School and Sun Beam Foundation at Kokrobite received learning materials such as exercise books, pens, pencils, sharpeners and erasers. … The post No
The Islamic Research Institute at Nima, a suburb of Accra, and other Muslim organsiations on Tuesday honored Mr Ahmad Abdul- Fattah, Saudi Arabian teacher, for his outstanding service to the Nima Islamic Research Institute. This followed the completion of his four years of service to Ghana, as part of the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education’s … The post Islamic
Members of the National Inland Canoe Fishermen Council (NICFC) have implored the National Fisheries Association of Ghana (NAFAG), to urgently facilitate the election of a new National Executive Committee (NEC) for the Council. According to the fishermen, the council currently has no recognised leaders because the tenure of the erstwhile committee ended a year ago, … The post Inland
A Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George MirekuDuker, has called for collective action to stop gold smuggling and other menace impeding the growth of Ghana’s mining sector. He said the practice was inimical to the government’s plan to make the Community Mining Scheme (CMS) programme the pillar of Ghanaian participation in the mining … The post Collective
An induction ceremony was yesterday held in Accra for 664 newly qualified pharmacists. They comprised 350 males and 314 females drawn from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, the University of Ghana, Central University and other foreign universities. It was held on the theme; “Universal Health Coverage; Pharmacy Practice in a digitalised pharmaceutical … The post 644
Food insecurity has worsened among the Ghanaian population, a survey by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), has revealed. A person is food insecure when the person lacks regular access to enough safe, nutritious food for normal growth and development, and an active healthy life. According to the … The post 2020
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, yesterday donated GHC20, 000 to the Appiatse Support Fund to compliment the government’s efforts to rebuild the community. Presenting the cheque in Accra, he said, the donation would further assist in the provision of relief efforts for affected persons. Describing it as a “widow’s mite,” … The post Lands
A Road Crash and Injury Prevention Analyst, Tonny Dickson Afriford, has appealed to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to stop the issuance of roadworthy stickers to rickety vehicles. This is because physical examination of some of the vehicles with valid DVLA roadworthy stickers showed that they did not qualify to be used on … The post Don’t issue road worthy
A Transdisciplinary Education and Researcher, Professor Amina Mama, was on Tuesday installed as the fourth occupant of the Kwame Nkrumah Chair in African Studies at the University of Ghana. She is the first female to occupy the chair after Professor Kofi Anyidoho (2010 – 2012), Emeritus Professor Jacob U Gordon (2012-2015), and Professor Horace Campbell … The post Prof.
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Mr Roland AffailMonney, has urged the government to be critical and cautious in dealing with assault on journalists. According to him, the use of judicial power to punish journalists had the tendency of negatively impacting on media freedom, hence, the need for the government to be critical … The post Be
The coalition of concerned New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in the Sunyani East Constituency has suggested to the national executives to reconstitute Polling Station and Electoral Area Committees to enable them organise polling station executive and electoral area elections in the constituency. The Polling Stations and Electoral Area coordinators election of the party will be held across … The post ‘Reconstitute
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