Renowned Ghanaian playwright, Latif Abubakar, has partnered the Italian Embassy on the adaptation of an Italian play, “The License,” by Italian dramatist, novelist and poet, Luigi Pirandello. The play explores themes of bureaucracy, absurdity, and an individual’s struggle against oppressive systems. “The License” was first published in a newspaper in 1911, and later adapted into … The post Latif

Budding female entrepreneurs drawn from three agricultural colleges in the country have received a day’s capacity training to boost their viability in the sector. Organised by the University of Saskatchewan (USASK) in collaboration with the University of Ghana, the training forms part of a six-year Technical Education Development for Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (TEDMAG) project … The post Female

The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Manish Gupta Jee, has commended the efforts of the Bhojuri Association in promoting cultural exchange and preserving the rich tapestry of Indian traditions in Ghana. Mr Jee gave the commendation during the celebration of the Ramanavami festival at the Monastery Hindu Temple in Tema last weekend which was … The post Indian c’nity in Ghana marks Ramanavami

A total of 24 prison officers and inmates from the Nsawam Medium Security (MS) Prison were yesterday awarded certificate for successfully completing a two-month intensive training in electrical wiring. They comprised 15 inmates and nine officers who participated in the November/December 2023 certification examination conducted by Energy Commission. The facilitation training which was supported by … The post 24

Farmers in the Oti Region have been called upon to take advantage of the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme, to improve their farming activities and increase their income levels. According to the Oti Regional Director of Food and Agriculture, Mr Obrien Nyarko,   the components of the PFJ included the … The post Oti farmers urged to embrace PFJ 2ND phase

A delegation from the Ministry of National Security, led by the Greater Accra Regional Liaison Officer, Mr Justice Nana Oppong, has paid a courtesy call on the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teilo Tsuru II, to seek his support for the ministry’s “See something Say Something” initiative. The initiative was launched two years ago to encourage … The post National

Ghana is renegotiating most of its bilateral economic agreements and treaties with other countries to meet the realities of the evolving and dynamic global economic situation.  The revisions are being done through bilateral joint permanent commissions for cooperation, economic and political dialogues, and consultations with strategic investor states. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional … The post Ghana

The International Facility Management Association, Ghana (IFMA- GH), has called on the public and private institutions to ensure that their buildings are properly maintained at all times. According to the Association, upholding an effective maintenance culture would also make such buildings safe for staff and public as well as ensure productivity at the work places. … The post Uphold effective

A Professor of Peace and Conflict Resolution at the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development (SDD-UBIDS), Professor Samuel Marfo, has underscored the need for conflict mediators to properly understand conflicts before initiating any actions to resolve them. According to Prof Marfo, who is also a Member of the Upper West Regional Peace … The post Understand

Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (rtd), has called on the youth to be courageous to question the government on issues related to the development of the country. The lack of courage by the citizenry, including the youth to question the government on issues related … The post “A Legacy of Service to Humanity” book launched

The Strengthen Involvements in Gender -Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA) Project was last Tuesday launched in Accra. The project seeks to mitigate the impact of climate change on women, girls, and vulnerable groups in the Northern and Volta Regions. It will improve the resilience of 627,000 residents against the effects of climate change, including 320,000 women … The post SIGRA

When OpenAI’s ChatGPT opened a new era in tech, the industry’s former AI champ, Google, responded by reorganizing its labs and launching a profusion of sometimes overlapping AI services. This included the Bard chatbot, workplace helper Duet AI, and a chatbot-style version of search. Now Google is consolidating many of its generative AI products under … The post Google Rebrands

Microsoft has poured over $100 billion into developing its Bing search engine over the past two decades but has little market share to show for it. About nine out of every 10 web searches in the US are made through Google, with Bing splitting the remaining queries with a long list of small competitors. On … The post Would You Still Use Google if It Didn’t

My mother’s back was, I believe, the first place where I consciously absorbed music, as I do remember – till today – many of the beau­tiful songs that she sang when I was strapped to her back while we went about fulfilling the errands of the day. I fear I’m maybe exposing myself to be … The post Is music born with us or acquired in real life? appeared first on Ghanaian

In a move to address critical gaps in financial literacy among Ghana’s youth, Absa Bank Ghana has unveiled its ‘Money Matters’ initiative. Launched in Accra, it aims to equip junior and senior high school students with essential financial knowledge and skills to navigate to­day’s complex economic landscape. The Money Matters initiative addresses an urgent need … The post Absa

Ghanaian businesses have been urged to invest more in packaging to bring strong reputation and identities to enable them to compete favourably on the local and international markets. The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Export Promotion Author­ity (GEPA), Osafohene Dr Afua Asabea Asare, who made the call at the opening of the second edition of … The post Propak Ghana

The Manhyia Palace Muse­um, refurbished under the auspices of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been re-opened to the public. Stuffed in there are some royal artefacts looted some 150 years ago by colonial masters from the Asante Kingdom, including a cere­monial cap decorated with gold or­naments known as Mpomponsuo, a sword of state, … The post Royal artefacts on

Persons suffering kidney diseases are to receive some form of subsidy in the treat­ment of dialysis by the end of this year, the Minister of Health designate, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, has said. He promised to lead discussions with National Health Insurance Authority and Health Committee in Parliament to ensure that renal patients are put on … The post Renal patients to

 A retirement service was at the weekend held for Mr Israel Titi-Ofei, an educationist and principal of the International Com­munity School, Accra Campus. The service dubbed ‘Celebrating an educational colossus’ was attended by his family members, work col­leagues, friends and a cross section of the public. For the past 43 years, Mr Ofei is said … The post Education

The Appiatse com­munity near Bogoso in the Prestea Huni Valley municipality of the Western Region was overjoyed when the reconstructed Appiatse Town­ship was inaugurated at new site yesterday by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia The event was under the patron­age of the Appiatse Fund, Appiatse Reconstruction Implementation team and the Ministry of Lands and … The post Appiatse