Vivo Energy Ghana limited, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded products and services in Ghana, recently organised its annual Customer Contact Week. This year’s activities, spanning across the company’s ever-expanding network of Shell service stations in Ghana, were under the theme ‘Business Growth through Customer Focus’. The management team and colleagues of Vivo Energy […]

Money! Every traveler needs it. Whether in physical cash or electronic, it’s relevance on the road cannot be overemphasized. In your domicile country, lack of money may not be too detrimental since there are friends and family around to support immediately that situation arrives. However, when you are far from home, it becomes increasingly difficult […]

During his speech at the Forum on Literature and Art in Beijing on October 15 , 2014 , Chinese President Xi Jinping called for writers to deepen their understanding of the significance of literature and art today. The president’s call had a huge impact. The past two years since his speech has seen the publication […]

Mr. Johnson Asiedu-Nketia can peddle all the sophistry and scandalous mendacities he wants about the main opposition New Patriotic Party’s treatment of Ghanaian politicians of northern descent who vie for the presidency but, at the end of the day, the stark evidence of the neo-fascist treatment by the National Democratic Congress’ founding-father, Chairman Jerry John […]

The Ebola outbreak that swept across West Africa infected more than 28,700 people and killed more than 11,300 men, women and children. Whole families were ripped apart and communities were devastated by the disease, which saw schools close, economies grind to a halt and health systems collapse, leading to even greater loss of life. The […]

AWDF said the 15th anniversary would be used to highlight their achievements and draw attention to the importance of philanthropy to development as well as contributions of African women to philanthropy on the continent. A statement signed by Madam Lydia Maclean, the Communications and Fundraising Specialist of AWDF, said “there will be an evening of […]

The fruit, which is often used for flavouring food especially soup is gradually gaining researchers’ attention in the country is known in scientific parlance as “tetrapleura tetraptera.” “The fruits are taken to treat hypertension and headaches and helps in the production of increased breast milk in lactating mothers,” researchers with the Forestry Research Institute of […]

The BEIGE Talent, one of the social responsibility projects of The BEIGE Foundation, has a core mandate of equipping graduates with the necessary soft skills training required to bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world of work. A statement signed by Prosper Delali, Public Relations Officer of The BEIGE Group and copied […]

The report, which was made available to the Ghana News Agency by Gregory Hartl, WHO Communications Officer, in Geneva, says governments have agreed on targets to end the TB epidemic within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. They include a 90 per cent reduction in TB deaths and an 80 per cent reduction in […]

They said some customers who invested about GHC 20,000 and more to their dismay and disbelief were offered cheques for between GHC 20 and GHC 10 at the Bolgatanga branch of the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) as reimbursement. Some of the aggrieved customers who expressed their frustrations and disappointment to the Ghana News Agency, called […]

He urged Ghanaians to vote massively to retain President John Mahama to continue with his transformational agenda of the country. Vice President Amissah-Arthur made the call when he addressed hundreds of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters at a rally in Nyankumasi Ahenkro in the Assin South Constituency of the Central Region. The programme formed part […]

Naba Akolbilla said poor attendance to community durbars was a threat to the development of communities as such forums were platforms that allowed community members to discuss prevailing concerns of the area. He said such gatherings would also empower the community members to actively participate in the decision making process in the community. Naba Akolbilla […]

She said, “We neglect women as a nation at our own peril, let empower them, give them the necessary skills and trade and we will be surprised how this could translate into the nurturing of useful leaders and propel the growth of the country as a whole.” Nana Konadu said this during an interaction session […]

The participants, numbering over 60, were drawn from the Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo and Eastern Regions. The exercise is a mandatory yearly programme, sanctioned by FIFA – the world’s football governing body, to assess the physical and psychological readiness of referees, chosen to officiate matches. A team of medical professionals from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) […]

The event held in Tamale was to enhance the capacity of the IPDCs on conflict prevention and dispute management especially in the hot spot areas of the Northern Region. It was also meant to increase the Committee’s knowledge on the electoral processes to enable them execute their work well. Mr Joseph Amadu Haruna, the Chairman […]

He said even though every competition for political power was bound to create tension, there was the need to effectively manage such situation, to prevent things from escalating into violent clashes. He was briefing members of the NHC on the current security situation at their meeting in Kumasi. Mr. Bani said the current peaceful atmosphere […]

The three crew members, the two Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko, as well as U.S. astronaut Shane Kimbrough, are expected to move to the space station in the next several hours, it said. The undocking of the spacecraft with the previous ISS crew, Anatoly Ivanishin from Russia, U.S. astronaut Kathleen Rubins and Takuya […]

The areas include Hohoe in the Volta Region, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, and Sekondi/Takoradi in the Western Region. The event to be held from the 20th to 22nd October, is under the theme: “Healthy Families, Healthy Communities”. The RFHD was initiated by Rotarians for Family Health and AIDS prevention (RFHA) to provide comprehensive, free […]

The Type 209 submarine will be the first of its kind to join the Egyptian Navy, Rabie told a press conference on Thursday during a celebration of the Navy Day of Egypt. “The vessel will be used for protecting Egypt’s national security and economic interest,” he said. Egypt is due to receive another three submarines […]

A two-day EU summit kicked off on Thursday afternoon, with three main tasks on the agenda, namely how to further address the migration crisis, seeking solutions to trade-related issues and discussing ties with Russia. The EU leaders “held a strategic policy debate on relations with Russia,” according to a summary document released after the first […]