As today marks World Tourism Day, let’s take a moment to revisit all our incredible beach resorts for that weekend getaway. Including gold, diamond, cocoa and other national assets, our Ghanaian beaches cannot be glossed over. If you are looking for a quiet secluded place away from the hustle and bustle in Accra, read on […]
Ghana has moved from 100 percent hydro capacity to a mix that is currently dominated by thermal sources of 63 percent, Mr. Abdul Noor Wahab, Manager Generations and Systems Planning, Volta River Authority (VRA), has stated. He said Ghana’s generation at the end of 2021 was dominated by natural gas followed by hydro, liquid fuel, and others, adding that the country’s major cost driver remained natural gas. Speaking on the topic: “Ghana’s Energy Generation Mix and the Future Outlook,”
Paul Gicheru was accused of tampering with witnesses in favor of President William Ruto, whose trial at The Hague collapsed in 2016. The cause of death is not yet known.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will kick off on November 21 in Qatar.
Some traditional and religious leaders in the Upper East Region have called on the government to take steps to synchronise the country’s laws on the ages of consent to sex and marriage. That, they said, would help fight the menace of rising teenage pregnancy, child marriage and Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) currently impeding the growth and development of children, especially girls. They made the call at a forum organised in Bolgatanga by the Upper East Regional Department of Gender
Mrs Joana Adzoa Opare, Member, Governing Board, National Peace Council (NPC) has called for a re-look at Ghana’s arms acquisition, utilisation and monitoring regime to ensure peace and security is maintained in the country. She noted that there was the need to ensure small and light weapons did not fall into wrong hands, because such weapons falling into wrong hands could lead to violence, thereby disturbing the peace of the nation. She said reports from the National Commission on Small Arms
Labour expert and consultant, Austin Gamey has called for the dissolution and reformation of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) board of directors. He posits that SSNIT is not supposed to be the property of government but the contributor therefore, organised labour must wake up and demand for change in the management of […]
Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as APlus, has disclosed that the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong will lead the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general elections.
A Labour Expert, Mr Austin Gamey has indicated that the government can generate enough revenue from the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) without going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In his view, SSNIT alone should be able to provide the government a substantial amount of money required to tackle the challenges facing […]
As part of QNET’s commitment to empowering people to live their best lives, the company advocates for the inclusion of people with disabilities and regularly supports organisations that champion this cause. The African Cooperation of Business Honours recently recognised the tremendous efforts of one such organisation, the ANOPA Project, with its prestigious Charity Organisation of […] The post QNET
Farmerline Group today, Tuesday September 27 announced the second close of a Pre-Series A investment raise with an additional US$ 1.5 million investment from social impact investor Oikocredit. The investment is part of a total funding round worth US$ 14.4 million raised by Farmerline from investors including FMO and ARAF. Ghana-based Farmerline supports smallholder farmers […]
Six people have died and many injured after a six-storey building collapsed in Kiambu, central Kenya. Rescue efforts are under way and emergency workers have managed to pull a child from the rubble. Several others have also been rescued but “sadly, some are feared to have succumbed to their injuries”, Kiambu county Governor Kimani Wamatangi said. Building collapses in Kenya have in the past been blamed on poor structural design or sloppy construction. The cause of this collapse is
People in Russia’s Dagestan region have clashed with police in the latest protests against Moscow’s call-up of 300,000 military reservists. Over 100 people were arrested during protests in the regional capital Makhachkala, OVD-Info, an independent Russian human rights monitor said. It said it was concerned by reports of the province’s “very tough detentions”. Dagestan is a mainly Muslim region of Russia with a higher death toll than any other province in the war.
A programme under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will help the Government of Ghana to address the challenges that have been actuated by force majeure, a former Member of Parliament for Mampong, Francis Addai-Nimoh has said. In his view, this will help the governing party to break the 8-year electoral cycle in the 2024 general […]
Debris from a drone strike in Ethiopia’s Tigray region hit a lorry carrying humanitarian aid and injured the driver on Sunday, a spokesman of the World Food Programme (WFP) has told the Reuters news agency. “Flying debris from the strike injured a driver contracted by WFP and caused minor damage to a WFP fleet truck,” … The post Food aid lorry hit by shrapnel in Tigray
The world’s longest-standing leader, President Teodoro Obiang Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, will run for the office again in November elections, his party announced on Friday, likely extending a 43-year tenure that began when he snatched power in a 1979 coup. The rule of President Mbasogo, 80, has been marked by torture of political opponents, sham … The post Equatorial
Three people have died and scores injured after a six-storey building collapsed in Kiambu, central Kenya. Rescue efforts are under way and emergency workers have managed to pull a child from the rubble. Several others have also been rescued, but “sadly some are feared to have succumbed to their injuries”, Kiambu county Governor, KimaniWamatangi, said. Building … The post Rescue
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