Tag: Sept. 24
Oil, gas expert lauds Ghana for instituting heritage fund
An oil and gas expert, Steve Manteaw, has lauded the government of Ghana for ensuring that the nation keeps part of her monies from...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa meets Commonwealth secretary-general on re-integration
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday held talks with Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland as the country presses ahead with efforts to re-integrate itself into...
Commonwealth countries to hold meeting in Rwanda in 2020
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland have jointly announced that the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in...
South African government issues US$5 billion bonds in international markets
The South African government has managed to issue to two bonds worth 5 billion U.S. dollars in international markets, the National Treasury announced on...
Zambian experts underscore importance of industrialization in economic growth
Africa needs to embrace industrialization in order to achieve significant economic growth, Zambian experts said on Tuesday.
Professor Oliver Saasa, a renowned...
Viewpoint: Impeachment inquiry announcement against Trump could backfire
U.S. House leader dropped a bombshell on Tuesday, announcing a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, which some experts said could backfire and...
Undue delays in providing public services breed corruption
Participants at a stakeholders forum on enhancing Public Accountability and Environmental Governance have urged state institutions to urgently minimise the delays associated with rendering...
‘Avoid illegal travel agents to stem human trafficking’
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has raised concern over the prevalence in illegal travel agents’ activities in the country and cautioned...
Managing community waste to improve food security
“We were constantly using chemical fertilizers for farming. Not only was this expensive, but it also affected the soil fertility to the extent that...
Western Region needs factories to maximise forex revenue from coconut
Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Western Regional Minister, Tuesday, urged entrepreneurs to set up factories to process coconut in the area, which produces about...
Inculcate Bible Reading in children, Parents encouraged
Reverend Emmanuel Eshun, a pastor of the Living Grace Ministries International, said the foundation that a parent can lay for the child, considering the...
Ghanaians must change their attitude towards sanitation
Environmental cleanliness provides the cheapest means of healthcare, however, the attitude of some members of the public towards the environment leaves much to be...
Night of poetry and Music thrills Oguaa patrons
Patrons of poetry and music concert were last Friday thrilled at the forecourt of the Senior Club House of the University of Cape Coast...
Ghana Theatre Festival opens with celebration of the late Prof. Atukwei
The annual Ghana Theatre Festival began with a glamorous stage play and cultural display to celebrate the life of legendary Ghanaian Poet, Late Prof....
Opanka out with a new program to aid underground artistes
Ghanaian rap sensation, Opanka, is set to introduce a new television programme with the aim of giving upcoming artistes the platform to launch their...
Takoradi Edition of Area Code Jam records massive turnout
Y97.9 FM, Ghana’s urban radio station, on Saturday paraded highlife musicians such as KiDi, Kuami Eugene, Kofi Kinaata, Ayesem among others to perform at...
Add Your Voice Now launches mass spraying exercise in SHSs
Add Your Voice Now, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and its partners, Big Cash Ghana Limited and Amega Sporting Agency is to embark on a...
Ghana Government to streamline collection of employment data
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) is working with stakeholders to streamline standards and centralise employment statistics generated within the productive sectors...
FAO launches project to support government’s malnutrition fight
As part of efforts to reduce malnutrition in women and children, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has launched the “Support to Reduction in...
Consultative Committee to combat drug menace inaugurated
Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister for the Interior on Tuesday inaugurated a 12-member consultative committee to combat the drug menace in schools.
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Court remands doctor, two others for manufacturing, possessing arms
The Kaneshie District Court on Tuesday remanded the medical doctor and two others who were arrested on Friday night, September 20, for allegedly manufacturing...
MACEE Foundation unveils relay torch aimed at halting child labour
MACEE Foundation Ghana has unveiled a relay torch aimed at sensitizing the public on the need to halt child labour in the country.
Mr Harry...
Lands Minister urges multinational mining firms to promote safe mining
Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, the Lands and Natural Resource Minister, has called on mining companies to ensure safe mining practices in their respective areas of...
Buduburam settlement camp not closed – GRB
The Ghana Refugee Board (GRB) says the Buduburam settlement camp established since 1990 is not closed but still operational with about 1,300 occupants officially...
Women in Maritime clear coastal areas of filth
As a step towards protecting marine life and aqua culture, the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA), in collaboration with the Ghana Maritime...
Ada West DCE sponsors Youth Sports League
The Ada West District Chief Executive is embarking on a multi discipline sports progrpamme to unearth talents as well as a vent for the...
Volkswagen’s reality without China “unimaginable” – Dieter Landenberger
German carmaker Volkswagen told Xinhua on Tuesday at its headquarters here that Volkswagen's world today without China "would just be unthinkable."
"The...
UN agency says concerns regarding AfCFTA more perceived than real
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday stressed that concerns regarding the ambitious African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are "more perceived...
President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for national healing following xenophobic violence
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday called for national healing following xenophobic violence that had gripped parts of the country recently.
South Africans...
East African Community to conclude review of new external tariffs in November
The East African Community (EAC) member states are set to conclude reviewing the new common external tariff in November, an official said on Tuesday.
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