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Zimbabwe Screening By Healthcare Workers For Covid

Zimbabwe urges transparency in tendering process for COVID-19 materials

xinhuanet.com - May 13, 2020 0

The Zimbabwe government on Tuesday urged transparency in the tendering process for COVID-19 supplies. It said it was concerned with the mushrooming...

OBS indicates Ghana’s performance has improved from 50 in 2017 to 54 in 2019

Sammy Adjei - Apr 30, 2020 0

SEND GHANA, taken the opportunity to join civil society groups and like-minded institutions and citizens alike, in calling on government to ensure that there...

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Reports launched

Ghana News Agency - Mar 12, 2020 0

The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday launched the 2017/2018 Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) reports on mining, oil and gas in Accra. ...

Ghana ranks 117 on financial secrecy index

Ghana News Agency - Feb 22, 2020 0

Ghana is ranked 117th out of 133 countries on the 2020 Financial Secrecy Index (FSI), garnering a score of 52 and accounting for 0.01...

Expert urges Zambia to ensure transparency in trading of popular timber species

xinhuanet.com - Jan 22, 2020 0

A Zambian local think-tank expert said on Tuesday more transparency needed in the trading of Mukula, one of popular timber species, in order to...

Investor urges SMEs to use transparency to unlock financing schemes

Ghana News Agency - Nov 13, 2019 0

A three-day Project Finance 2019 Conference, an event to help private sector mobilise funds, has commenced in Accra with a call on businesses...

GII holds durbar to empower women on corruption

Ghana News Agency - Oct 22, 2019 0

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has held a community durbar at Gushegu in the Northern Region to empower women to make their voices heard...

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation’ (GNPC)

Transparency pays despite its high cost – GNPC

Ghana News Agency - May 26, 2019 0

Mr Dennis Baidoo, the Marketing Manager of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), a strategic commercial vehicle marketing the nation’s oil, said transparency, although...

NCCE asks citizens to demand transparency and accountability

Ghana News Agency - Mar 30, 2019 0

Citizens have been called to act swiftly by demanding greater transparency and accountability from duty-bearers as part of the effort to promote economic development. “By...

Set Up Agriculture Fund To Support Ghana’s Agricultural Sector – SEND GHANA Calls

Sammy Adjei - Mar 1, 2019 0

SEND GHANA, with funding support from Trust Africa, is implementing a project dubbed,“Promoting Smallholder Farmers’ Inclusion in Agricultural Modernization (PSFAM)”, aimed at promoting smallholder...

Ghana’s Fishing Net Could Be Mended Through Transparency

Ghana News Agency - Feb 26, 2019 0

Kweku Mensah, a 43-year-old fisherman from Axim has been fishing off Ghana’s coast since the age of 15. Over the past 30 years, he has...

E-procurement System will to lead transparency

Ghana News Agency - Nov 29, 2018 0

Mr Raymond Ahiadorme, Network Manager Ghana, Alliance for Integrity, has urged African countries to design a comprehensive e-procurement system to ensure transparency and accountability. He...

Ghana’s parliament advised to pass RTI Bill

Ghana News Agency - May 8, 2018 0

A University lecturer has tasked parliament to pass the Right to Information (RTI) Bill as an ideal way of demonstrating its commitment towards transparency...

Emmanuel Kofi Nti Commissioner General GRA

Transparency and truthfulness a necessary tool for businesses – Nti

Ghana News Agency - Apr 27, 2018 0

The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Mr. Kofi Nti, has called for businesses to ensure transparency and truthfulness in their dealings with revenue...

Ghana’s Performance On Transparency Remains Stagnant – SEND-GHANA’s 2017 OBS Reports

News Ghana - Feb 2, 2018 0

Ghana scored 50 out of 100 in the 2017 Open Budget Index (OBI), which indicates a fall in scores as compared to 51 out...

Agyekum Kufuor gives inside view of Freemasonry craft

ABK - Nov 30, 2017 0

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, a Freemason and Senior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England, says the Craft of Freemasonry is...

Audit Committee asked to discharge duties with professionalism

ABK - Nov 30, 2017 0

The Upper West Regional Audit Committee has been inaugurated with a call on members to discharge their duties with professionalism to ensure the implementation...

Stakeholders Review Local Content Oil and Gas

ABK - Nov 25, 2017 0

Dr Juliette Twumasi-Anokye, a consultant has urged Ghanaian entrepreneurs to get involved in the implementation of the oil and gas local content policy for...

Production Of Newmont Ghana expected to jump by 2018

ABK - Nov 24, 2017 0

Africa is one of the four operating regions of Newmont Mining Corporation, the world’s second leading gold mining company. Newmont Ahafo Mine, located at Kenyasi...

Corporate Social Responsibility Secretariat Inaugurated

ABK - Nov 21, 2017 0

The Ministry of Trade and Industry can now guarantee that programmes and projects designed for the country will reflect relevant issues bothering communities and...

Civil society seethes over African leaders’ lip-service to transparency in extractive sector

xinhuanet.com - Nov 18, 2017 0

African leaders are quick to ratify international transparency provisions for the extractive industry but are shy to implement them, civil society players attending the...

The Delegation of Ghana to the EITI Conference in Peru

Ghana wins global extractive industry award in transparency

News Ghana - Nov 8, 2017 0

Ghana and four other implementing countries have been awarded for steps taken to ensure transparency in their extractive industries, a release received here on...

Special Delegates Throw More Light on China’s Transparency

News Ghana - Oct 26, 2017 0

A special “delegates’ passage” was set up by the ongoing 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the representatives to...

PPP Respects The Rule of Law

News Ghana - Oct 24, 2017 0

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP), is the only party that can boast of upholding the tenets of rule of law, transparency and accountability, Mr...

ITC finds ways to improve transparency, connectivity in Value Chains

News Ghana - Sep 29, 2017 0

The International Trade Centre (ITC) today unveiled Sustainability Map a new online gateway connecting businesses and producers that will help pave the way towards...

RTI Bill Passage Will Ensure Accountability and Transparency’

News Ghana - Sep 21, 2017 0

The founders of iWatch Africa Project say the project has highlighted the critical need for the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill...

Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful delivering the keynote address at the opening of the Cyber Secuirty Course at KAIPTC

Ghana’s communications minister urges transparency in telecoms sector

News Ghana - Aug 23, 2017 0

Transparency in the activities of the telecoms industry, coupled with the openness of operations, are important attributes the industry should covet, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister...

ICGLR recommends tax harmonisation and publication of export stats

News Ghana - Jul 10, 2017 0

The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great...

PPA’s new electronic procurement system to enhance transparency

News Ghana - Jul 10, 2017 0

A proposed electronic government procurement system (e-Ghana project) was launched on Monday by the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) to strengthen transparency in the country’s...

Ghana Makes Progress In Implementing 2016 EITI Standard

ABK - Apr 20, 2017 0

Dr Steve Manteaw, Co-Chair of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), on Thursday said an EITI report conducted by an Independent Validator has...

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