An initiative to facilitate investment opportunities, mainly in the real estate sector for Ghanaians in North America, has been inaugurated in Accra and several indigenous companies have already expressed interest  in showcasing their products and services at the project dubbed Diaspora Property Expo (DPE) 2025. Launched on November 20, 2024...
As part of its 30th-anniversary celebration, Strategic Communication Africa Ltd. (Stratcomm Africa) hosted a special anniversary edition of its initiative, Women Soaring Higher Achieving Real Excellence (S.H.A.R.E) last week  Accra. The event, themed “tales of resilience - sharing our story, amplifying your story, inspiring other stories,” provided an inspiring platform...
By Kizito CUDJOE The president of the Ghana Rice Inter Professional Body (GRIB), Nana Adjei Ayeh, has urged Ghanaians to prioritize the consumption of locally produced rice as a critical step toward strengthening domestic farmers, reducing unemployment, and enhancing economic stability. Speaking after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a US$100million Oil and Gas Services Terminal at the Port of Takoradi. The project, started in November 2022, was completed within two years, with funds from the government  and China Harbour Engineering Company as the contractor and GTYD as the engineer. It has...
Eric Anthony, Supervisor (Chief Revenue Officer) for Upstream Petroleum Audit at the Large Taxpayers Office of the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) Domestic Tax Revenue Division, has shared that employees in Ghana are expected to file annual income tax returns with the GRA by April 30 every year. “Previously under Section...
MSMEs account for over 90 percent of businesses in Ghana and provide around 80 percent of total employment, making them indispensable to the country’s economic stability and growth. At the 2024 Greater Accra Annual Regional Network of Entrepreneurial Development and Employment Promotion Conference, the Country Director at GIZ Ghana, Dr....
Ghana’s fisheries sector supports over 10 percent of the population. Executive Director-Fisheries Commission Fred Kwasi Antwi-Boadu describes it as a cornerstone of the country’s economy. Speaking at the World Fisheries Day observation in Accra recently, he noted that beyond providing sustenance the sector generates significant income through fish processing and...
Research and web 3.0 company Heritors Labs Limited, in collaboration with its funding partner RISA Fund and other collaborators, has launched the second edition of the Africa Research and Innovation Commercialization Summit (ARICS 2025) in Accra. The flagship summit is a gathering of the continent’s leading researchers, innovators, top-level government...
Deepfakes—artificial intelligence-generated media that convincingly mimic real individuals—pose a significant threat to the integrity of Ghana's electoral process. As the nation approaches its general elections on December 7, 2024, the proliferation of deepfakes has the potential to mislead voters, distort public perception, and undermine democratic institutions. Potential threats to electoral...
By Rita Adu BOATENG I have been fortunate enough to work in various organizations where diversity and inclusion has been strongly positioned as a core value. These employers have over the years intentionally and deliberately driven the agenda of ensuring that within the workplace Diversity and Inclusion is clearly exhibited...