The Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Thomas Alonsi, has said that the threat of piracy to the nation’s blue economy needs to be dealt with vigorously, as it is being done to unscrupulous persons engaged in illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. According to him, the huge investments the...
Government has hinted that it is open to partnerships to revive the fortunes of the ailing Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). According to the Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the nation’s only oil refinery will not be allowed to go down under any circumstances, as it not only plays...
SNV Ghana Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities (GrEEn) Project, in collaboration with the Nzema East Municipal Assembly and the Forestry Commission, has planted trees along the streets of Axim in the Western Region. The areas that benefitted include the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Authourity (DVLA) office, Roman Catholic Junior High...
Telecommunication giant, Vodafone Ghana, has planted trees of various species across the country to help restore depleted vegetation and address issues of climate change. The day also falls in line with Vodafone Ghana’s Planet goal, an initiative to save the country’s forest from further depletion. The exercise, done in collaboration...
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), in collaboration with the Austrian Ministry of Defence (MoD), has commenced a two-week comprehensive course to train senior Political Advisors (PolAds) of heads of state and UN/AU Missions on their core mandate. The training programme dubbed ‘Political advisor course for peace support...
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has welcomed the initiative to restore the ecosystem through the ‘Green Ghana’ campaign, as it joined the nationwide tree-planting exercise and also advised staff to commit to tree-planting. The Ashanti Regional Director of NHIA, Mr. Kwadwo Tweneboa-Kodua, while partaking in the exercise observed that...
The Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG), has urged its newly inducted members to adapt the right mindset, digitalization and the use of technology and customization, as the three absolute necessities required for success in the profession. According to the President of CIMG, Dr. D. Kasser Tee, irrespective of the...
Chirano Gold Mines Limited (CGML) has constructed and handed over a fully-equipped maternity clinic to the community of Chirano in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western Region. The project, according to the company, “is a result of cross-sector collaboration and part of a long-term community development plan between...
As part of government’s call to the public and institutions to plant trees in their respective areas - dubbed Green Ghana - to enhance the nation’s forest cover restoration, Volta River Authority (VRA) led by the Chief Executive Mr. Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa has planted tree species to be nurtured in...
The former Managing Director of WAPIC Ghana - now Coronation Insurance Company, Razzaq Abiodun, has been announced as the Acting Managing Director of Lasaco Assurance Plc. The Board of Directors at Lasaco Assurance Plc announced his elevation after the retirement of its Managing Director Segun Balogun recently. This was disclosed...

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