The Institute of Public Relations, Ghana (IPR), has appointed, Peter Martey Agbeko, head of Public Relations at the Ghana Standards Authority to serve on its Governing Council, as a member without portfolio. The Council is the highest decision-making unit of the Institute, which is the sole professional body for Public...
For the third consecutive time, quarterly GDP figures from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) indicate that the agriculture sector has outpaced the industrial sector in growth, making it the first time in recent history, at least since rebasing of the economy in 2013, even though the sector is one...
If properly enforced, Ghana’s new 2019 Companies Act will make it much more difficult for Chinese fishing corporations to illegally use Ghanaian ‘front’ companies to obtain local licences, a legal analysis has confirmed. Designed to improve transparency in company ownership and reveal any vested interests, the Act requires clear identification...
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has been supported by the European Union through the EU WeCAPS project, with over half a million cedis worth of personal protective equipment to help the fight against COVID-19. The PPEs include 5,000 pcs surgical masks, 2000pcs KN95 Nose masks, 2,000 disposable surgical gowns;...
The General Assembly of the Honorary Consular Corps of Ghana (HCCGH) led by Dimitri Avraam, Honorary Consul of Belgium and Dean of HCCGH, has elected new executives to steer its affairs for the next two years, 2020 -2022. The event saw many members in attendance, and the body elected...
The Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) has launched a five-year strategic plan to improve its governance, administrative structure and funding status. The strategic plan begins in 2020 and is on the theme ‘Creating a Socially Responsible, Ecologically Sustainable and an Economically Vibrant and Inclusive Oil Palm Industry...
Currently, we all depend on our smartphones for almost everything. Taking a quick picture, vlogging about latest ideas, getting some work done while commuting to the office or even having a kicked back session of smartphone gaming. However, to pull off all of these activities without any hiccups, a...
As part of the Global Media Alliance Broadcasting Company (GMABC) ‘Financial Literacy Month’, the Managing Director (MD) of Ecobank Development Corporation Investments (EDC), Paul Kofi Mante, sat down with Brown Berry on ‘Ryse and Shyne’ in an interview to give tried and tested tips on money-making through the right...
The Institute of Industrial Research (IIR) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has held an open-day as part of its stakeholder engagements planned for Work Package 3 of the Recirculate project, which is currently underway. The event was held under the topic ‘Water for Food Production’, and...
Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) on Thursday 25, 2020, took delivery of packs of hygiene kits and emergency food supplies from the Ghana office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA Ghana), for onward distribution to marginalised young people, especially those living with HIV across Ghana. The support items were...