Bridge for Equity, a group of young Ghanaian activists who focus on creating awareness on Gender Discrimination and Women Empowerment, has organised an educational tour to the Ghana Planetarium to mark the International Day for Women and Girls in Science and Technology. The event was to motivate some 30 girls...
Chief Executive Officer of the Young People Initiative, Akosua Ntriwaa Anti, has urged young women entrepreneurs to stay focused and challenge themselves to build a successful business empire which goes beyond the borders of the country. The young CEO made her submission through a round table meeting under the theme,...
Ghana’s Parliament has amended the Special Petroleum Tax (SPT) by passing the Special Petroleum Tax Amendment Bill to reduce the tax from 15 percent to 13 percent. The passage of the amendment now plugs in the SPT levy as a static from the initial arrangement which saw the tax also...
Deputy Minister of Energy, responsible for Petroleum, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has disclosed that government has decided to pursue an Aggressive Exploration Campaign in a bid to safeguard reserves and sustain production in the upstream oil and gas sector. Speaking to journalists at the launch of the Petroleum Register, he...
Commercial drivers and stakeholders in the road safety space have commended Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL), for its drink driving education programme. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 5th edition of Twa Kwan no Mmom, the company’s annual behavioral campaign held at the Achimota Bus Terminal, they applauded the...
Valentine’s Day February 14 2018 was a dream come true for the 10 couples that were joined in Holy Matrimony at the annual Happy FM Dream Wedding. The plush ceremony which was held at Cleaver House in Accra, evolved from the popular Happy FM Valentine Mass Wedding event. The loved...
The long-awaited premium cinema facility, the Watch-and-Dine Cinema, located inside Kumasi’s most coveted destination for affordable one-stop shopping and recreation, Kumasi City Mall, has officially been opened to the public at a short but colorful ceremony. The opening of the facility is expected to contribute significantly to revive the local...
To spur local innovation and entrepreneurship, intellectual property rights must provide flexible protection for local businesses, Open Africa Innovation Research (AIR), a global research network, has said. A well-fashioned intellectual property regime, it said, could be the catalyst for building sustainable local businesses with positive social impact on the economy. “We...
Betway Ghana has opened its ultra-modern concept store at Kumasi, in the Ashanti region, as part of efforts to respond to the needs of its growing clientele. The Concept Store, located in the Nyatakyiwaa Plaza along the main Amakom Road, will provide players with a convenient and safe environment where...
Why would a university graduate sell coconut? And who said some jobs are for men only? Well, I felt that way until I met Adowarim, a lady in a ‘strictly’ male dominated industry—coconut selling. Even though she showed so much interest in sports and excelled in basketball during her...