The second in a series of capacity-building workshops specifically designed for executives of the Greater Accra Markets Association took place last Thursday, 30th November, 2017. This particular workshop was at the Institute of Local Government Studies, Ogbojo-Madina, centred on basic bookkeeping and accounting and brought together selected market women...
Managing Partner at Delta 3 International, an IT security firm, Dele Aden, has urged government to enact and enforce legislation that will make cyber-crime offences more punitive. “If the criminals know that they can hack into systems and get away with it, then they will keep on doing it but...
A Malaria Safe Awards and Recognition ceremony has been held in Takoradi to recognize companies in the Western Region who have made innovative investments in malaria prevention and control activities that target employees, dependents and host communities. The ceremony was also aimed at appreciating individual company efforts in contributing to...
In a move to drive its growing customers to its efficient and convenient digital platforms, the leadership and staff of Ecobank spent a day with business leaders, workers and customers at the nation’s biggest spare parts market, Abossey Okai. As it embarks on an aggressive campaign to promote a cash-lite...
Siemens Proprietary Limited (Ghana), subsidiary of global engineering giant Siemens, has entered into an agreement with Sekondi College (SEKCO), in the Western Region, to support the school with science and computer infrastructure and resources. The agreement was signed by the Country Manager of Siemens Ghana Mr. Edmund Acheampong and...
Government has said it will offer free training to about 6, 000 startup businesses as part of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP). The training will be coordinated by the Ministry of Business Development, its Acting Chief Director Joe Tackie said. “About two weeks ago we launched a massive National...
Work on the construction of an US$11.5 million state-of-the-art, fully customised wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Kumasi to solve the environmental and sanitation problem in the Ashanti Region will begin this month. The (1000 m3/day) project, which is being executed by a Hungarian company, Pureco, will be the first facility...
AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Gold Mine received three prestigious awards at the 2017 Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA), organized by the Ghana Chamber of Mines in Accra. The GMIA seeks to promote, recognize and celebrate outstanding achievement and excellence in the mining industry. The three awards won by Iduapriem Gold Mine...
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to provide insights and innovative solutions for job creation for Africa’s youth, as outlined in the Bank’s Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy (JfYA). The Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative...
StarTimes, Africa's leading pay TV operator and UNAIDS have today signed a memorandum of understanding to raise awareness about HIV in Ghana and to work together to end the AIDS epidemic. According to the MOU, the two parties created a strategic partnership with the aim of achieving a shared objective...