In a spectacular display of resilience, determination and an unwavering spirit, 12-year-old prodigy, N'Adom Darko-Asare, the 2022 and 2023 National Champion of The Spelling Bee, is set to grace the stage once again for the fifth time at the 2024 finals come Saturday, February 3. This remarkable feat makes...
Despite their education, qualifications, and capabilities, Black women in the diaspora deal with workplace trauma more than any other group in society. Their lived experiences and statistics confirm this.
In her revelatory book, Mo’ Knowledge, Mo’ Grief, Dr. Russell shares her research on the African diaspora and experiences working at...
Under the scorching Ghanaian sun, farmers are struggling more than ever. The weather they once knew is changing, making it harder to predict when to plant crops or when it might rain. People are sweating more than before, feeling the heat like never before.
While most people relate climate change...
…A roadmap for educational services stakeholders in Ghana
By Kiki ROCKSON, CEO of Electronic Merchant Services, Ghana & Freda Kabuki OCANSEY (Dr)
The economic landscape in Ghana presents numerous challenges, especially in the education sector where scarce resources and competing priorities impact stakeholders across the board. As we navigate these turbulent...
Ecobank, in partnership with the UNFPA and Tobinco Pharmaceuticals, provided logistical support to the Tetteh Ocloo State School for the Deaf at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region, in a joint venture to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.
The donation was to equip the school, as their final year students returned...
The University for Development Studies (UDS) has collaborated with the United Kingdom (UK) and Economic Commission of West African Studies (ECOWAS) to develop a project that will help establish a food systems and export network for peasant farmers to help boost agricultural business in the sub-region.
The six-month project, dubbed...
In a COVID-19 pandemic where new inequalities have been created with rising youth unemployment widening the gap between the rich and the poor globally, Vodafone Ghana CEO, Patricia Obo-Nai has reiterated the need for young people to acquire digital skills.
Ms. Obo-Nai, who described the acquisition of digital skills among...
The U.S. Embassy in Accra and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have formally launched the U.S. State Department Bureau of African Affairs’ University Partnerships Initiative (UPI) at an in-person and virtual launch ceremony on the KNUST campus on Wednesday October 14, 2020.
The event was presided...
Fishermen operating in Tema have constructed an ultra-modern boarding facility to accommodate male students of the Tema Manhean Senior High Secondary -Technical School. The project, which is currently more than 90% complete cost over GH¢400,000.
The building is expected to house about 200 fresh and continuing students when schools reopen...
…with cancellation of Independence Day celebrations
The COVID-19 pandemic has once again dealt a heavy blow to the nation as it denies the people of Ghana their ability to celebrate the nation’s Independence Day in usual style of pomp and pageantry - for the first time since 1957 when it...