… domestic tourists must be the focus
The Pan African Historical Theatre Project now known as PANAFEST was mooted by the late Efua Sutherland in the mid-1980s as a cultural vehicle for bringing Africans on the continent and in the Diaspora together around the issues raised by slavery which...
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that government will not seek additional funding and supplementary budget for the next half of the year to contain the country’s debt stock and avoid fiscal slippages.
Mr. Ofori explained that even though the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged many economies around the world,...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, has disclosed that the Akufo-Addo administration's ambitious 111 hospital Agenda will commence in August 2021.
It would be recalled that Health Minister, Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, stated earlier in February that the administration intended to construct 111 district hospitals across the country.
Each of the hospitals was...
Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has indicated that women's participation in the maritime sector is crucial to growing Africa's Blue Economy.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Women in Maritime of West and Central Africa (WIMOWCA), which is the newest International Maritime Organization (IMO) regional association for women in...
It’s important now more than ever for African destinations to promote domestic tourism. Jasmin Merdan via GettyImages
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the global tourism industry contributed US$9.2 trillion or 10.4%, to global GDP. It was considered one of the fastest-growing industries, accounting for at least one in every four...
Inlaks has confirmed the appointments of Yacoba Esther Amuah and Joseph Q. Agyeman-Badu as Country Manager and Head, Financial Business, respectively, for its Ghana operations. Both executives have been acting for some time, and the confirmations further entrench Inlaks' focus on Ghana as one of its key growth markets.
The...
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has been conferred with the Distinguished Alumni Award by the Department of Economics of the University of Ghana, for his outstanding professional career and invaluable contribution to the growth and development of Ghana’s financial sector, economy and devotion to public...
President Akufo Addo has re-appointed First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari for a second term.
He is expected to serve for the next four years. His first term is expected to expire on 7th August, 2021.
Dr. Opoku-Afari has been instrumental in supporting the governor, Dr....
The newly-reconstituted Governing Council of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, has been inaugurated.
The Council, appointed by the president in consultation with the Council of State, was sworn in on July 21, 2021 by the Minister of Education, Yaw Osei Adutwum.
The members are: Dr. Kofi Ohene-Konadu, Chairperson; Prof. Abednego...