Patricia Sappor, President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana has been honoured by the West Africa Nobles Forum (WANF), for her honesty, integrity and accountability in both her private and public lives.
As a recipient of this year’s prestigious Nobles International Award for Men and Women of Integrity in...
Sanitation situation in the Lower Manya Municipality Assembly is set to improve as the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has evacuated an over 60-year old dumpsite that has been a burden on the people living in the municipality for a very long time.
The exercise, which took place over...
The United Nations Organization last week commemorated its 75th anniversary at a time when there is great disruption in the world, compounded by the unprecedented health global crisis with severe economic and social impacts.
COVID-19 is a stark reminder of the need for cooperation across borders, sectors and generations, the...
In our growing years, our description of the phrase, ‘brand new car’ was one posh automobile that passed by. We completely misconstrued its5 meaning. Ironically, our understanding and expression of ‘brand new car’ was according to the way the vehicle appeared.
Sadly, enough, we have walked with that quite misleading...
Members of Parliament of Ghana have called on the United Nations (UN) to urgently revise targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) due to the negative impact of Covid-19 on nations’ economies.
In a statement on the Floor of the House last Friday, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddirisu indicated that...
For years, the oil industry drew in investors with sizable—and regular—returns. Even when oil prices fell, Big Oil found ways to keep paying dividends, even if it had to cut them, which happened only in extreme cases. Now, it is becoming increasingly clear that dividends—and profits—are no longer king....
Director of Political Affairs at the office of the Chief of Staff, Frank Asiedu Bekoe, is challenging the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), how it intends to pay private school teachers since the party plans to include them in the Free SHS policy.
Asiedu Bekoe is wondering why government will...
Although the mining industry has been around for over a century, it has yet to see much progress in areas of transparency and open contracting compared to the relatively new petroleum upstream sector.
Unlike the petroleum industry wherein contracts are openly and competitively contested, and information made readily available to...
Parliament has approved government’s request for a financing agreement with the International Development Association (IDA) for an amount of US$ 125 million as additional financing for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Sanitation and and Water Project (GSWP).
The purpose of the funding is to continue with the implementation of earlier...
Corruption continues to be a growing concern in Ghana and the menace has always been largely blamed on weak institutions and failure on the part of duty bearers to effectively implement the plethora of policies and legal frameworks established to combat the canker.
In spite of efforts instituted by successive...