The West Africa Branch of The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), has ended its 3rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) which also marked the formal launch of its 10th Anniversary Celebration under the theme “Standardisation Shipping Practices, the role of Education and Training” in Tema. The AGM was attended by...
The Abiola Bawuah Foundation (ABF), a Non-Profit Organization aimed at promoting the education and overall academic excellence of brilliant but needy students, has reiterated its commitment to supporting a 100 girls in rural Ghana under the 100 Girls Support Project. The 100 Girls Support Project is aimed at supporting 10...
…World Bank calls for policy reforms to maximise gains A new report by the World Bank has revealed that the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to lift about 100 million people from poverty if countries commit to the agreement and put in the...
As part of measures to increase security in the country, the Ministry of Interior has directed that all Members of Parliament (MP) be assigned police bodyguards. According to the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, who briefed the media in Parliament, Tuesday, October 13, some 200 police personnel have been deployed  to...
… as MTN withdraws Supreme Court case   The National Communications Authority (NCA) is to roll out its Significant Market Power (SMP) guidelines for telecommunication companies in the country following Scancom Plc. (MTN Ghana)’s withdrawal of an application filed at the Supreme Court to review a judgement declaring the company...
Academic City College, Ghana’s premium STEAM tertiary institution has presented a full scholarship to Mr. Daniel Kekeli Gakpetor, a student of the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon and winner of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The Academic City Presidential Scholarship Award worth US$ 40,000 is awarded...
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is optimistic its newly inaugurated Energy Laboratory system set up to monitor operations of electric utility companies will reduce consumer complaints by about 50 percent. According to the PURC, the lab will enable it to improve its monitoring of quality of service and also...
… Health, education and religious bodies worst culprits Out of 6,000 private and public businesses registered at the Registrar Generals’ Department, only 2,000 have registered with the Data Protection Commission (DPC), which means more than 65 percent of business in the country are not data protection compliant. The act sets out...
...says delays deny state of much-needed revenue The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has urged government to review exploration contracts of companies that have failed to invest in their oil blocks. In all, about 12 oil agreements, awarded prior to 2016, are said to be idle. The delay in exploring...
TECNO Mobile Ghana, a premium mobile phone brand from Transsion Holding has unveiled among its Camon series, the Camon 16 Premier and the Camon 16 Pro featuring dancehall artist, Stonebwoy as the brand ambassador. The new phones come with a 64mp quad wide-angle, depth camera and a 4K high definition...