A Chinese-owned fishing trawler has been re-licensed to fish in Ghana, despite being caught for illegal fishing twice and failing to pay its fine. In June 2019, the Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956 was apprehended in Ghanaian waters with illegal nets and undersized ‘small pelagic’ fish on board – the...
Even as Europeans and Asians join Trump’s ban, the Chinese company continues to prosper from the continent’s move toward 5G. A year ago in June, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa got a letter that painted an alarming picture of his country’s economic prospects. The leaders of the country’s four largest...
Government is set to unveil a plan on how the nation’s natural mineral resources, especially gold, would see value added locally to create jobs, increase revenue to the state, improve the living standards of Ghanaians and place the nation on a stronger path beyond aid. Ghana has been producing gold, diamonds, bauxite and manganese for...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has assented to the Ghana Communication Technology University which now makes the institution of higher education, formerly known as the Ghana Telecom University College, a full-fledge university. The university thus becomes the country’s 12th public-funded university. Parliament passed the Ghana Communication Technology University Bill, 2020 on Friday June...
 In its quest to ensure the safety of its customers and the general public following the re-opening of open-air bars and some tourist sites in the country, Guinness Ghana has initiated a partnership with the Health Promotions Directorate of the Ghana Health Service to support the businesses to re-open...
Leading recruitment solutions platform in Ghana, Jobberman, has launched a free human resource employer handbook for companies, individuals and HR experts. This handbook aims to assist HR practitioners with HR best practices during disruption like the currentpandemic and to serve as a guide to enable stakeholders in human resource management...
LEAP Africa, in partnership with Union Bank, has announced the call for applications for the 2020/ 2021 cohort of its annual Social Innovators Programme (SIP), a one-year fellowship for young social changemakers between the ages of 18 and 35 years. This year, the fellowship is bigger, having been expanded to...
Bolaji Ayinde-Sekoni, founder and Creative Director of Nouva Couture, and a graduate of the Regent University College of Science and Technology, was among five female entrepreneurs in Nigeria that were enlisted in a nation-wide multimedia campaign by Unilever Nigeria Sunlight. The campaign was aimed at recognizing and celebrating leading women...
The Governors' Dialogue and the election of a president will be top of the agenda of the upcoming Meetings scheduled for 26-27 August 2020  For the first time in the history of the African Development Bank, its Annual Meetings will be held virtually to comply with the COVID-19 pandemic-related social-distancing...
As part of efforts to accelerate its growth trajectory, the Amantin and Kasei Community Bank Limited, headquartered at Amantin in the Bono East Region, has opened its eighth branch at the Kejetia market, the heart of commerce in the Kumasi metropolis. The new Kejetia market mobilization centre of the bank,...