Renowned health expert, Professor Margaret Lartey, has called on individuals and governments to take action against environmental triggers that can cause allergies and other health-related problems. Globally, allergies affect 30-40 percent of people, with serious impacts on individuals, families, and healthcare systems. In Ghana, healthcare workers and allergic individuals perceive...
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased monthly pension payments by an average of 25 percent for this year. The upward adjustment, which will take effect this month, reflects changes in inflation and minimum wage SSNIT said, adding that it also factored-in the fund’s sustainability.  The decision...
Leadership of the Ghana Institute of Procurement and Supply (GIPS) have paid a courtesy call on executives of the Central Tender Review Committee (CTRC) at the Ministry of Finance as part of ongoing engagements with procurement stakeholders toward passage of the proposed Procurement Practicing bill. The meeting follows similar engagements with other key actors in the procurement...
The 2022 Stanbic-KNUST WiSTEM Camp for Girls which commenced on Monday September 26, at the College of Science, KNUST has ended. About 250 girls selected from 23 Senior High Schools in the Ashanti Region benefited from opportunities to learn about practical application of STEM that will contribute to achieving the...
Ghanaians in diaspora looking to buy homes Renters fear landlords would spike rents due to pandemic Affordable homes see more demand than luxurious options The Coronavirus pandemic has spiked the interest of Ghanaians in the diaspora and renters in the country to bring forward the urge to purchase their...
Having successfully implemented two Cohorts of the Standard Chartered Women in Tech Incubator (SCWIT) Programme, the Bank in collaboration with the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre, an Ashesi University business incubator, last week, announced the third cohort of the Women in Tech Incubator (WIT) Programme Launched in Ghana in 2020, the...
FBNBank ended 2022 on a high note with special festive activities, receipt of awards and brand sponsored events serving as the main highlights which filled their customers, clients and other stakeholders subsequently with much expectation and hope as they entered the new year, 2023. For FBNBank, the month of December...
Global cybersecurity solution provider, Resecurity, has partnered with Safety and Intelligence Network Africa (SINA), a leading African security organization, to advance cybersecurity skills and technology to protect the region from emerging threats The latest agreement reached between the two cyber firms is expected to accelerate cybersecurity knowledge and skills transfer...
The Director of Port of Takoradi, Capt. Ebenezer Afadzi has advised shipping agents to deal with licensed or certified waste management companies to handle their waste in the Port. According to him, GPHA has licensed certified waste management companies with the capacity to handle all types of waste in the...
Despite the coronavirus pandemic affecting the investment climate and shattering market confidence, InvestCorp Limited showed an impressive performance for 2020, as all four investment portfolios under management recorded impressive growth in Assets under Management (AUM). Even though the economic climate was challenging, InvestCorp launched three additional mutual funds in 2020;...