The Ministry of Education has outlined plans to make Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) effective and efficient, as part of measures to address the high unemployment rate in the country. Over the past years, development of the TVET sector has been plagued with a number of factors: including...
The majority of Ghana’s estimated 28million people still struggle to get a decent place to lay their head after a hard day’s work. A growing housing deficit, lack of enforcement of the Rent Control Act that stipulates landlords cannot demand more than three and six months of rent advance for...
In conjunction with KPMG, The Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana (CCIFG) organised a Business Breakfast meeting to give participants an understanding of the 2018 Budget, its implications and opportunities for businesses across sectors. Attended by 70 business executives comprised of both members and associates of the CCI France...
Nestlé Nutrition Institute Africa, in collaboration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, has organised a 2-day workshop in Accra and Kumasi for Health Care Professionals (HCPs). The workshop provided over 60 HCPs with practical knowledge on relevant areas including Child Growth and Development, Infant Feeding, Early Nutrition and Long-Term Health,...
A 35-member business delegation from Bavaria, Germany, was in the country last week to explore business opportunities for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The delegation is the first trade mission from that region to Ghana and was focused on partnering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which are...
The Director-General of the National Development Reform Commission of China, Wang Jianjun, in is the country with a delegation that includes financial experts to confer with government regarding revival of the country’s ailing railway sector. The estimated cost required for revamping the country’s railway sector is US$7billion, and the Chinese...
Food is ready all day long at the Achimota Retail Centre (ARC) as the mall’s Food Court comes alive with the launch of a special promotion to introduce food lovers and visitors to the different varieties of food on offer at the shopping canter’s various eateries. Achimota mall’s bubbly food...
Government’s flagship agriculture programme Planting for food and Jobs is designed to transform the agricultural sector and make it a more productive to ensure food self-sufficiency, as well as providing raw material to increase agro-processing for better returns. That’s all well and good, but a key sub-sector in agriculture is...
Today, between the hours of 14:00 and 15:00 GMT, the Managing Director of Guarantee Trust (GT) Bank, Mr. Thomas Attah John, will avail himself to speak directly with customers via phone. Customers, will for two hours, be able to call and talk directly to the MD on any issue regarding...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) methods which are depleting fish stock must not be allowed to continue in the country. “Our beautiful coastal wetlands are threatened by high volumes of plastic and metal waste that choke breeding habitats for fish...