Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more than an industrial and technological revolution. It has the potential to bring about a profound paradigm shift in our societies, in how we relate to knowledge, to work, to information, to culture and even to language. This means that artificial intelligence is not a neutral technology....
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called on future governments to reconsider covering West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fees for students under the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme. This follows delays in releasing the 2024 WASSCE results, attributed to financial constraints preventing the state...
Electrochem Ghana Limited has issued a response to allegations made in a documentary titled ‘Death and Brutality – The Battle for West Africa’s Largest Salt Deposit’, published by The Fourth Estate on November 18, 2024. The company, in a statement, described the claims as “deeply disturbing and contrary to the...
In a startling revelation at the official launch of the Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention in Geneva, Switzerland, it was disclosed that approximately 1,400 people die from drowning annually in Ghana. This staggering figure highlights a silent public health crisis that has largely gone unnoticed, despite its devastating impact...
By Elizabeth Punsu The Ashanti Regional production unit of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has suspended water supply to customers across the region since last Thursday evening. This development comes as a fallout from a protest by disgruntled GWCL staff over the partial demolition of residences belonging to two of...
The John Mahama version 2 (JM v.2) is here. From January 7 next year, President Mahama returns to take over the reins of government, having received an overwhelming endorsement and the biggest presidential and parliamentary win in the country in over two decades. These historic wins strengthen the hands of...
By Theophilus Ayitey Adjin ARYEE From the rooftop deck on the 9th floor of my office building on 2 Thorpe Road, Accra, the breeze carries the familiar scent of the sea—a smell I grew up with in Ussher Town. My eyes wander over the sprawling community I knew so well,...
It seems like multiple lifetimes ago when the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to clip the wings of our aviation industry, casting a long shadow of uncertainty over what was once a promising sector. In 2020, passenger numbers plummeted by two-thirds - a devastating blow to an industry on the ascendancy...
In a bid to scale-up and strengthen the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA)-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has called for a collaboration between government, private sector and other relevant government agencies. Elaborating on the call for such a collaboration, a Senior Nutrition and...
World trade is on track to hit a record US$33 trillion in 2024, but risks of expanded trade wars and ongoing geopolitical challenges cast uncertainty over the outlook for 2025. Global trade is poised to hit an all-time high of nearly US$33 trillion in 2024, with a US$1 trillion...