Amid the anxiety and trepidation that the country could descend into chaos owing to the keen combat exhibited by the contesting political parties for the just-ended elections, Ghana again has come out the winner by going through relatively calm and highly patronised national elections.
The fact that Ghana was able...
As the World Marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3)
Sewa Gbani is a 17-year-old girl living in Nabu, a community in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region of Ghana. Her favourite pastime is singing. Sewa often cries when singing because, though she feels like dancing...
Three communities in the Savelugu Municipality have benefitted from fully-furnished educational facilities to help enhance quality education delivery, and also encourage more children from the rural communities into schools for a better future.
The facilities are a 3-unit classroom block with store and offices with dual desks, teacher’s table and chairs...
Now that the euphoria is dying down after a gruelling electoral battle and a winner has been declared, the incoming administration has to focus on stabilising the economy, improving domestic revenue mobilisation, reducing public debt, and ensuring private sector growth.
Projections put end of year GDP growth at 1.9 percent...
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has organised six training workshops on the preparation and evaluation of tender documents using the Revised Standard Tender Documents (STDs) for Goods, Works, Consultancy and Technical Services. A total of 649 participants took part in the six training workshops.
The 4 day-a-week workshops were held...
Encouraging news about more effective anti-viral treatments and promising vaccines is fuelLing cautious optimism that rich countries, at least, could tame the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of 2021. For now, though, as a brutal second wave cascades around the world, broad and robust relief remains essential.
Governments should allow...
The Volta River Authority (VRA) wants to diversify it operations by tapping into the growing electric vehicle (EV) space.
The state-owned power generator and supplier is looking to start with providing charging stations across the country - with a pilot set for 2021 - before eventually venturing into assembling of...
Digital transfer payments, including overseas remittances will play an increasingly crucial role in the post-pandemic financial landscape as the role of cash begins to dwindle, and there is the need for improved regulation to curb illicit flows, Gbenga Okejimi, Country Manager, Nigeria and Ghana at WorldRemit, has said.
“People have...
We’ve previously talked about what it takes to make “the leap” from employee to entrepreneur; an empowering milestone that is often accompanied by a feeling of excitement and confidence. The Leap is certainly an event worth savouring but the journey ahead is likely going to be impervious, as Vusi...
“The eye never forgets what the heart has seen.” – African proverb
Advances in science and technology have driven our evolution. Starting out as hunter-gathers, it has afforded us greater control over the way we live - all the while energising us to modify and enrich our interactions to our...