The Ministry of Health has in collaboration with Zoompak Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), taken steps to properly dispose of medical waste from the ongoing Coronavirus vaccination Programme in the Ashanti Region. Speaking to journalists at the Suntreso Government Hospital in Kumasi in the Ashanti...
AIIM expands its digital infrastructure footprint with investment in carrier-neutral, co-location data centre via newly-incorporated Onix Data Centre platform African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), one of the continent’s largest infrastructure-focused private equity fund managers, and Onix Data Centres (Onix DC) have acquired a majority stake in Ngoya Etix DC-Ghana - a carrier-neutral data centre with...
First National Bank Ghana, a member of the FirstRand Group of South Africa, has affirmed its support for the pharmaceutical industry in Ghana with a set of products which are intended to meet the credit needs of players in the sector. The bank’s response to needs of the industry is...
For the past two decades, Michael Ofori-Atta has been at the forefront of African diplomacy with one major focus: helping build on the post-colonial vision to grow Ghana’s importance in the African geopolitical space. Ofori-Atta is an industry professional in a field that straddles regional political dynamics and geopolitical understanding....
The UK’s Minister of Armed Forces Mr James Heappey arrived in Accra for a three day visit to Ghana. Mr Heappey’s visit forms part of a short tour of the West African region. Touching down Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said: “Ghana is a vital security partner and the UK greatly...
The year was 1886, when Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle, powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – is in many ways regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile. The year was 1909, as the suffragette movement swept across most of the...
The government has announced its readiness to increase the country’s tertiary education enrolment to 40 per cent from 18.1 per cent, by the next 10 years. The new direction is planned to focus more on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related fields, with emphasis on engineering, according to the...
President Akufo-Addo has stated that Ghana’s economy will see a rebound this year following the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The president, who delivered the State of the Nation Address in parliament today said the growth will exceed forecasts suggesting that the country may experience a drop in...
An innovation centre to help train and provide youth interested in entrepreneurship with the requisite skills as part of efforts to enhance job creation has been opened in Tamale, the Northern Region capital. The initiative, introduced by HOPin Academy - a non-profit educational organisation located in Tamale, is to bring together...
Make no mistake about it – the Internet is listening every time you use it! It is important that you understand what you are leaving behind when you use the Internet – visit websites, conduct searches, post on social media, comment on issues, etc. Your digital footprint may contribute...