Two buildings with contrasting features on Accra's Liberation Road show the vast inequality that exist just 30 feet apart--the Flamboyant Stool-shaped Flagstaff House and the Police-Military bungalows directly opposite the seat of government. The dilapidated nature of the police-military bungalows located on one of Ghana's ceremonial roads, leaves much to...
There is ongoing focused discussions on the management and financial arrangements for the proposed University of Ghana Teaching Hospital (of Excellence). Officials and the Minority in Parliament have explained the need for a paradigm shift, to use the hospital to pursue excellence and sustain the investment while catering for...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Former President, John Mahama have expressed their condolences following the demise of Ghana’s young female dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns. The two personalities, eulogizing the young star via their social media platforms, described her as young but highly talented. President Akufo-Addo in a post on Facebook...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), in collaboration with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), has organised a sensitisation workshop for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) on how to use sustainable reporting processes to drive productivity and growth. About 50 beneficiary businesses were taken through interactive sessions to understand...
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has said government is spending more on education in its quest to build a modern economy which, he said, is largely dependent on an educated and skilled workforce. “We need an educated and skilled workforce to be able to operate the modern economy we are creating....
Government has signed an agreement with Doha-based Qatar Airways for the Middle Eastern airline to start scheduled flights between Accra and Doha, while Air Namibia - which pulled out of the country some four years ago - has started discussions to re-start operations this year. Passengers travelling to the Middle...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said government is working hard to ensure macroeconomic gains achieved over the past year are not reversed, and the country does not return to the IMF for bail-outs. Delivering his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament yesterday, the president touted the...
  An official ceremony hosted by the Ghana Cocoa Board honoured Simon Marfo, a Ghanaian cocoa farmer who won the prestigious Cocoa of Excellence International Cocoa Award at the recent Salon du Chocolat in Paris, France. Marfo is a member of the Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) and benefited from fine flavour...
An Accra High Court presided by Justice Ackah-Boafo has today ruled against the decision by the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, to revoke the mining lease of Exton Cubic Group Limited. According to Justice Ackah-Boafo’s ruling, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, exceeded...