Climate damage reparations on COP27 agenda
Some European countries including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland and Scotland stepped up to offer ‘loss and damage’ funding for African nations impacted by climate change. While the amounts offered so far are insignificant compared to the billions needed for vulnerable populations to tackle...
On Saturday 12th November 2022 at the Grand Arena, a queen will be crowned; 10 young beautiful and intelligent ladies will be showcased in grand style. After 13 weeks of friendly competition, education, tears and pure joy, the time has come to crown the Emerald Queen.
Who becomes the Emerald...
After 13 weeks of friendly competition, education, unpredictabilities, evictions, cheers, tears and pure joy, the decision on who wears the Emerald Crown at the 2022 Miss Malaika finale comes down to one night, on Saturday, November 12.
The Grand Arena will play host to the final delegates, where a queen...
Ms. Bonifacia Benefo Agyei, Director of SafeCare, has called on stakeholders in the health care system to pay attention to health care facilities in ensuring quality improvement programmes.
She noted that this would ensure that Universal Health Coverage is attained in the country and in doing so, objective measurement is...
Minister for Railways Development, John-Peter Amewu, has revealed that the inability of government and its partners to implement the Accra Skytrain Project is due to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the minister, following pre-feasibility studies the parties were set to undertake a 9-month long feasibility studies to...
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has held a ministerial forum at the AfricaCom 2022, bringing together participants from Malawi, Namibia, Uganda and Zambia. The session focused on methods of engineering a new sense of hope for Africa’s digital economy journey.
Under the theme ‘Rise Stronger with Digital Economy: New Paths...
Oil and gas will remain key to development as the country transitions to cleaner energy sources, the Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber has said - calling for incentives to expedite exploration and development of domestic hydrocarbon resources.
It said investment into gas infrastructure, in particular, is needed to optimise domestic gas...
The Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a private developer for the development of about 1,500 acres of land designated in Yabiw/Shama in the Western Region.
The proposed investment is estimated at US$250million to US$300million regarding development of the designated Special Economic Zones.
Michael Oquaye...
but Ga North Municipal Assembly sees nothing wrong
The St. John’s Grammar Senior High School, Achimota Accra, Old Students Association (JOSA), has kicked against plans by the Ga North Municipal Assembly to construct a market facility on a portion of the school’s land to accommodate unauthorised traders encroaching on...
leads to increase in youth unemployment
Footwear manufacturers in Asafo Market, Kumasi, have bemoaned the frequent increase in prices of raw materials used in producing footwear, saying it is gradually ‘killing’ their businesses.
In an interview with B&FT, Chairman of the Footwear Manufacturers Association at Asafo Market, Samuel Nkrumah,...
