Although all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, irrespective of gender, age, social status or religion, the girl-child continues to fight for this basic right. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child says that childhood is separate from adulthood, and lasts until...
Vodafone Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, has held the first Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Teachers Awards to recognise exceptional STEM educators across Ghana’s 16 regions. The award ceremony was held over the weekend at the Academic City University College in Haatso, Accra, and brought together...
Trell Thomas is a media expert and activist whose work spans from career beginnings at National Broadcasting Company (NBC), an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. He was actively involved in the historic Obama Presidential Campaign in 2008 to overseeing talent relations and communication within some of the...
There is this quote by Paul Hawken that says: “Being a good human being is good business”, and this depicts how many people sacrificed at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic to keep others safe, and to feed the less-privileged. For a businessman, Henry Asumen Ankrah, it was time for...
With Breast Cancer Awareness Month underway, Delta Air Lines and Breast Care International (BCI) have joined forces to offer a screening programme for women in Ghana. The ‘Kick Out Cancer’ Campaign provides breast cancer education and screening to women aged 20 and over in communities across the country. Those who...
Rigworld Group, in partnership with the Regional Maritime University (RMU), has opened a new safety training centre in Accra, becoming their second in Ghana. The Rigworld Training Centre (RTC), located within the premises of the RMU, is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to provide top-notch training in safety requirements for the...
Country Manager at Society for Family Health International Ghana (SFHIG), Theresa Maame Ekua Galley, has shared her inspirations, people she looked up to as role models and some fond childhood memories. In an interview with Rev Erskine on the YLeaderboard Series, preferably called Maame Ekua, the SHF Ghana International boss...
Plum and prestige heralded the 2022 Grow, Unite, Build Africa (GUBA) Awards as fourteen esteemed individuals comprising role models, entrepreneurs, business moguls and activists from across the globe were honoured at the 13th edition of the event in Kigali, Rwanda. Apart from recognising individual excellence and hardwork, the event also...
The Trust Hospital recently launched its 2022 Pink October Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a strong emphasis on early detection, whilst introducing its chemotherapy service to provide clinical care to persons at an advanced stage of the illness. The move forms part of the hospital's effort to effectively support women's...
IMF meetings signal Africa financial support  The IMF at its annual meetings in Washington this week indicated increased support for economic recovery in Africa. The IMF wants to speed up long-delayed debt restructurings for Zambia and Chad to institute by year-end. In Zambia, a combination of tighter monetary and fiscal policies...