The issue of climate change has dominated headlines for decades, but in the absence of a concerted effort to control spiralling carbon emissions the threat it poses to humanity is existential. Extraordinary spikes in temperatures, record minimum temperatures, severe storms and extreme weather anomalies point to a planet under...
Future Global Resources (FGR), current owner and operator of the Bogoso Prestea Mine (BPM), has pledged to make female development and the promotion of diversity key pillars to the mine development and future growth plans.
In this regard, FGR recognizes women as the driving force in the economy and is...
…with pensioners also seeking exemption
Individual holders of the nation’s bonds have maintained their pushback against being roped into government’s proposed Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), arguing among other things that it is punitive - and as such puts them at an undue disadvantage compared to institutional entities.
Government late...
The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, with the support of Africa Foundation of the United States of America is set to construct a US$400,000 ultra-modern ICT facility to the Ghana Senior High School, Tamale, his alma mater.
The facility is to equip students of the school...
…as it inaugurates community-based committees
The Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADEC) is soon expected to conclude the process for selecting new strategic partners for bauxite mining in Kyebi, Awaso and Nyinahin, the Chief Executive of GIADEC, Michael Ansah, has said.
This comes as the company has reached the final...
By Kofi Anokye Owusu-Darko (Dr)
According to the banks, there is a Bank of Ghana (BOG) directive that all third-party transactions in the banking hall must be supported by an identification (ID) of the party undertaking the transaction. This stems from the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044), and the...
With the support of the Bank’s rapid Covid-19 Response Facility, more than 300,000 small and medium enterprises received affordable finance
An African Development Bank report released Thursday shows that the institution was pivotal in 2021, delivering timely investments that are helping millions of Africans overcome the unprecedented challenges caused by...
The Voices against Tribalism (VaT) group has condemned the publications of learning materials for basic schools that encouraged ethnocentrism and misinformation of the Ghanaian culture.
The group in a statement made said that: “It is unfortunate that the people who should bear the burden of enlightening our children are in...
The President of the Ghanaian-Diaspora Nurses Alliance (G-DNA), Prof. Yvonne Commodore Mensah, is advocating for the training of nurses with diverse specialties to meet the growing healthcare needs of the country.
According to her, ensuring the availability of specialised professionals in cardiology, diabetes, infectious diseases and cancers will, among other...
Private pension in Ghana is based on the concept of Defined Contribution (DC), where final benefits to be paid out are based on one’s contribution and the investment returns made. The performance of schemes therefore is key in the decision making process especially with respect to private personal pension...