Two young Ghanaian artists will attend next year’s Edinburgh Festival as part of capacity building in the field of youth projects funded by the European Commission under the Emerging Artistes Programme. The two, Ekow Moses - a young videographer, and Delphine Boakye Dankwah, a rapper and singer, will spend three...
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan, has reiterated the need for Ghanaian businesses to see the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) as a game changer that could make Ghana the gateway to trade and investment in Africa. According to the AfCFTA secretariat, the agreement when fully implemented will...
LG Electronics has officially launched the LG Signature OLED Rollable ®, the world's first rollable television, in Africa featuring an unprecedented design. Each LG Signature OLED R rollable TV is custom built to order, meticulously assembled and finished with top quality craftsmanship by LG's most experienced production professionals. The epitome...
Hollard Ghana with subsidiaries Hollard Insurance and Hollard Life Assurance has partnered with Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) to launch Asomdwee, a tailored insurance product for Micro, Small, Medium -sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana aimed at providing security for their business. The comprehensive product which loosely translates as “peace of mind”...
The new UNESCO 2021/2 Global Education Monitoring Report presented on Sunday at the RewirEd Forum in Dubai shows that, globally, one in six families saves to pay school fees, while 8% of families (or one in twelve) in low- and middle-income countries have to borrow money to pay for...
The latest digital intervention in the dispensing and sale of pharmaceutical drugs is expected to significantly contribute to addressing concerns over the proliferation of fake drugs on the Ghanaian market, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said. This is due to the platform’s direct link with the Food and Drugs...
Israel Ambassador to Ghana, Shlomit Sufa, has expressed her country’s readiness to lend support for efforts to digitise the economy. Israel, she explains, is a pioneer in the global development of disruptive cybersecurity solutions and innovation, as well as the design of revolutionary cyber policy; and as Ghana embarks on...
The Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ghana Export Promotions Authority (GEPA) have officially opened the newly refurbished Aburi Art and Craft Village in anticipation of Ghana’s agenda to position as a leading exporter of art and craft in the West Africa subregion. This, government said, called for investment...
Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey, has expressed worry over the recent scuffle in Parliament regarding introduction of the Electronic Levy (E-levy); saying it sends a bad signal about the investment climate in the country. In an...
University of Oxford study supports use of COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca as third dose booster against Omicron Neutralising antibody levels against Omicron following a third dose boost of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca were broadly similar to levels achieved after two doses against the Delta variant AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S ) significantly...