The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has urged the Ministry of Finance to desist from regularly drawing down the Ghana Stabilisation Fund (GSF). The Committee, in its semi-annual report, said the GSF should be left to grow - to better position it to serve its purpose of shoring-up Annual...
Service experience consultant, J. N. Halm has decried the practice of employees just dressing up in fancy attire as a way of celebrating customers during the annual Customer Service Week. He said giving customers candies during the week without a corresponding change in the quality of service was quite...
Minister of Communications and Digitization, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, has expressed optimism at the ongoing SIM card reregistration in the country. The exercise, which is barely a week into its commencement, is going on satisfactorily despite a few glitches across the various telecommunication networks in the country. “It is early days yet,...
Stakeholders from civil society groups, non-governmental organisations, trade union associations, fisher folks and farmers, in a social dialogue organized by Network for Women’s Right in Ghana (NETRIGHT), has called on government to put in place food systems capable of withstanding future pandemics. According to the stakeholders, the dreadful impact of...
The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) will commence its inaugural cohort of the Legatum Foundry Fellows, with the inclusion of some thirteen African entrepreneurs. Hailing from eight countries, these thirteen entrepreneurs have grown ventures operating in nine different markets across Africa. Having...
The Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Hon. Ebenezer Kojo Kum at a beautiful ceremony last Monday inaugurated the Traditional Councils for Sankana – located in the Nadowli Kaleo District, Takpo and Manwe in the Wa Central District. The Minister whose mandate among other things is to promote the utilization of...
A roundtable discussion on the Axel Load Policy Implementation has been held by key players in the transit trade sector in Ghana. Hosted by the Ghana Shippers Authority, the forum brought together representatives from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, the Ghana Highway Authority, National Security, Customs, the Motor Traffic...
The Minister of Communications Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has inaugurated the Board of the National Communications Authority (NCA) at a short ceremony in Accra last Monday The Board is made up of Mr. Isaac Emmil Osei-Bonsu as the Chairman with Mr. Joe Anokye; Mr. Kwabena Adu-Boahene; Mr. Alexander Bannerman; Mad Ama...
In line with its goal of promoting economic security and social inclusion for disadvantaged persons through cooperation, Pure Trust Social Investors Foundation (PTSIF) - a Tamale-based non-profit organisation - has hosted a forum to highlight the potential gains from community volunteerism under the Ghana Community Foundations Development Project (GCFDP). The...
The Financial Institution Centre (FIC), an institution mandated to combat Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (ML/TF), has inaugurated new board members. The new board members are expected to champion the FIC’s mandates, including playing a vital role in the fiscal space of the country’s economy. In a remark, Chairman of the board, COP....