Zoomlion Ghana Limited, through its Zoomkids CSR Programme, has trained over 500,000 schoolchildren on green skills and sanitation. The Zoomkids CSR Programme is aimed at raising the level of awareness on environmental sanitation issues among children and youths in Ghanaian schools. The main focus of Zoomkids’ initiative is to ‘Catch Them...
The Lower Pra Rural Bank PLC has presented items to two institutions in the Shama district of the Western Region as part of activities marking the bank’s 40th anniversary celebrations. The two institutions are Sekondi School for the Deaf (SEKDEAF) at Inchaban and the Sekondi Special School at Sofokrom. Items presented included...
The Ghana Ports and Habours Authority (GPHA)-Takoradi has inaugurated a new building for the Ghana Inshore Fishermen Association (GIFA) at New Takoradi in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The building is equipped with tools/changing room, machine and electrical shop, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MOFAD) and GIFA offices as well as a...
The newly established industrial salt production plant worth US$88million at Ada in the Greater Accra Region holds potential to become the country’s leading export commodity to the African market under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) arrangement, says its owners. The project is estimated to yield about US$2billion to...
A Policy Officer at AGRA, Dr. Dorothy Effa, has said that agricultural insurance could provide a solution to the challenges farmers encounter when applying for loans from banks. According to a recent study by the Institute of Climate and Environmental Governance (ICEG), smallholder farmers in the northern regions primarily rely...
The Ghana Hotels Association has petitioned the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) over high water tariffs, which it said is having a negative impact on its members. While hoteliers expected an 8.3 percent adjustment as announced by the PURC earlier in the first quarter of this year - which translates...
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in partnership with Statistics Denmark, is organising a hackathon for university students aimed at raising awareness of the GSS StatsBank and promoting the use of census data for policy-relevant research. Five tertiary institutions - namely the University of Ghana (UG), the University of Cape Coast...
The Rotary Club of Accra-Legon (RCAL), in partnership with 12 other Rotary and Lions Clubs, last Thursday donated about 300 books to the Aplaku MA Basic Cluster of Schools in the Ga South Municipal Assembly. The gesture is to promote reading and research among students. The donation formed part of...
Enzee Group, a leading 360 degree events management company, has joined forces with Edify - a pioneering name in educational partnerships, to curate an immersive experience at the 6th Annual Education Technology Conference. The conference, which has become an annual staple, drew educators, school proprietors and institutions associated with Edify...
Edward Asare, a Digital Marketer at UBA Ghana Ltd, has been chosen as one of the 40 candidates for AGYLE 2023 in Berlin, Germany. AGYLE is a program that brings together young leaders from Africa and Germany to build connections and create a network for businesses. Edward Asare will...