Environmental health non-profit organisation, Pure Earth Ghana, has congratulated President John Dramani Mahama on his election and successful inauguration as the President of the Republic. In a statement issued in Accra, Pure Earth expressed excitement about the environmental vision outlined in Point 19 of the President's first 120-day social contract,...
By Juliet ETEFE ([email protected])  Management of Ghana’s leading business newspaper, the Business and Financial Times (B&FT), has paid a courtesy visit on Telecel Ghana at the company's head office in Accra. Led by its Chief Executive Officer - Dr. Godwin Acquaye, the visit aimed to express appreciation for the ongoing partnership...
By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has donated items to the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Health Directorate in support of the fight against cholera. The items include: essential medical supplies and resources such as face-masks, examination gloves, coveralls, complete beds with mattress, pillows, gumboots, utility gloves, body-bags, disposable rubber-aprons as...
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, has  announced the opening of  applications for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes. Aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa are invited to apply for a chance to receive world-class training, expert mentoring, and non-refundable seed capital funding to scale their businesses. Programmes...
WaterAid Ghana has appealed to the President John Dramani Mahama to make water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) a top priority as he begins his tenure. This forms part of its congratulatory message on his election victory as the newly inaugurated president of Ghana with Ghanaians demonstrating maturity in a peaceful...
By Peter Martey AGBEKO As Ghana ushers in a new year, there is growing chatter about the possibility of another electricity supply challenge — the dreaded “dumsor.” This unsettling term, which evokes memories of darkness and economic stagnation, has resurfaced in national conversations. While the transition from the New Patriotic Party...
In Hans Christian Andersen’s timeless fable – the Emperor's New Clothes, a ruler's vanity and the courtiers' complicity expose a fundamental truth: sometimes, the most obvious reality is the one most desperately denied. Outgoing President William Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has written a modern-day version of this tale, where a...
By Juliet ETEFE ([email protected]) President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to reset Ghana’s path toward inclusive governance, gender equality, youth empowerment and economic transformation. Addressing the jubilant crowd at the Independence Square in Accra on January 7, 2025 where he was sworn-in as President, Mr. Mahama outlined his vision for...
Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has made history as he was voted Speaker of the 9th Parliament of the Fourth Republic. His first tenure was heralded for being characterised by careful negotiation and institutional reform. As the first opposition-aligned Speaker in Ghana's Fourth Republic to serve while an opposing party holds the...
By Kizito CUDJOE The Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has raised concerns over the timing of the planned maintenance activities on the offshore West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), warning that the exercise could expose Ghana to significant energy supply risks. The mandatory maintenance operation,...