The West African regional bloc ECOWAS is backing Nigeria's candidate to head the World Trade Organization (WTO) and calls on other African countries to follow, a document showed on Monday, in a possible step towards uniting Africa behind her. "The ECOWAS authority of heads of state and government...calls on other...
About 4,500 basic schools in the Greater Accra Region are expected to be disinfected by Zoomlion Ghana Limited. The exercise, which will cover both public and private basic schools, began on Monday in the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region. General Manager, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Greater Accra Region,...
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has appointed Florence Nuamah Agyei as its new Director for Human Resources and Services, with effect from June 15, 2020. Florence has over 25 years' experience in Human Resources Management and Organisational Development, having served in leadership capacities across several continents. She is a former...
MainOne has commenced the construction of its MDXi data center in Appolonia City as part of its regional expansion plans. The new Tier III facility in Appolonia Industrial Park is expected to be ready for service by the end of March 2021. From Appolonia City, MainOne, West Africa’s premier connectivity and data center solution...
Comfort Owusu, Executive Director of the Association of Rural Banks Ghana, has called on government to support Rural and Commercial Banks (RCBs) to retrieve locked up funds with the defunct financial institutions whose licences were revoked. She appealed for government to consider a tax reduction from 25 percent to 15...
Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Dr. John Kofi Mensah has disclosed that the establishment of key institutions like the Ghana Incentive Based Risk Sharing Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) has helped the bank invest more in the agricultural sector. According to the ADB MD, since 2018 the bank has...
The disinfection of basic schools in the Savannah Region will help assuage fears of both pupils and teachers resulting from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the region. The Deputy Director-Supervision of Education, West-Gonja district in the Savannah Region, Katribi Dramani, made this observation during the disinfection of Yipala Junior High School...
To revive the  ailing tourism industry from the doldrums of coronavirus, amidst the new normal business climate, it is imperative for industry players to brace themselves for stern enforcement of precautionary health measures and safety protocols, Mr. Joseph Appiagyei, Acting Manager of Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), in charge of...
New Crystal Health Services (NCHS) is supporting the fight against COVID-19 by helping corporate organisations roll out plans to better manage their employees amid the pandemic. It seeks to provide services ranging from workplace safety protocols to screening and testing employees. The move is to enable organisations resume full...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board(Cocobod), Mr. Joseph Boahene Aidoo, has hinted at conclusive discussions with President Nana Akufo-Addo to increase the price of cocoa in the coming months this year. Currently, government buys one bag of cocoa beans from farmers at GH¢515. The CEO said since the...