As part of the “Home-coming” activities held by the chiefs and people of Ekumfi Abor in the Central Region, from Friday 03 to Sunday 05 September 2021, is “puberty rite” (Bragor in Fante language) to initiate younger women into adulthood.
“Home-coming” is an initiative of the chiefs to bring back...
Republic Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, has introduced new and enhanced retail products as part of its ‘Step-into-Success’ campaign.
The products introduced include four rebranded products with enhanced, advanced product features and benefits. The products are Rights Start Account, iDO Account, Career Builders Account, Optimiser Account,...
…call for binding framework in gov’t-private sector partnership
Business leaders spanning various industries have collectively stressed the need for more profound engagements yielding measurable outcomes, specific timelines and a formalised commitment to accountability in the collaboration between government and the private sector. This, they contend, is crucial for the economy's...
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched an innovative Digital Retail Fuel Monitoring System developed by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) in Accra.
Launching the programme in Accra yesterday Dr Bawumia commended the NPA for leveraging on the government's digitization drive to create an innovative solution to a major...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named Accra as UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023, following the evaluation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, at the announcement, said after Guadalajara (Mexico) in 2022, the city of Accra has been...
I had the privilege of delivering the keynote address at this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ghana Employers Association on Thursday September 15, 2022. It was a heavily attended session, featuring representatives from all the institutions in Ghana (both public and private), Norway’s Ambassador to Ghana, Ingrid...
Natural disasters globally are set to increase by 37 percent from 442 to 541 occurrences in the next three years (by 2025), according to a Fair Tech Institute whitepaper released by Access Partnership - a leading global public policy firm for the technology sector.
This projection is based on the...
...citing lack of transformational investment strategy
The Executive Director-Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), Dr. Charles Kwowe Nyaaba, has expressed disappointment over the 2024 budget and economic policy, stating that it fell short of meeting the hopes of local peasant farmers.
According to him, given the agricultural sector’s challenges - characterised...
Our world now has our people thinking all sorts and doing all sorts, and though social media has played a role there are many other factors that have contributed to our world as we see it now. And this last year like everyone else, I’ve learnt some lessons I’d...
“A child who is to be successful is not to be reared exclusively on a bed of down.” – Ghanaian proverb
The scariest flaw often displayed by individuals who occupy leadership positions is their ‘all-knowing’ attitude. Quite the majority of them assume their knowledge got them there, and thus...