… as Omanhene demands withdrawal of Okobeng Mines’ mining licences
There is growing tension among residents in the Gwira Traditional Area at the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, as one faction of the traditional authority continues to push for Okobeng Mining - a local small-scale mining company...
A few months ago, my friends and I were reflecting on our lives and tracing our footsteps to how we arrived at our present careers. Interestingly, at a point in our lives we all had ambitions of becoming a medical doctor. Let me share my story with you. Mine...
Pre tertiary level teacher unions across the country have called off their almost two-week strike action after accepting a 15 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) from the government.
This decision was taken after three days of negotiations between the government represented by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC),...
The Executive Committee of the Ghana Cooperative Credit Unions Association (CUA) has paid a courtesy call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday, 28th June 2021 at Jubilee House.
In the presentation of CUA, given by its Chairman Dr. Bernard B. B. Bingab, the Association congratulated the president on...
World Bank Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, is optimistic that the eGhana project will address the unemployment challenge facing the country.
The eGhana project, which started in 2006, is to assist government to generate growth and employment by leveraging Information Communication and Technology (ICT) and...
…as expert warns of health implications
The need for healthy living, coupled with the fad to keep in shape, has given rise to the formation of myriads of keep-fit clubs thronging the Aburi Mountains to work out during weekends.
However, post-workout activities of these keep-fit clubs and some individuals, to a...
Your parents’ good intentions might have undermined your confidence – but you can do something about it.
You’ve probably noticed how some of your colleagues take to leadership roles like a duck to water. They’re confident telling others what to do, and happy taking on an ever-growing number of responsibilities....
Rules for issuing Green Bond and Sustainability-themed products in the Ghanaian capital market have been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Managing Director of Ghana Stock Exchange, Ekow Afedzie, has revealed.
A green bond - a type of fixed-income instrument - is specifically earmarked to raise money for...
The failure to invest in building a tax infrastructure has over the years been a bane of the country in realising the projected returns on several tax policies pursued, Fiscal Policy Specialist of OXFAM, Dr. Alex Ampaabeng, has said.
“We need to set the space, lay the very foundation that...
Child Rights International (CRI), a child-centred organisation, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his decision to take up the full cost of surgery to be performed on conjoined twins at the Greater Accra Hospital.
The organisation, in a statement signed by its Executive Director Mr Bright Appiah, said...