Major stakeholders in the fisheries sector in the Volta Region have observed that the continuous illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices including ‘saiko’ (illegal fish trans-shipments) in Ghana’s sea was occasioned by lack of commitment from regulators to the fight against the practices. The fishermen said there could not be any other explanation for … The post Fishery
Washington-DC based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is unhappy with the committee set up by the Ghana government to investigate serious allegations of corruption and collusion by officials in the matter of illegal logging of rosewood in the country. The EIA is disappointed that even though it submitted all of its findings including the methodology it … The post Ghana
Lawyers were on Monday advised to be mindful of the age old requirement of the profession especially when it comes to adherence to ethics in the advent of technology. “Technology did not eradicate ethics. Neither did it render the need for ethical compliance any less important or unnecessary. “Indeed, the advancement of technology and the … The post Technology
The protective face mask has now become the fastest and most lucrative commodity on the shelves of pharmaceutical shops at Okaishie in the Central Business District of Accra. Prices have nearly quadrupled for the hard to get product, which both Ghanaians and Chinese are buying in bulk to send to China and elsewhere with reported … The post Covid-19 outbreak:
Mr Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, Acting Controller and Accountant General has indicated that since the introduction of the Electronic Salary Payment System (ESPV) in 2014, ghost workers on government pay roll have reduced to a large extent. He said the ESPV was one of the measures aimed at ensuring the integrity of Government Payroll for the prevention … The post Ghost
Set-Up Industry, a rubber sack producing industry, once owned by a group of Chinese investors, has become a model plant for energy efficiency, management and good labour practices. Now owned by Mr Kwame Yeboah, a Ghanaian entrepreneur, the plant is concentrating on recycling and humane treatment of workers resulting in appreciable profit making and … The post Ghanaian
Professor Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah, the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Sunyani Technical University (STU), has appealed to government to create parity in the conditions of service of technical and traditional university lecturers. This, he explained, was the only panacea to the high attrition rate confronting many of the technical universities in the country. Prof Adinkrah-Appiah expressed worry … The post VC
The Kasoa Central District has arrested one Abdulai Hakuy, a Nigerien for attempting to obtain a Ghana Card at the ongoing National Identification Authority registration exercise at Adam Nana a suburb of Kasoa last week. According to the District Police Commander of Kasoa, Superintendent Samuel Odame, on February 20th, the suspect appeared at the registration … The post Nigerien
The Ministry of Finance has released GH¢5 billion, in a combination of cash and bonds, towards the full settlement of all validated claims due depositors of the failed Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs). They include customers of micro finance; micro credit; savings and loans and finance house companies. A statement issued by the Public Relations Unit … The post Ghana
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