President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo says Ghana is ready to partner any well-meaning entity towards industrialisation for more jobs and economic empowerment under the One District, One Factory initiative. “Our country doesn’t believe in discrimination… be it a Ghanaian or foreign business, we are prepared to support, under our 1D1F, to grow our local economies,” the … The post Government
The Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) national and regional elections are scheduled for Sunday, October 3, 2021. This follows an out-of-court settlement with Madam Caroline Boateng, a member of the Association, who initiated a court action against the GJA President & Others over their stay in office after the end of their term. Their tenure of … The post GJA elections
Ghana is in the process of completing the ratification of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. The Protocol is an international treaty with the objective of eliminating all forms of illicit trade in tobacco products through a package of measures to be taken by countries, acting in cooperation with each other. Ghana … The post Ghana
Ghana’s leading Beverage Company, Guinness, has commissioned a new State-of-the-Art “brewhouse” at its Achimota site in Accra. The GH¢145 million facility is part of the Beverage Company’s commitment to sourcing more local raw materials for brewing its brands and continuously investing in the country. Mr Herbert Krapa, the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, commissioning … The post Guinness
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr Herbert Gustav Yankson, Director, Cybercrime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Ghana Police Service, says cyber fraud makes up 45 per cent of all cybercrime cases, making it the topmost. However, in terms of the amount lost to criminals, cyber fraud is the second highest after crimes such … The post Cyber fraud tops
The Government has received additional 244,800 doses of Johnson & Johnson single-shot Covid-19 vaccine under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). The vaccine deliveries are part of the historic COVID-19 vaccine advance procurement agreement signed on 28 March 2021 by AVAT for the purchase of 220 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 … The post Ghana
Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, the First Deputy Governor Bank of Ghana, says economic diversification and transformation will require significant investments in infrastructure such as energy, transportation, telecommunications oil and gas as well as mining and tourism. These investments, he stated, would be critical to boost the much needed inclusive growth, drive development, and help alleviate poverty … The post Economic
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a Two million Dollar Rubber processing factory at Dompim Number One in the Wassa East district of the Western Region. The factory, under the One District, One Factory initiative has the capacity to produce eight tons of rubber in a day, translating into 625 tons a month. … The post President inaugurates
The 2020 Auditor-General Report on the public accounts of Ghana has made significant findings of financial irregularities in Pre-University Educational Institutions in the Ahafo Region. The report cited 17 institutions, consisting of eleven Senior High Schools (SHS), one College of Education, two Senior High Technical Schools, one Special School and two Vocational Schools in the … The post Auditor-General
There are more female candidates taking part in the ongoing 2021 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the Techiman Municipality of the Bono East Region than the male candidates. A total of 2,681 candidates, comprising 1,453 girls and 1,228 boys from eight Senior High Schools (SHSs), six public and two private, are sitting … The post Techiman
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been ranked among top universities in the World in terms of field weighted citation impact (research influence) of Times Higher Education’s scholarly research outputs. UCC has thus, become the only university in Ghana to ever achieve this feat since the inception of the Times Higher Education Annual Rankings … The post UCC
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