While preparing the Pandora Papers story, we sent a letter to the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) seeking answers to questions regarding the number of single sourced contracts that government institutions and agencies have awarded to Amandi Holdings. The PPA did not respond before publication date October 17, 2021. We followed with an editorial a week … The post Pandora Papers:
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU-Ghana) has proposed the amendment of the Temporary Workers and Casual Workers of Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) to reflect the ideals of “decent work”. The ideals of ‘Decent Work’ means work that gives equal pay for equal work, an opportunity for personal development, ensures the future financial security … The post Amend
Mr Prince Bagnaba Mba, President of Forum for Equity, a Human right Non-Governmental Organisation has called on the government to change the name of Ghana Prisons Service to Ghana Correctional Service. “The change of name of the Ghana Prisons Service to Ghana Correctional Service is long overdue. With reformation and safe custody of inmates as … The post Change
General Constable Iddrisu Gafaru, one of the three injured Police officers involved in the Walewale-Bolgatanga road accident, has passed on. The officer, who had been in critical condition, died in the early hours of Sunday. A statement signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kwesi Ofori, Director-General, Public Affairs and copied the Ghana News Agency, … The post One
October 31, 1971, will always be a memorable day for People’s Republic of China. It was on this day that the 26th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted, with an overwhelming majority, Resolution 2758, and the decision was made to restore all rights of the People’s Republic of China in the … The post China
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Sunday left Ghana at the head of the Ghanaian delegation to attend the World Leaders’ Summit of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. The Summit, which is being held from October 31 to November 3, 2021, will be one of the largest gatherings of world … The post President leaves for
African Development Bank Group President, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, says the Bank will mainstream the African Continental Free Trade Area into its country and regional integration strategies. Receiving African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) Secretary-General Wamkele Mene, in Abidjan on 29 October, Dr Adesina said, “the implementation of the free trade area will become a … The post AfDB and
Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, Omanhen of Oguaa Traditional Area, has expressed worry over the blatant disregard of time management by Ghanaians. He said the penchant for the public to attend or start scheduled programmes late was a drawback to national efforts to increase productivity to accelerate development. “Many Ghanaians always show up late for events … The post Oguaamanhen
Mr. Daniel Glikpo, the Director for National Commission for Civic Education of North Tongu District has observed that terrorist attacks can happen anywhere in the sub-region including Ghana. He said Ghanaians should not become complacent and handle threats of terrorism lightly adding that, “it has become everybody’s responsibility to be on the watch since what … The post Terrorist
It will take Africa much longer to control COVID-19 on the continent than we previously thought because of the very limited rates of vaccination that we have, Dr John Nkengasong, the Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has stated. “We have only successfully vaccinated 5.5 per cent out of … The post Africa needs to vaccinate
A research conducted by the Africa Skills Hub (ASH) has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the plight of women more than men. The report said women found it difficult to access social services, restricted access to the market, cost spikes, income losses and returned migrants worsened the health and socioeconomic status of women … The post COVID-19
Horticultural products are said to accounted for about 38 per cent of the non-traditional agricultural export commodities, contributing over $159.8 million to the Ghanaian economy. Madam Katja Lasseur, Deputy Head of Mission Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, says therefore, Ghana needs to increase productivity, storage, value addition and competitiveness of the fruit and … The post Horticultural
Government is committing an additional US$200 million to overhaul and transform the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector in the country. Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister for Education, said the additional funding was ample testimony of the government’s commitment to supporting the TVET sector, which is key to its transformation agenda. The Minister’s … The post Ghana
A four-member committee has been established to investigate an alleged attack on Suame Police Station by some Military personnel. The committee members are Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Osei Addai and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ernest Kwofie of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) and Colonel Jonathan Kumador and Lieutenant Colonel David Addi of … The post Four-member
The global pandemic, COVID-19, has taken the world by storm. Alongside COVID-19, diabetes is a long-standing global epidemic making the diabetes population likely to suffer adverse outcomes if infected by the virus. According to health experts, COVID-19 may enhance complications in individuals with diabetes through an imbalance in angiotension-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) activation pathways leading … The post Developing
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