Former Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, says the government’s decision to withdraw foreign exchange support for rice imports is not a well thought through policy. According to him, while he realizes the goodwill that may have influenced the decision, he says the policy Read more…
The leadership of the Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) has petitioned the National Health Insurance Authority to speed up processes leading to the revision of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Medicines List. The leadership of GHOSPA said that would ensure that the prices of medicines on the list would Read more…
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has described the government’s 2023 Budget Statement as mere rhetoric “without real substance to it.” According to him, while the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta may have read the budget eloquently, he had failed to proffer any meaningful Read more…
The National Vaccine Institute is about 95 per cent complete and will be operational by 2023 to facilitate and coordinate all activities of vaccine production and manufacturing in Ghana. Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, Presidential Advisor on Health, said an act of Parliament to support and put the Institute in place would Read more…
The Ghana Science Association Editorial Board is calling on young scientists in second cycle (JHS, SHS) and tertiary institutions to participate in the Young Scientist Essay Challenge 2022. The essay writing is on the Topic: The Role of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. Ghana Science Association seeks to advance Science, Technology, Read more…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the Black Stars following their 3-2 victory against South Korea at the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Black Stars, after their opening-day defeat against Portugal, bounced back to winning ways with a big scalp against South Korea in Group H, as they Read more…
Ghana’s defender, Gideon Mensah says Ghanaians should expect another spectacular performance from the Black Stars, when they face Uruguay in the final Group H match on Friday. A spirited display from the Black Stars ensured Ghana beat Korea 3-2 to bag her first three points in a must-win game played Read more…
Elon Musk says Apple has cut Twitter advertising and has threatened to remove it from the app store. Source: BBC
Phone numbers and email addresses of up to 533m users appeared on an online hacking forum. Source: BBC
The collapse of FTX had already forced BlockFi to suspend most activity on its platform. Source: BBC
A teacher at Association International School in Accra, Seth Abakah has been awarded a brand-new Tablet for winning the Instill Education Social Media Competition which targeted teachers from the three main countries of Instill’s operations – Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. Competing with more than 40,000 educators for the Ghana Read more…
Police in Ecuador have arrested seven gunmen who stormed a hospital in an attempt to kill a teen being treated there. Gang members took nurses hostage and exchanged fire with police before they were detained. All hostages were freed and no one was injured, officials said. The 17-year-old target of Read more…
Domestic economic activity has moderated somewhat, the Bank of Ghana has revealed. High frequency indicators monitored by the Central Bank signalled some moderation in economic activity in the third quarter, relative to the first two quarters of the year. The Bank’s Composite Index of Economic Activity (CIEA) contracted by 1.2% Read more…
The Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene, has attributed the indifferent disposition of some Ghanaians towards HIV/AIDS to complacency. According to him, “Some think that HIV is no longer a public health threat while others think it doesn’t exist anymore.” This, he explains, is the reason people Read more…
Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated his neutrality in the NDC’s upcoming national executive elections. According to the party’s 2020 flagbearer, his current role as the ‘father of the party’, precludes him from rallying behind a specific candidate. Addressing a gathering of party executives and stalwarts in the Upper Read more…
The world’s longest-serving president has won re-election in Equatorial Guinea to continue presiding over his authoritarian regime. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, secured almost 95% of votes, officials announced six days after the vote. “The results prove us right again,” Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the president’s son, said. “We Read more…
The Vice Chancellor of Central University, Professor Bill Puplampu, has called for a major shift in Ghana’s legal education regime. Professor Puplampu was speaking at the 2021/2022 graduation ceremony of the university where he asked for a move towards a training/examination/licensure structure that allows aspiring people to acquire the needed theoretical Read more…
The Ahmadiya Muslim Mission has bemoaned what it describes as the continues discrimination against women and young girls who subscribe to the faith of Islam in Ghana, especially when it comes to the issue of wearing of Hijab- a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women. The practice Read more…
Raymond N. D. Larbie, a hardworking HR Shared Services Manager at the Multimedia Group Limited has graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree. Mr Larbie was part of the 2021/22 academic year cohort of students from the Central University who received their certificates over the weekend. Raymond is an Associate Read more…
Barely an hour after the starting line-up was announced, Ghanaians are already having their say. The reaction has been mixed ahead of the Black Stars’ clash against South Korea. The changes from the opening game against Portugal on Friday are what have caused a stir. Kick-off is in at 1pm Read more…