As many as 21 people have filed nominations in the Volta Region to contest the Council of State election slated for February 9. They include two females, of whom one is a traditional ruler and the other a journalist and social entrepreneur. They are the Queenmother of Ho-Dome, Mama Atrato II, and Miss Shallom Abla Lumor. The rest, all…
The British High Commission has expressed the UK’s commitment to widen the scope of scholarship to Ghana to benefit more Ghanaians in future. Officially welcoming the 2016/2017 beneficiaries of the Chevening Scholarship back to Ghana, at a ceremony in Accra on Tuesday, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Jon Benjamin, said the UK government was proud of the…
Lecturers of tertiary institutions have been challenged to devise innovative methodologies of teaching to better prepare students for the job market after completion of their courses. There has been a lot of public concern about the need for tertiary institutions to change their programmes to suit requirements of the industrial sector. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Mines…
African leaders wrapped up their summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday, with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo urging them to ensure that the decisions taken at the summit were implemented to give more meaning to the values of unity, solidarity and cohesion on the continent. He described the 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) as a landmark,…
he Minister designate for Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, has spelt out the job creation agenda of the government and called for a job impact assessment in the various institutions, with the target to timeously create a specific number of jobs. He said mainstreaming job creation in all sectors was key to ensuring that institutions were committed…
Ghana will close its sea to fishing for two months effective February 1, 2017. The directive from the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD) and the Fisheries Commission (FC) will affect all industrial trawlers in the country. The objectives of the implementation of this closed season, which are in keeping with Ghana’s Fisheries Management Plan (Marine Fisheries Sector, 2015-2019),…
Armscor will participate in what is being billed as the biggest aerospace and aviation exhibition in Africa this year. Come October, the South African government’s defence and security acquisition agency, will be at Kotoka International Airport in Accra for the first African Airshow as part of its mandate to provide marketing support to the South African defence industry. “This…
The Minister designate for Regional Reorganisation and Development, Mr Daniel Kwaku Botwe, says the government’s decision to create four additional regions is not for political expediency but rather to accelerate development in every part of the country. “The motive is in the national interest and not for political consideration,” he explained. He said chiefs and other opinion leaders would…
Pressure group, OccupyGhana has called for an independent police investigation into the bribery allegation surrounding Parliament’s Appointments Committee. The group is further calling for criminal prosecution of anyone found culpable in the bribery scandal, as well as possibly criminal sanctions for those making the allegations if they prove to be false. Member of the Appointments Committee and Member of…
Gender and Social Protection minister designate, Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba says she will not apologise to former President John Mahama for comments she made during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) campaign. Madam Otiko Djaba is reported to have described the former president as “wicked, evil and someone with a heart of the devil” prior to the 2016 elections. The…
