The Special Voting Exercise
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE SPECIAL VOTING It is heartwarming the Special Voting ended smoothly throughout the country yesterday with no reported nasty incident. It is also gratifying that voter turnout was high at almost all the centers. The Special voting gave the opportunity for those who have been assigned special duties on election day like […]
Bui hydro-solar hybrid comes on stream
The Bui Power Authority has commissioned 26 megawatts of solar photo voltait resources to augment its 404MW hydroelectric generating station. The coming on stream of the 26MW floating solar PV is the beginning of the Bui hydro-solar hybrid production. It is the country’s first ever hybrid plant which utilizes both solar and hydro resources to […]
International Day Of Persons With Disability
NEWS COMMENTARY ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY The annual observance of International Day of Persons with Disability (PWDs)started in 1992 after a proclamation of the UN General Assembly’s resolution 47/3. The day was instituted to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disability in all spheres of society and development and to […]
Ghana, 13 other countries launch plan to achieve ‘sustainable ocean economy’
Ghana is among 14 Countries selected to form a High-Level Panel of Global Leaders tasked to find solutions to a sustainable ocean economy. The 14 countries are coastal-based economies with 30 percent of the world’s Exclusive Economic Zones. The challenges include climate change, unreported, unregulated and illegal fishing as well as piracy activities. The roadmap […]
EU Election Observer Mission lauds special voting exercise
The Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission to Ghana, Javier Nart has rated the special voting exercise held ahead of the December 7 elections as successful with a voter turn-out of 89 percent saying it was incident free and peaceful. Mr. Nart who is leading a core team of nine to observe […]
Bad Bunny tops Spotify’s most-streamed list of 2020
Spotify’s “2020 Wrapped” list of the world’s top podcasts, artists, albums, songs, and playlists, with Bad Bunny topping the list as the most-streamed artist of the year. Bad Bunny racked up more than 8.3 billion streams, followed next by Drake and J Balvin. Following the top three was the late rapper Juice WRLD and The […]
KNUSTFORD University College graduates 48 in security intelligence
KNUSTFORD University College, a Private University in Kumasi, has organised a ten weeks course on security intelligence and forensic studies for 48 security personnel in the Ashanti region. The course was to equip the participants who were from both the public and private security organizations with the requisite knowledge and skills to impact their attitudes […]
Ghana’s Election will not have impact on Stocks- Expert
Head of Research and Investment Banking at CDH Brokerage Limited, James Hafo says Ghana’s Election will not have any impact on Stocks on the market. Through the year to date returns witnessed a negative 19.43 percent. Mr. Hafo said a change will be due to the Christmas season. He said during the period, companies sell […]
Cancel our debts- Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament to development partners
Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, the Speaker of Parliament, has held deliberations with 21 international partners, including; ambassadors and development partners as part of the Debt Cancellation Campaign Initiative (DCCI). DCCI is an initiative by the Conference of Speakers and Heads of African Parliament (COSAP) to advocate Africa’s debt to be forgiven due to the huge […]
Violation Of Data Privacy In Ghana
By Seli Baisie. NEWS COMMENTARY ON DATA PRIVACY Data privacy, also known as information privacy, is the aspect of technology that ensures data shared by individuals or customers of telecommunication networks are only used for the intended purposes and not shared with third parties. In an era of fast-growing technology, data privacy is becoming an […]
Ghana to deploy freight drones to facilitate trade
Ghana is expected to deploy freight drone technology in the coming years to facilitate the timely movement of goods within the country. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU between the country’s Aviation Ministry and International Freight Drone, IFD Organisation. IFD is expected to deploy freight drones that are capable of carrying […]
PPP flagbearer, Brigitte Dzogbenuku, promises to pass Affirmative Action Bill in first 100 days in Office
Flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Brigitte Dzogbenuku, says the Party will pass the Affirmative Action Bill into law in its first 100 days in office. The Affirmative Action Bill seeks an equal representation and participation of both women and men in governance, public positions of power and also requires all sectors to reserve […]
Election 2020: Police announce WhatsApp line for violence-related information
The Ghana Police Service has announced a WhatsApp number for people to report any form of election related violence on December 7. The mobile phone number 020 663 9121, will be available for persons to send videos, audios and photographs of any disturbance on Election Day. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Chairman of […]
Berlin prepares to open its rebuilt royal palace
Seventy years after it was swept away by East German communist rulers, Berlin has rebuilt its former royal palace, which is set to reopen in the heart of the city. The 15th-century palace that once belonged to its Kaiser and is now the crowning glory of extensive reconstruction carried out in the German capital since […]
