Public urged to take interest in governance
A two-day training on domestic health financing and budget advocacy on Tuesday ended in Accra with a call on the public to be interested in the total governance of the country. Mrs. Harriet Nuamah Agyemang, a Senior Programmes Officer at SEND Ghana, who made the call said the public must participate in the preparation of […]
Stakeholders in agricultural sector urged to be innovative
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have urged to be innovative to solve the challenges related to the sector. Dr Roger Kanton, Coordinator for Partnership for Agricultural Research, Education and Development (PAIRED) Project at the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI), said policymakers needed to consider innovations during the implementation […]
Tullow Executives pay working visit to Ghana
The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) of Tullow Oil Plc, led by the Chief Executive Officer, Rahul Dhir are paying a working visit to Ghana in the week of 27th September 2021. A statement from the company said the visiting Executives would hold a series of engagements with key Government stakeholders, including the Office of the […]
Government re-structuring Information Services Department -Oppong Nkrumah
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says to ensure efficient dissemination of information on government’s activities to the public, it is imperative to re-organise the operations of the Information Services Department (ISD) for it to be fit-for-purpose in this contemporary times. He said considering the current trend of media pluralism in the country with more than […]
Hundreds participate in Afadjato Hiking Challenge to mark Tourism Day
Hundreds of people including tourists have participated in an “Afadjato Hiking Challenge” as part of events to mark 2021 World Tourism Day celebration. With a height of 885 metres, the conical-shaped Afadjato is the highest mountain in Ghana. About 61 of the hikers registered to participate in the challenge for prizes. Mr Ekow Sampson, Deputy […]
Ghana Cocoa Board commended for implementing digitised weighing scales
SEND GHANA, a subsidiary of SEND Foundation of West Africa, has applauded the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for taking proactive steps to implement digitised weighing scales for dried cocoa beans at the point of sale, beginning October 1, 2021. The Organisation said the move, which was meant to eradicate fraudulent practices by purchasing clerks (PCs), […]
“Visit Volta” is a fantastic initiative – Oppong-Nkrumah
Mr. Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Minister for Information, has commended the official tourism promotion program of the Volta Region, “Visit Volta”. He said the initiative, which has renowned media personalities who hail from the Region as ambassadors, was already affecting visitor numbers. The Minister who was engaging media practitioners in the Region as part of a duty […]
MTN partnering government to achieve national digitization agenda
Multinational Telecommunications Network (MTN) has pledged its commitment to partner with the government to achieve the country’s digitization Agenda. Mr Selorm Adadevor Chief Executive Officer of MTN who stated this said the strategy was to digitize Africa’s economy of which Ghana was a proud member to speed the development process of the continent. Speaking at […]
Veteran Journalist Gerald Agama passes on
Gerald Agama, a retired journalist of the Ghana News Agency (GNA), has passed on. Kenneth Edem Agama, the deceased’s son, told the GNA at his residence in Ho, that he suffered a leg infection about a week ago and was sent to hospital on Sunday after it got worse. GNA was told he died on […]
Let’s avoid ‘protocol enlistments’ into security services – Former NPP Organiser
Mr Yaw Debie Appiah Mensah, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bono Region has expressed concern about the growing incidents of ‘protocol enlistments’ into security services. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Odumase in Sunyani West Municipality, Mr Mensah, a former organiser of the then Brong-Ahafo […]
