DRA Ghana presents bursaries to 3 KNUST students
DRA Ghana Limited, a mining engineering company in Ghana, has presented bursaries to three second-year brilliant but needy students at the College of Engineering of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The bursary is to cover part of their academic facility user fees, accommodation and books. The bursary will cover the remaining […]
Ghana seeking $750 million loan from StanChart, Standard Bank
Ghana is in talks with Standard Chartered Plc and Standard Bank Group Limited for a bridge loan of $750 million and will repay the facility with the proceeds of a Eurobond sale, reports Bloomberg. The Ministry of Finance listed the proposal for a syndicated loan in the Friday March 8, 2019 Parliamentary order papers and […]
ASWIM calls for commitment to women’s empowerment
The Association of Women in the Media,ASWIM, has asked stakeholders to show commitment to the laws and policies that empower women. The Association noted that there are countless laws passed, and policies in place with multiple campaigns to raise awareness on gender issues, but progress to achieve gender equality, seems quite slow. ASWIM on the […]
DWM urges innovation to remove barriers against gender equality
The Developing Women for Mobilisation (DWM) has urged the government to find innovative ways that can remove barriers and accelerate progress for gender equality. Formerly, the 31st December Women’s Movement, the organisation now re-christened DWM is of the view that the current trajectories showed that existing interventions would be impossible to achieve the sustainable developmental […]
Remove posters, banners from unauthorised places – MMDAs warn public
Metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region have issued a 14-day ultimatum to people who post posters and banners around the city illegally to take the posters down or face prosecution. Churches, advertisers, filmmakers, educational institutions and members of the public who hoist banners and posters have also been advised against […]
BoG to inject $800m into reserves efforts to stabilise cedi
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it will add a minimum of $800 million to the country’s reserves this month to stabilise the cedi against major international currencies, especially the dollar. The Head of Financial Markets at the central bank, Mr Steven Opata, told the Daily Graphic that the accumulation of more dollars would help […]
NPC welcomes request to facilitate dialogue – Process to disband vigilante groups. . .
The National Peace Council (NPC), has welcomed the request by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to mediate in the process to disband vigilante groups in the country. The Chairman of the NPC, Most Reverend Emmanuel Asante, in a telephone interview said the call by the NDC was within the mandate of the NPC, therefore, it […]
EU grants Ghana €40 million under Economic Partnership Agreement
The government has signed a €40-million budget support agreement with the European Union (EU). The grant is to support the country’s national development framework, which focuses on jobs as a means to create prosperity and opportunity for all, thereby contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken […]
Americans install solar system for Asene school
Two American citizens, Jessy Fijak and Lauran Bowe-Slagle, have installed a solar energy system valued at GH¢13,000 at the Akyem Asene Roman Catholic Primary School near Oda in the Eastern Region to provide cheap but reliable power for the staff and pupils. The system, comprising four solar panels, six batteries, one-kilowatt inverter and a charging […]
Medical drones testing to begin this month
The initial testing and diagnostic flights of drones at the first emergency medical distribution centre at Omenako in the Eastern Region is set to begin this month. The tests, to be carried out by Zipline, the world’s first national-scale drone delivery service, come ahead of the official launch of the full drone delivery of emergency […]
Court slaps Menzgold with GH¢8,000 costs for late filing of defence
The Accra High Court has slapped Menzgold Ghana Limited with GH¢8,000 cost for the late filing of its defence in a case in which 53 soldiers have sued it for failing to pay back their investment, totaling GH¢2.5 million. Following Menzgold’s failure to file its defence within the stipulated time, the soldiers applied to the […]
UK ready to increase investments in Ghana – Minister for Africa
The United Kingdom’s (UK) Minister of State for Africa, Harriet Baldwin has affirmed the UK government’s commitment to increase her investment in Ghana and ensure greater economic harmonization between the two countries. Recounting the economic gains and significant strides aimed at formalizing and improving the Ghanaian economy in the last few years, Harriet Baldwin, together […]
NPP targets more women in Volta and Oti regions
Women’s participation in politics is to be made vibrant in the Volta and Oti regions as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) sets up women’s wing in all the 25 constituencies. The party, through its women’s wing, is working towards attracting more women to create a formidable women’s group to strengthen women’s participation in active politics […]
53-year-old becomes mother through IVF
A 53-year-old woman has become the oldest female in the country to successfully give birth through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). Mrs Vivian Tanson was delivered of a set of twins, both females, through caesarian section last Monday by a medical team led by Dr Gordon Attoh, a fertility specialist at the All Faith Medical Centre, a fertility […]
