The Ghana Export Promotion Authority has made steady progress in rolling out many targeted initiatives in the past one year to boost the exports earning of non-traditional products. The move is in line with GEPA’s vision to increase annual earnings to $10 billion dollars under the National Export Strategy from the current $2.3 billion. Speaking … The post GEPA has
Africa needs to invest in corruption prevention strategies if the continent is to achieve sustainable development that will not leave anyone behind, Ms Bience Gawanas, United Nations Under Secretary General and Special Adviser on Africa has stated. “Corruption is a clear and present threat to achieving a sustainable path to Africa’s transformation,” Ms Gawanas stated … The post UN
The one-week celebration of the late police officer Lanace Corporal Nicholas Duku has been observed at the Tarkwa Divisional Police Command headquarters in the Western Region. Lance Corporal Nicholas Duku was killed in line of duty at Bogoso, in the Prestea Huni/Valley Municipality, when armed robbers attacked Plat and Plume Gold Refinery Company two weeks … The post Police
The amount of money that is being moved out of African countries illegally and through tax avoidance is now estimated to be $100 billion annually. Initial estimates put illicit financial flows out of Africa at $60 billion every year. Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) told … The post Illegal
The media has been urged to be sensitive with their reportage on cases involving children with cerebral palsy. This is because what the media reports, tremendously influences the opinions of the society at large, and the opinions of policy makers, that could effect changes to improve the lives of these children. Mrs Hanah Awadzi, Executive … The post Media
Investor confidence faltered as they bid down equities on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) during the second week of May (7-11) transactions on Accra bourse, even though activities was brisk compared to the first week’s numbers. In effect, the benchmark GSE-Composite Index declined by 0.6 per cent to close at 3,456 points. This represents a … The post Bearish
The Executive Director of the National Commission on Culture, Madam Janet Edna Nyame, has urged the Government to stand firm and resist any pressure from the West to legalise gayism in Ghana. She said homosexuality was alien to the Ghanaian culture, therefore, no amount of political manipulation and coercion should make the nation accept it. … The post Ghana
The traditional authorities of Nungua have launched the annual Homowo (Kplejoo) Festival and a website dubbed: overlordofgadangme.org to serve as a platform where the youth can learn the history of the land. Gborbu Wulomo, Numo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, the Overlord of Ga State, who launched the programmes, said the website would guide the youth … The post Nungua Homowo and
An Endowment Fund of The John A. Kufuor Foundation (JAK Foundation) has been launched in Accra in furtherance of the legacy of selfless leadership and commitment to national development by the former President. A ceremony to raise money for the Endowment Fund, which was organised by JAK Foundation, was in line with the “80 for … The post Kufuor Endowment Fund launched appeared
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