The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, Professor Alex Dodoo, has underscored the need for countries in the sub-region to adopt trade-enhancing measures among the countries to help eradicate poverty among its people. “The time has come to use metrology and measurement to improve poverty level, without these signs we will fail, this is something that the sub-region cannot afford ...

Ghana has been described as a less preferred destination for businesses; even in the West African sub-region. General Manager of Kina Group, Nuamah Eshun-Famiyeh who made the assessment said in comparison to Nigeria, Ghana is a less preferred destination. This, he said is contrary to how Ghana sees itself as a “fantastic” business destination Contrasting Ghana with Nigeria, Eshun-Famiyeh said ...

Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in-charge of professional development, Ms Gifty Apanbil, on Thursday said lack of innovation in the educational sector is affecting the delivery of quality teaching. “Some people will want to be innovative but our system is such that it does not allow innovation and once it does not allow innovation, ...

Majority of people in the country live in rural communities and cover a high percentage of people with little or no formal education. Development is anchored on human capital and rural communities are overflowing with raw human capital. The problem is not the capital but is in regard to how to harness the human resource to advance development. Development Communication ...

When our forefathers fought and toiled for us, they had an indestructible hope and conviction that the generation after and beyond them will advance their great efforts and work. A clean heart, genuine love, a strong sense of patriotism and service was deeply rooted in their minds and heart. They were good managers: they used the scarce resources at their ...

The Alliance for Development and Industrialisation (ADI) has described as baseless the call by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) that the government should impose more taxes on profitable and resourceful businesses in the country. According to a press statement issued in Accra by the ADI and signed by Francis Mensah, the Convener of the think tank, the call by ...

Mr Bright Appiah, the Executive Director of Child Rights International (CRI), a non-governmental organisation, has lauded Ghana’s child rights policies and interventions that seek to protect the fundamental human rights and privileges of children in the country.   He, however, emphasised the importance of effective implementation of the policies to make a significant impact in the upbringing and development of ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has started discussions aimed at introducing chip-embedded passports to keep up the pace of technological advancement and enhance the security of Ghanaian passports, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said.   Additionally, she said there were plans to introduce 48-page passports to satisfy the needs ...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has warned all social media marketing agencies advertising sales of all kinds of unregistered medical devices, food and products, whether imported or locally manufactured to desist from the practice.   According to the FDA, such practices are in contravention to the Public Health Act 2012, (Act 851) which empowered the Authority to test and ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has expressed concern over what he described as a breakdown of the social sense of responsibility among the citizenry, leading to a rise in indiscipline and lawlessness in the country.   He said unlike in the past where laws were strictly enforced to compel people to be responsible for their own actions, robust structures to ...