Stakeholders within the disability fraternity have called on government to strengthen its commitment towards empowering vulnerable groups of people such as women and girls with disabilities as well as ensure inclusiveness and equality at all levels of society. The call is to ensure the realization of the aspirations of the ‘’Leave No One Behind’’ principle in the implementation of the ...

When Ghana became politically independent in 1957, the education system, thus; schools, colleges and universities, was purposely set up, primarily to produce skilled workforce for the young nation. Also, research institutions were to support to sustain the industrialisation agenda for the crawling economy. Largely, knowledge, science and technology became the foundation stone for the country’s economic growth and development strategic ...

The officials of the Ghana Immigration Service Kotoka International Airport (KIA) Command have prevented a 26-year-old woman from traveling to the Gulf State, after she was was forced by her family members, to do so. The lady (name withheld), who hails from the Egbazo, Nzema in the Jomoero District of the Western Region, was spotted crying at the Departure Hall by an ...

The Domestic Service Workers Union (DSWU) of Ghana has called on government to ratify the International Labour Organization Convention (ILOC) 189 on decent work for domestic workers. The ILOC, which has been in existence since 2011, is a legal document which aims at ensuring that domestic workers have fair job treatment and better working conditions. Ms Eva Attakpah, the National ...

More than half of all citizens surveyed in 35 countries across the African Continent think that corruption is getting worse in their respective countries, while less than quarter perceived that the fight against corruption is getting better, according to the Global Corruption Barometer in collaboration with Afro barometer. The Report, which was released Thursday, July 11, 2019 shows that more ...

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has added Ghana to a list of seven countries whose nationals will be permitted to enter South Africa visa-free. According to the Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, citizens of the seven countries are able to enter South Africa without a visa. “Tourism will soar if we relax visa requirements for entry into South ...

The Ugandan President, Mr Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has stressed the need for Africa and China to establish an equitable trade and development models that will accelerate efforts for growth. He said Africa and China need to work for win-win frameworks and noted that China, through its support for infrastructure, which is the base of the production of tradable goods and ...

A deputy Minister of Energy, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has charged players in the oil and petroleum industry to take advantage of the global digital revolution to restructure the operations of the industry, reduce cost and ensure competitive pricing of petroleum products. He said because the industry and its infrastructure could become targets of cybercrime, the security and safety of ...

“Trauma from terrorism” hurts families, communities and destabilizes entire regions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, as he expressed solidarity with victims of extremist attacks in Africa. Speaking in Nairobi at the opening of a conference on counter-terrorism, Mr. Guterres recalled how attackers had laid siege to a hotel complex in the capital in January, killing 21 people. Africans ...

BuddeComm’s Telecoms Maturity Index for this year indicates that from a second position last year, Ghana has been completely displaced from the top three and even not listed among the market challengers. The rankings for 2019 showed Mauritius still maintained its lead from last year, as the most matured telecom market on the continent with a 49 score, while Algeria ...