Over the past two years, there has been “an unprecedented increase in all forms of gender-based violence,” the UN Deputy Secretary-General told a high-level meeting in Kigali, on Thursday, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as a major contributor. “Nearly one in two women reported that they, or a woman they know, experienced some form of violence,” Amina Mohammed said at the Commonwealth ...

Majority of Ghanaians are said to have changed their behavior towards the electronic transfer of funds since the E-Levy kicked in back in May this year. According to a study, 83% of the populace felt compelled to do so in order to adjust to the limits introduced by the said levy as far as their livelihoods are concerned. These were ...

World Trade Centre Accra (WTC Accra) has partnered with Altkom Akademia to offer live professional education and capacity-building programmes in West Africa over a digital platform. WTC Accra is an essential facilitator of trade and investment in Ghana and operates as a member of the World Trade Center Associations global network. WTC Accra also conducts corporate training and capacity-building programmes ...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has debunked claims that the government has not been transparent with its COVID-19 expenditure. Addressing Parliament on today, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, he said all programmed, mobilised and utilised funds pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic have been dully reported in line with the government’s commitment to accountability and transparency. His presentation comes on the back of ...

Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to the latest UN data – a staggering figure that is even more worrying if you consider that it includes around one in seven teenagers. To make matters worse, in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of common conditions such as depression and anxiety, went up by more than ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has said Ghana has enough fuel stock to last a month amid fuel shortage concerns. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Hosi said there was no need to panic. “We have enough stock to keep us stable and actually buy us enough time to fix the ...

A lawyer, Dr. John Baiden, is pushing for the Attorney General to cause prosecutions at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) over the perceived mismanagement of the Ghana cedi, which continues to lose value against the dollar. He has petitioned the Attorney General and said, “the Bank of Ghana has compromised the Ghana Cedi. It is out of line and must ...

Ghana is likely to return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support, an economist, Dr Adu Sarkodie has said. He says if this finally happens, it will affect some of the government’s programmes such as the free Senior High School, Nation Builders Corps (NABCO), and others. “We are likely to go back to the IMF. I don’t like it when we ...

As the Ghanaian economy strives to rebound to pre-pandemic levels, the Government is urging the private sector to come up with innovative products and services to satisfy the needs of their markets. The remarks come at a time when businesses are complaining of high cost of production in the country which is affecting the competitiveness of Ghanaian businesses. Data from ...

The COVID-19 National Trust Fund has advanced an amount of GH¢1.8 million to the Centre for Plant Medicine Research for the possible production of herbal medication for coronaviruses. The fund says the use of unorthodox medicines has become important following the spike in COVID-19 cases. Speaking at a signing ceremony at the Jubilee House, Chairperson of the Fund, Sophia Akuffo, ...