The African Union has unanimously endorsed a Ghanaian, Dr Edward Kwakwa, as the sole African candidate for the position of Director-General of the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The decision was taken at a late-night meeting during the recent summit of the AU in Addis Ababa. The 83-member WIPO Coordination Committee is to meet on March 5 and 6, ...
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Ghana back to HIPC debt level – Kofi Bentil bemoans
Vice President of policy think tank IMANI, Kofi Bentil, has expressed concerns over the rising debt level of the country. According to him, managers of the economy must redirect their path as the country is back to the status of a highly indebted poor country despite the debt cancellation under former President Kufuor. “Prez Kufuor got our debts cancelled under ...
Read More »Partisan politics infiltrating students leadership worrying – Prof Oduro
Professor George Oduro, the immediate past Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has called on students leaders to remain committed to their core mandate and resist all attempts to infiltrate their rank with partisan politics. He noted that the habitual politicization of all issues in Ghana was not merely a concocted perception but a veritable phenomenon ...
Read More »GNFS advised to include infrared inspection in fire certification processes
Infrared Imaging Solutions (IRIS) Ghana, an electrical service provider, has advised the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to include infrared electrical inspection in the fire safety certification processes to help reduce fire outbreaks. Mr Awal Sakib Mohammed, the Chief Thermographer and Electrical Wiring Inspector of IRIS Ghana, gave the advice at an event to introduce the Infrared Electrical Inspection system ...
Read More »Leadership of Tumu Cooperative Union Endorses Warehouse Receipt System
The management of the Tumu Community Cooperative Union (TCCU) has expressed its readiness to embrace the Warehouse Receipt System Project (WRS). The leadership of the Union observed that the WRS presents real opportunities for the association to enhance the financial status of its members thereby improving their livelihoods. At a training session organized at Tumu in the Upper West Region ...
Read More »Stop bickering and fight poverty – Oti Boateng to chiefs
The Omanhene of New Juaben traditional area Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng says poverty will end if traditional rulers in the country unite to fight for the welfare of the people. He says there is no justification for Ghanaians to be poor considering the abundance of natural resource in the country. “If chiefs unite, poverty will end in this country. ...
Read More »Listening to morning shows in Ghana a waste of time – Prof Karikari
Renowned communications professional, Prof Kwame Karikari, says listening to morning shows on various media platforms in the country is a waste of time because they do not enlighten the citizenry on issues. According to him, these shows give the platform to politicians who only come to argue about issues without necessarily educating listeners. “…political pundits from the political parties who ...
Read More »Homosexuality: Respect our decision – Speaker tells World Bank
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has urged the World Bank and the developed world to accept the fact that most African nations abhor homosexuality. According to Prof. Oquaye who doubles as a pastor, the practice of tying aids to the recognition of gay rights and marriages in Africa is unhealthy. Speaking during a courtesy call by the ...
Read More »GETFund directed to address shortage of dormitories, classrooms in SHS
Government has directed the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to undertake educational infrastructure projects in all public senior high schools (SHSs) for successful implementation and sustenance of the Free SHS Policy. Madam Gifty Twum-Ampofo, the Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET), who announced this in Yamfo, said priority would be given to SHSs implementing ...
Read More »Ghana to have Cybersecurity law by end of year – Odotei Sowah
Deputy Communications Minister, Vincent Sowah Odotei, has hinted of a possible passage of the National Cybersecurity law by the end of 2020 to sanitize Ghana’s internet space. “Definitely we expect that this year Ghana will have a cyber-security law, definitely. That’s our expectations,” Mr Sowah Odotei told the media at the Freedom Online Conference press conference in Accra, February 4, ...
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