More executive roles for women in the corporate world
The Regional Head of Human Resource (HR) at Standard Chartered Bank for Africa and the Middle East, Ms Millicent Clarke, has observed that over the years, biases against females in…
Uganda bans sports betting
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has ordered that no new licences should be issued to sports betting companies nor renewing of permits for the existing ones. According to Minister of State…
Forestry Commission, CEIEC sign deal to increase forest sector revenue
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Ghana’s Forestry Commission and the China National Electronic Import and Export Corporation (CEIEC) meant to lead Chinese companies to corporate with…
Data collection, a catalyst for tourism growth in Africa
Exactly a week into the New Year, Kenya released its tourism statistics for 2018 much to the admiration of industry watchers who hailed the quickness and effectiveness with which they…
2,341 killed in 2018 in road accidents; 795 are pedestrians
Data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has revealed that, the total number of commuters killed in road traffic accidents in 2018…
Ghana needs to reduce the price of gas to aid industrialisation
Government has been urged to take a critical look at the gas production sector by reviewing the pricing system which has a lot to do with the high price of…
Ghana To Export Timber To EU Market
Ghana is close to making history as the first country in Africa to get clearance to export timber to the European market by the end of the year. This is…
‘Sextortion’: 10 cases recorded in less than a month
The Police Cyber Crime Unit says it has recorded 10 cases of extortion by sex, referred to as “sextortion,” since the beginning of this year. Though figures for the period preceding…
Hearing challenging GH¢34m fine on telcos begin
The Electronic Communications Tribunal (ECT) yesterday began hearing details of a petition put before it by the Mobile Network Operators ( MNOs) in the country over the GH34 million fine…
Veep calls for more inclusive democracy in Africa
If democracy will develop in Africa, we have to get more people included along the chain, the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Explaining that democracy evolved from the Latin…
