The Africa Build Show, Ghana Investment & Trade Week (GITW) 2026 and Megawatt Africa opened with a big bang on Tuesday, July 7, in Accra, drawing high-level VIP delegations from government, diplomatic missions, investors, development partners and industry leaders from across Africa and beyond. The three-day event is being held in partnership with the Ghana […]
Dr Daniel McKorley, the Executive Chairman of McDan Group, has urged graduates to cultivate a positive attitude, stressing that success in life depends more on attitude than on academic qualifications alone. While earning a degree was important, life demanded much more than academic credentials; it required the right mindset and attitude, he said. Dr McKorley gave the advice when he addressed the […]
MobileMoney Fintech LTD (MMFL) says its recent structural separation will enable the company to deliver faster innovation, stronger security and greater value to customers as it strengthens its position as a leading fintech business in Ghana. Speaking after the company’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) in Accra, the Chairperson, Ms. Victoria Bright described the completion of […]
OmniBSIC Bank has launched a school-based plastic recovery initiative in partnership with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s Institute of Industrial Research (CSIR-IIR) and Ocean Tribe Foundation, marking a significant step towards advancing Ghana’s circular economy agenda through education, environmental stewardship, and industrial innovation. The project, themed ‘Recovering Plastics for Industry and Sustainable Environment’, […]
The National Executive Committee of the Mfantsiman Old Girls’ Association (MOGA) is pleased to announce the MOGA National Health Walk 2026, scheduled for Saturday, 27th June 2026. The MOGA National Health Walk is an annual event on the calendar of the association and part of our broader commitment to promoting preventive health, wellness, and community […]
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and a national task force to conduct a comprehensive assessment of restricted and protected lands across Accra as part of renewed efforts to address the city’s recurring flooding challenges. He explained that the teams have been mandated to move across the capital, identify […]
Author: Yvette Ahenkorah Climate Change Is Already Here Climate change is not merely an environmental concern reserved for policy rooms, international conferences, or scientific reports. It is an everyday reality. It is slowly, and often quietly, becoming part of the lived experience of our communities, cities, households, and livelihoods. Many of the climate realities we […]
Stakeholders in Ghana’s sanitation sector have called for an urgent shift from landfill-dependent waste disposal systems to sustainable, engineered waste treatment infrastructure, warning that persistent funding gaps could undermine efforts to maintain cleanliness and environmental safety within the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA). The call was made during a high-level stakeholder dialogue on landfill and […]
The 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has for the umpteenth time, exhibited his humility, modesty and kindness, by reaching out to content creator and blogger, Kwadwo Sheldon, whose home got flooded, following a heavy downpour in the capital city, […]
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has confirmed that no fatalities were recorded following the torrential rainfall that lashed parts of Accra on Sunday, 18 May. According to Chief Disaster Control Officer, Mohammed Jafaro, in an interview with Accra-based Channel One TV, said the agency received a high volume of distress calls from residents in […]
Health authorities have confirmed two new cases of Mpox in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region. Consequently, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has responded by directing all regional health directors to reactivate their public health emergency operations centres. They are also being urged to step up surveillance, risk communication, and case management […]
Four suspects have been picked up and are currently in custody at the Narcotics Control Commission following the interception of 73 slabs of substances suspected to be cocaine that weighed 89.74 kg. Officials from NACOC made the arrest on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 reports Kester Aburam Korankye. According to them, they intercepted a cargo, which was […]
