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COVID-19 delays ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market Phase II implementation – ERERA

GNA - The COVID-19 Pandemic has delayed the implementation of Phase II of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market by two years, Professor Honoré Bogler, Chairman, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), has said. He said as a result, the Authority...

ACCRA named UNESCO WORLD BOOK CAPITAL 2023

GNA - Accra, the capital of Ghana, has been named as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Book Capital for 2023. The selection of Accra is an opportunity to use the power of books to engage...

Corporate governance critical for Africa’s future

GNA - Professor Mervyn King, a renowned international corporate governance expert, says corporate governance is critical for the future of the African Continent. “We have a Continent full of resources but one thing that we lack is good governance in...

UNWTO tourism day celebration to be marked in Hohoe

GNA - This year's United Nations World Tourism Organisation tourism day celebration will be marked in Hohoe in the Volta Region. The Ghana Tourism Authority, under the auspicious of the Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture, is set to organize...

Chambas expresses regrets over Guinea co

GNA – Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the former Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), has expressed regret over the military coup d’état in Guinea. He said happenings in Guinea was...

ECOWAS sanctions Guinea’s Military junta, urges Mali to stick to election timetable

GNA - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed sanctions on the military junta in Guinea, and those stalling Mali’s transition process. The Bloc at its Accra Extraordinary Summit in Accra froze the financial assets and imposed...

Ecstasy, methamphetamine ranked Africa’s second most widely abused drug after cannabis

GNA – Stimulants based on amphetamines like “ecstasy” and methamphetamine now rank as Africa’s second most widely abused drug type apart from cannabis, Professor Stanley Okolo, the Director General of West Africa Health Organization (WAHO), has said. He said the...

Bawumia’s digital Agenda is key to creating digital & Technology Entrepreneurs for Ghana and Africa

GNA - Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, a member of the News Patriotic Party has stated that every modern economy and society is developed through the concept of digitalization/Digitization. "Digitalization is transforming the ways in which industries, businesses, agricultural products, general...

Contractors should unite to compete fairly with foreign companies – Amoako-Atta

GNA – Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, Minister for Roads and Highways has called on stakeholders in the construction industry to position themselves strategically to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). According to him the AfCFTA provides numerous...

Ghana is determined to deepen ties with Ethiopia – President

GNA - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana is determined to deepen its ties with Ethiopia to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation. He said this on Wednesday when the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Ebiy Ahmed, who is in Ghana on a...
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Next NPP gov’t to establish Hall of Fame in all regions, Tourism Minister reveals.

If given another mandate at this year’s general election, the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will establish Creative...
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