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Day: July 25, 2024

Science & Technology

GES Back-to-School Policy effectively being implemented in Eastern Region

Mr Felix K. Asare, the Eastern Regional Deputy Public Relations Officer, Ghana Education Service (GES), says the Back-to-School policy was being effectively implemented in the region.

The policy is to ensure that teenagers who got pregnant in school …

Science & Technology

Hearts for Children Foundation donates industrial machines to NTI

The Hearts for Children Foundation, a non-governmental organisation based at Nsoatre in the Sunyani West Municipality has donated 26 industrial machines to enhance practical teaching at the Nsoatre Technical Institute (NTI).

The NTI is a vocational t…

Science & Technology

31 pupils graduate from Young Sailors Academy

Thirty-one pupils have graduated, after two years of Kindergarten (KG) education, from the Young Sailors Academy, a Naval Base school in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region.

The 18 boys and 13 girls received certificates of honour f…

Production

Absa Young Africa Works project improves production, increases job opportunities

Some beneficiaries of the Absa Young Africa Works project have lauded the project for helping to improve agricultural production and increasing job opportunities for the youth in the northern part of Ghana.

During a visit by some implementers of the …

Production

Ghana Integrity Institute creates awareness on land corruption

The Ghana Integrity Institute (GII), to tackle the pervasive issue of land corruption in Ghana has collaborated with the Lands Commission to organize a stakeholder engagement.

The initiative aims to address the challenges and concerns surrounding lan…

Production

Regional cooperation critical for stable, affordable electricity in West Africa

Experts say West Africa needs more cooperation to unlock financing options for energy projects and provide a regulatory framework to ensure electricity security for homes and businesses.

They said this at the ninth ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulat…

Production

Gov’t misses revenue target by 1.9 Percent in first half of 2024

Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister for Finance, has disclosed that total revenue and grants for the first half of 2024 amounted to GHS74.7 billion, below the target of GHS76.1 billion, representing 1.9 percent.

He said despite the shortfalls, the outtu…

Production

Cedi depreciation hikes Ghana’s debt to GHS742.0 billion in first half of 2024

Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister for Finance, says cedi depreciation hiked Ghana’s debts from an initial amount of GHS608 billion in 2023 to GHS742.0 billion in the first half of 2024.

He said the development showed an increase of 22 percent in Ghana…