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The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), a leading conglomerate in Ghana and West Africa, has sought to establish partnerships with Indian businesses at the recently concluded 19th Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) India-Africa Business Conclave 2024, held in New Delhi from August 20 to 22, 2024. The summit, themed “Creating one future,” aimed to strengthen ties between India and Africa ...

As the 2024 elections draw near, Mr. Ebo Buckman, a political and economic analyst and a key figure within the Afrafranto Movement, has made a strong case for Mr. Alan Kyerematen, the Movement’s leader and presidential candidate, describing him as “the wise builder Ghana’s youth can trust.” Mr Ebo Buckman’s remarks draw inspiration from the biblical parable of the wise ...

The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, on Saturday night, left Accra for Harare, Zimbabwe to formally disengage from all her obligations as the Chancellor of the Women’s University in Africa, based in that country. The formal disengagement from the university, after serving for seven years as Chancellor, will allow Prof. Opoku-Agyemang to fully ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has explained why a stolen Biometric Verification Device (BVD) cannot jeopardise the integrity of the 2024 Elections. The commission says it undertakes a deliberate process of preparing a BVD for any election that ensures that only BVDs that are prepared for a particular election can be used for that election. This process is robust and is ...

The Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Seth Kwame Achaempong has touted the District Road Improvement Programme  (DRIP) as a significant milestone that will improve the road infrastructure within the region and improve the lives of its people. “Our roads are the lifeblood of communities which the government has given a significant boost today. They connect our towns and villages, facilitate the ...

The Running mate of the National Democratic Congress, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang has announced that the NDC seeks to address the alarming drop-out rate of girls in school, particularly after primary six. The Running mate of the National Democratic Congress, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang has announced that the NDC seeks to address the alarming drop-out rate of girls ...

Mr Kwadwo Boateng Agyeman, the former Constituency Chairman for New Juaben North in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP), has sharply criticized Mr John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2024 general elections, for his promise of free tertiary education. Mr  Agyeman described the pledge as “whimsical” and ...

Elder Dr Samuel Amo Tobbin, Group Chairman of Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited (TPL), has emphasised that his vindication takes precedence over the judgment debt awarded to him by the court in his longstanding legal dispute with the Food and Drugs Authority, which commenced in 2019. The Herald Newspaper recently alleged that TPL and the FDA are colluding on a dubious GHC94 ...

Debts owed Independent Power Producers have been renegotiated by the Finance Ministry. That’s according to the Minister of State in charge of the Energy Ministry Herbert Krapa. According to him the debts have been divided into current debts which are being handled by the ECG, while legacy debts are being handled by the Finance Ministry. “The ECG through the Ministry ...

The latest campaign promise by the National Democratic Congress has got tongues wagging. The NDC’s ‘No academic fees’ policy, targeted at level 100 students aims to alleviate the financial burden on parents and students by absorbing academic fees for level 100 tertiary students. Concerns have been raised about the feasibility of the policy with regards to funding, accommodation and continuity ...