2016

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli and president of the National House of Chiefs, has pledged to restore nobility to the chieftaincy institution. “If we are to be accorded the respect we deserve, and if our voice must be…

The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has expressed its readiness to support Benin with an estimated $760 million (FCFA 467 billion) worth of investments and trade projects. This is to support the government’s agenda to attract more…

Weija Irrigation Scheme, which was destroyed by the June 3 2015 torrential rains that caused severe floods and destroyed houses, farms and property running into billions of Ghana cedis is undergoing rehabilitation. The floods also caused…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the government to make cancer prevention and control an urgent national priority. Dr. Jean Marie Dangou, Advisor, Cancer and Chronic Diseases at the Organization’s Africa Regional Office,…

The Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA) says it will continue its advocacy to have a new insolvency bill passed into law when the seventh Parliament is inaugurated in January 2017. Speaking at an end of…

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has expressed great worry over the rise in the number of road crashes especially in 2016, having recorded remarkable drops in such cases since 2012. The Commission, as of the end of November…

Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) has opened a new branch at Saboba to support and facilitate business activities in the area. This brings to 161 the number of GCB branches across the country. Mr Ernest Agbesi, Managing Director of GCB, who…

Dr Gilbert Buckle, Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, has called for the setting up of a regulatory body for the emerging Massage Therapy Profession to ensure strict adherence to standards. He said the country…

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has appealed to transport associations to put premium on the safety of travelers. Mr. Samuel Asiamah, the Ashanti Regional Manager of the Commission, said they should do more to discourage…

The Chairman of the African Union (AU), Idriss Deby Itno, president of the Republic of Chad, has called on the outgoing president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh to facilitate the smooth transfer of power to the newly elected president of the…