14 teams from Ghana’s tertiary institutions participate in pitch contest
By: Hummu-Kulssum Abdulai 14 teams from the country’s tertiary institutions are participating in a pitch contest stage one ahead of the final competition in Berlin Germany in October, 2023. The contest is on the premises of the University of Ghana, Legon, and gathering students from various institutions with entrepreneurial ideas to pitch their ideas as […]
CSIR Food Research Institute seeks partnerships to commercialize research findings
Source: GNA The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Food Research Institute (FRI) has embarked on the commercialisation of all its research findings. It is, therefore, seeking the right partnerships to make that materialised. Professor Charles Tortoe, Director of the FRI who announced this in Accra said a unit had been created within his […]
EC must engender trust among political parties – Dr Asante
Source: GNA Dr Kojo Pumpuni Asante, Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement, Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) – Ghana has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to nurture trust among the political parties to ensure that general election results are acceptable to all stakeholders. He said building trust in the electoral processes, extending the time frame […]
Free Speech is declining due to global backsliding of democracy- Democracy Activist Ryota Jonen
By Rebecca Ekpe Reports indicate that democratic backsliding has become a phenomenon in contemporary global politics, defining trends in politics. For example, West Africa continues to face democratic backsliding. In the past four years alone, ”several countries in West Africa have experienced democratic backsliding either in the form of military seizures of power from democratically […]
ECG Eastern Regional Office recovers GHS 63.6m in revenue mobilization exercise
By Gloria Edinam Afful The Eastern Regional Office of the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, recovered 63.6 million Ghana cedis out of the targeted amount of 231 million Ghana cedis at the just-ended nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise. The Regional General Manager of ECG, Ing. Mrs. Sariel Etwire, who disclosed this at a press briefing in […]
Africa Shippers Councils Deliberate High Cost of Cargo Transportation in Ghana
The Union of African Shippers’ Councils (UASC) have intensified efforts aimed at addressing the increasing cost of transportation in the shipping and logistics industry, a development attributed to the high cost of doing business at African ports. The World Bank estimates that transport costs in Sub-Saharan Africa averages 50% higher than other regions of the […]
Stonebwoy Drops Fifth Album, ‘5th Dimension’- A Masterpiece
By Seli Baisie The wait is finally over for fans of the Ghanaian reggae and dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, as he drops his fifth studio album, ‘5th Dimension’. The highly anticipated album has been released today, April 28, 2023 and fans all over the world are buzzing with excitement. The new album, ‘5th Dimension’ is a […]
We are cooking but we are facing difficulties- School Feeding Caterers in Bono
Checks by GBC NEWS have revealed that School Feeding Programme Caterers in the Sunyani Municipality of the Bono Region are at the post and are cooking for children in beneficiary schools. But speaking to GBCNEWS on condition of anonymity, a Caterer was emphatic that they face serious challenges which must be addressed soon, as promised, […]
Beneficiary pupils of school feeding programme denied meals
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu Parents and guardians of beneficiary pupils of the School Feeding Programme in parts of the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area in the Ashanti region now have to contend with finding alternative means of feeding their wards, at least until caterers of the Programme rescind their industrial action. A visit by Radio Ghana to […]
Ghana to get 10 outdoor basketball courts courtesy Ghana Basketball partnership with New York Square LLC
By Emmanuel Oti Acheampong Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of New Square LLC, Daniel W. Isaacs, Esq., has announced plans for his outfit to partner with the Ghana Basketball Association to develop basketball in Ghana through infrastructure provision and technical support. According to Daniel Isaacs, the partnership is a means of advancing socio-economic growth […]
