In 2018, the number of people killed by acts of terrorism stood at 15,952, globally, and that is a 15.2 per cent decrease, indicating an improvement for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) released today November 20, 2019 by the Institute of Economics and Peace …

Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, the Deputy Minister of Energy, has said the significant progress made by government in gas infrastructure will ensure the full utilisation of the country’s indigenous gas. He said the infrastructure included the completion of phase one of the Takoradi-Tema Interconnection project, which would allow the country …

Mr Abdallah Ali-Nakyea, Managing Partner of Ali-Nakyea and Associates, and a renowned international expert in taxation and legal accountancy, is to deliver the keynote address at the Seventh National Development Forum public lecture in Accra on Wednesday, November 20. A statement signed by Mrs Akosua D. Ntim Sekyere, Public Relations …

Telecom operator AirtelTigo has appointed Mr Murthy Chaganti as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr Chaganti was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company and acted as the CEO from September 2019 until his appointment. He played a key role in the successful integration process of …

Mr Bakary Dosso, Acting Director, Economic Commission for Africa Sub-Regional Office for West Africa (ECA SRO-WA) has reiterated ECA’s commitment to work in close collaboration with regional agencies to ensure the production, dissemination and use of quality data and comparable statistics in Africa. He said ECA has therefore becomes the …

A survey report released by the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), has projected a 67 per cent voter turnout in the December 17 District Level Election and referendum on the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). The 24-page report, which was conducted by the ILGS revealed …

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with the Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA) and the Ghana Green Building Council (GhGBC), has organized a training programme for stakeholders on the new Ghana Building Code. The Ghana Green Building Code Masterclass brought together architects, engineers, urban planners, property owners, members from …

Mrs Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, the former Chairperson of Civil Society Organisations into natural resources, has called on government to continue the review of the Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) sector to safeguard accountability. She said the review was necessary to ensure the effective utilisation of the revenue that accrued from the …

Mr Ibrahim Akalbila, Coordinator of the Ghana Trade and Livelihood Coalition, has urged government to develop credible policies to monitor and evaluate agricultural systems to provide reliable data on its performance. Mr Akalbila, said such a policy would help to analyse government’s performance for sustainable agriculture programmes to enhance food …

Government has asked Ghanaians to remain calm and disregard the declaration of independence of the Western Togoland by a Volta Region-based Homeland Study Group Foundation. A statement issued and signed by Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Information Minister, said the security agencies were in firm control of the country’s territory …