The United Nations (UN), in collaboration with the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council, has launched a joint project to enhance food security, nutrition and resilience of asylum seekers and host communities. The 18-month intervention, which would be supporting about 2,000 most vulnerable asylum seekers and 8,200 host communities in the Upper East and Upper West […]
Month: September 2024
Stigma more deadly for cancer patients than the disease itself – BSG
The Breast Society of Ghana (BSG) has lamented the significant impact that stigma has on breast cancer patients. The Society said that many individuals die not solely due to the disease, but because of the stigma surrounding it. Speaking at Pinktober 2024, an initiative aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer in October, Dr. Hannah […]
ECOWAS Court kicks off 2024-2025 Legal Year with 38 scheduled cases, 20 judgments
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has resumed its activities for the 2024-2025 legal year, with 38 cases set for hearings by the end of September at its headquarters in Abuja, following a two?month judicial vacation. The court also scheduled the delivery of 20 judgments including rulings during this period. On September 24, 2024, the […]
Ghana’s MSMEs growth stifled by limited access to finance, markets, technology
Many businesses start small as ideas and dreams which bud and grow into big companies. The journey of small businesses is most of the time rough and cumbersome as many toddle and never attain their desired goals. In Ghana, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) account for roughly 70 per cent of the Gross Domestic […]
Ghana Institution of Surveyors ready to partner government to tackle ‘galamsey’
The President of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors, Dr Anthony Arko-Adjei, has expressed the Institution’s readiness to support government in tackling the illegal mining menace in the country. He, therefore, underscored the need for collective action by all stakeholders to addressing the menace, popularly referred to as ‘galamsey’ head-on. Mr Arko-Adjei gave the assurance during […]