Amnesty International has issued a travel warning on the US, cautioning  travellers from around the world to take measures as they visit that country because of ongoing high levels of gun violence. In a tweet yesterday Wednesday, August 7, 2019, the global human rights organization said; “The Amnesty International travel advisory for the country of … The post Amnesty

The United Nations predicts that, Africa’s youthful population would increase by 42 per cent by 2030 from 19 per cent in 2015. According to recent UN statistics, there were 1.2 billion young people aged 15-24 years globally in 2015, comprising nearly 30 per cent of the world’s population.  Approximately 226 million of these young people … The post Africa’s

Germans, famous the world over for their beer-drinking, are taking to the alcohol-free versions in increasing numbers, according to a survey by a market research company published in Berlin on Thursday. Alcohol-free beers and beer blends took a share of 6.5 per cent of the market last year, up from 2.7 per cent 11 years … The post Alcohol-free beer gaining popularity

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urged assembly members to remain committed to the decentralisation programme, which had contributed immensely to local governance. He said: “The 31st December Revolution through the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) thought it wise to introduce the programme for everyone to get involved and contribute their quota to the  development … The post Remain

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday left Ghana for 2-day official visit to Angola. The visit, the first by a Ghanaian President, was at the invitation of President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço. It is aimed at deepening and strengthening the ties that exist between the two countries as well as exploring possible areas of … The post President

To accelerate the smart development concept in implementing Africa’s Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Armenia have signed a memorandum that seeks to unite efforts of the ECA and the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) to advance that course. A press release copied to ghanabusiessnwes.com … The post ECA,

The Ghana Manganese Company Limited (GMCL) has said the company has not caused any loss of revenue to the state as they have honored all their tax obligations. It said because of their efforts in fulfilling their tax obligations they have won several distinguished awards. Mr Omar Sautey Timtey, Public Relations (PR) Manager of GMCL, … The post Ghana

StarTimes has announced its acquisition of rights to broadcast UEFA National Team Football and the FIFA World Cup in 2022. The company will transmit the Euro 2020, European Qualifiers, UEFA Nations League, European Qualifiers, European Qualifiers and the FIFA World Cup 2020 in all countries across sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa, and on all media … The post StarTimes

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS, has since the beginning of this year (2019) repatriated 48 citizens of African countries engaged in counterfeit dealings. The culprits were arrested in a special operation by the GIS and after investigations proved their culpability and were sent back to their home countries. They included Cameroonians, Guineans, Nigerians and Nigeriens. … The post Ghana

The Association of Ghana Industries says government’s suspension of the agreement between it and Power Distribution Services (PDS) is timely, in order to secure national assets and to make way for a thorough investigation into the matter. Speaking at a press conference, Dr Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, the President of the Association of Ghana Industries, said the … The post AGI

The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has expressed surprise over the silence of the 2019 mid-year budget on the Exemptions Bill. Mr Leslie Dwight Mensah, an Economist at the IFS, said in tackling the revenue shortfall, the mid-year budget was silent on when (or whether) the Exemptions Bill that seeks to curtail widespread exemptions in … The post IFS

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is financing the west to east reverse flow of natural gas in Ghana. A statement issued by the GNPC and copied to the Ghana News Agency announced the completion of the initial phase (Takoradi scope) of the project to reverse the flow of gas from the Western Region of Ghana … The post GNPC finances west to east reverse

There is an indication that Ghana may not achieve the 90-90-90 HIV and AIDS target by 2020, with one and half years to go, as it has not made any significant impact in people’s status, ART treatment and viral suppression. Statistics from the GAC shows that as at now, Ghana achieved 55.3 percent in the … The post Ghana may not meet the 90-90-90 target

Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, National Director of Elections, National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said that the Party would resist attempts by the National Identification Authority (NIA) and the Electoral Commission (EC) to make the Ghana Card a requirement for voter registration and voting in next year’s general elections. He said considering the plethora of problems … The post NDC

Forty-six public Colleges of Education, will from October 2019, collaborate with five public universities in the country to roll out the new B. Ed programme approved by the National Accreditation Board in July 2018. The universities are University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Cape Coast, University of Education, Winneba … The post Colleges

The Chamber of Pharmacy has expressed concern about the National Health Insurance Authority’s (NHIA) delay in paying claims to its service providers. According to the Chamber, the last payment made by the NHIA to service providers was a year ago, around August 2018, a situation which has made it difficult for them to provide medicines … The post Chamber

The Ghana Regional Appropriate Technology Industrial Service (GRATIS) will be revamped  to provide technological support for industries in the country. Addressing  the media  after a working visit to the GRATIS agency in Tema, Mr. Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, a Deputy Minister of Trade and Industries, noted that, GRATIS will be energized to play its proper role in … The post Government

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has warned all social media marketing agencies, advertising sales of all kinds of unregistered medical devices, food and products, whether imported or locally manufactured to desist from the practice. It noted that the act contravened the Public Health Act 2012, (Act 851) which empowered the Authority to test and … The post FDA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), says excessive noise could decreased academic performance, especially of children. In addition, individuals exposed to excessive noise, stand the chance of suffering from hearing loss, high blood pressure, ischaemic heart disease ans sleep disturbances. Mr Emmanuel Appoh, Head of Environmental Quality Department at EPA, said excessive noise levels should be … The post Excessive