Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has attributed Fitch Ratings’ upgrade of Ghana’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘B-Minus’ with a stable outlook from Restricted Default (RD) to prudent economic management embarked upon by the government. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Ghana-European Union Partnership Dialogue in Accra, President Mahama emphasized Ghana’s steady … Read more
Dakar: Financial and philanthropic leaders have called for inclusive fintech solutions and policy reforms to close the digital and financial divide-particularly for rural women entrepreneurs. They emphasised the need for rigorous tracking of remittance impacts on women and the development of gender-responsive investment mechanisms. They made the call during a Regional Conference on ‘Sustainable Philanthropy … Read more
Accra: Dr Stephen Amoah, Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, has advocated the urgent need to include entrepreneurship as a core subject in the Junior High School (JHS) academic curricula and as an elective course in the Senior High School (SHS) curricula, respectively. The legislator believes that integrating entrepreneurship into the education system will ignite students’ … Read more
Kassena-Nankana West: For years, the people of Kassena-Nankana West District in Ghana’s Upper East Region have watched helplessly as their land suffer the harsh weight of climate change. According to Ghana News Agency, wildfires, once seasonal threats, became annual threats, devouring farmlands, destroying forest reserves, and leaving trails of charred earth where crops once flourished. … Read more
North Tongu: Mr. Daniel Glikpo, the North Tongu District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has called on Ghanaian youth to take a leading role in addressing plastic pollution through responsible environmental practices. He disclosed this at a district-level commemoration of World Environment Day 2025, where he underscored the urgency of adopting … Read more
Accra: Women are an integral part of the fishing industry of Ghana; they are the invisible hands powering the sector, from canoe-side processing to smoked fish marketing. According to Ghana News Agency, while most women in the fish processing sector focus on smoking fresh fish for the market, Mrs. Mabel Ibidun Quarshie, a 61-year-old former … Read more
Beijing: A cup of hot Chinese tea is not just steamy but alluring and savory and surely leads to a lingering taste experience. Tea is one of the greatest inventions by China and a priceless gift to the world, contributing immensely to the health and civilisation of humanity. Chinese tea, with an ancient origin, can … Read more