Day: September 10, 2025

Accra: The Ghana Energy Awards (GEA) has announced a partnership with the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) to enhance the awards’ impact within the energy sector. This collaboration is expected to enrich the competitive process of the awards, ensuring it remains transparent and fair. According to Ghana News Agency, the announcement was made by Mr. Henry Teinor, the Event Director of GEA, during the media launch of the awards’ 9th edition in Accra. He expressed gratitude for the continued support from long-term partners, notably the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition. Mr. Teinor emphasized that the GEA, in its

Accra: The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has commenced nationwide stakeholder consultations on proposals submitted by utility companies for the upcoming Multi-Year Tariff Order covering 2025-2030. The process began with a media engagement in Accra, aimed at fostering transparency and deepening public understanding of the tariff review exercise. According to Ghana News Agency, the meeting brought together journalists, regulators, and representatives of key utility service providers including the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC), and the Enclave Power

Accra: Huawei Ghana, in partnership with the Association of China-Ghana Mining (ACGM) LBG, organized a summit to showcase and encourage mining companies to adopt technological innovations aimed at promoting sustainable practices, safeguarding the environment, and improving efficiency. The summit brought together industry leaders, technical experts, and Chinese and Ghanaian enterprises to explore technological innovations, including data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in modernizing mine processing to meet 21st-century standards. According to Ghana News Agency, the stakeholders committed to green development, advocating public-private partnerships and upholding international standards through enhanced transparency and responsibility measures. During the summit, Huawei Technologies introduced participants

Accra: Fifty Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), government officials, and donor partners have assembled in Accra to evaluate Ghana’s human rights progression, implementation, and lapses. At a two-day national workshop that commenced on Tuesday, stakeholders aimed to draft and validate a unified CSOs midterm report based on field data and experiences regarding Ghana’s human rights laws. According to Ghana News Agency, Ghana has recently abolished the death penalty and witchcraft camps, criminalizing those who accuse others of witchcraft. However, these changes necessitate additional funding for implementation. The country is preparing for the upcoming fourth United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) meeting,

Accra: The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) patrol operations at the Asanko Gold Limited Concession in the Ashanti Region turned violent on Monday when the troops encountered illegal miners operating within restricted zones of the concession. The miners fled upon seeing the military, but in the process, a young man reportedly fell into an abandoned pit and drowned. According to Ghana News Agency, the following Tuesday, groups of illegal miners and residents carried the body to the military base at Esaase in protest. Before the police could arrive to retrieve it, the group took back the body. The protest escalated, and

Tema: The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Tema Metropolitan office, in collaboration with the GIZ German Cooperation, has organised a civic engagement focused on the rule of law and the fight against corruption. The event was co-funded by the European Union and gathered representatives from various artisan groups to discuss the effects of corruption and methods to combat it while ensuring adherence to the rule of law. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Gifty Agyeiwa Badu, the Tema Metro Director of the NCCE, highlighted the commission’s mandate, which was established by the 1992 Constitution and an Act of Parliament,

Kumasi: Delta Air Lines has joined Breast Care International (BCI) to launch the 13th Annual Ghana Walk for the Cure at the Peace and Love Hospital in Kumasi, reaffirming its support in the fight against breast cancer. According to Ghana News Agency, Ms Eloina Baddoo, Marketing Manager of Delta Air Lines Ghana, underlined that the airline’s continued partnership with BCI was to promote awareness and encourage early detection of the disease. ‘We walk because breast cancer is not distant; it is here, affecting the people we love. We walk because early detection saves lives. And above all, we walk because