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BY YESMAN ANTOH- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, Ghana- THE HEAD of the International Distance Education Centre (IDEC) and Consultants to the Leicester University in Ghana, Emmanuel Kwashie Agbodzi, has revealed that his outfit is poised at leading private sector drive of UK education to the door-steps of Ghanaians. According to Agbodzi, it is time Ghana tap from the rich experiences of foreign education adding that it partnership with University of Leicester would facilitate flexible quality distance education for Ghanaian students He made this clarion call during the University of Leicester West Africa Alumni chapter networking event hosted by IDEC at the Fiesta Royal Hotel in Accra. The event dubbed ‘Study Leicester Education Fair 2019,’ brought together key stakeholders in the...

  BY YESMAN ANTOH- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, Ghana- INTEGRATED WASTE management solutions provider, Zoomlion Ghana Limited and its subsidiary companies providing sustainable solutions in waste management join other international companies to showcase its smart waste management technologies at one of the largest trade fair for water, refuse and recycling held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Zoomlion’s integrated waste management approach which was lauded by stakeholders at the event as a successful model saw the company exhibit its smart technologies for faecal treatment, recycling of plastics, waste material recovery, organic waste for compost production, engineered landfill management, medical waste treatment, temporal waste holding centers among other innovative solutions...

BY YESMAN ANTOH- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, Ghana- THE GHANA Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) has revealed that there has been a major increase in imports in Ghana three months after the government reduced import duties. The government in April slashed the benchmark value for imports by 50%, while the benchmark value for vehicles was also reduced by 30%. Some importers including spare parts dealers hailed the announcement, however, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) cried foul over the cut and predicted that it would collapse local businesses. Announcing the cut at a town hall meeting held by the Economic Management Team, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia said the move was to ensure that higher volumes of products being imported to the sub-region were channeled through...

BY YESMAN ANTOH- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS- THE SAMIRA Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects has trained 1,200 women in quality shea picking as part of the first phase of the Shea Empowerment Initiative (SEI), in the northern part of Ghana. The SEI is a livelihood empowerment programme, meant to equip women in the shea value chain industry with best practices in shea picking and processing. The project is being undertaken by SEHP in partnership with Ghana EXIM Bank (GEXIM) under its Grassroot Initiative Development (GRID), designed to boost rural economies. The first phase of the training focused on the safe picking of shea nuts, and effective quality shea kernel production. The trainees were drawn from the Wa, Gushegu, West Mamprusi and Kassena Nankana municipalities in the Upper West,...