The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) would soon commence work on the construction of an ultra-modern office and laboratory at Danyame in Kumasi to enhance its operations in the Ashanti Region. Mr Akwasi Owusu Boadu, the Regional Director, said the project …
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned Tunisian referee, Slim Jedidi, following his controversial performance in Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final between Ghana and Burkina Faso in Nelspruit. General Secretary of the continental body, Hicham El Amrani told a …
Microsoft Corporation has rolled out the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, a new effort through which the company will actively engage in Africa’s economic development to improve its global competitiveness. By 2016, the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative is expected to help place tens …
Mrs. Akin-Olugbade – AfDB Ghana Rep Despite recording an impressive economic growth in recent times, gaps in the infrastructure sector is said to be a major obstacle in making Ghana competitive. According to Mrs. Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, Resident Representative of the …
The African Water Facility (AWF), an initiative of the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has offered a one million euro grant to the Community Integrated Development Initiatives (CIDI). This is intended to …
Mining communities in the Talensi District of Ghana are demanding compensation from the Shaanxi Mining Company Limited, a subsidiary of China Gold Resources Group Company, which is operating in the area. The Gbane , Datuku, Yale communities who made the …
Some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on the Ghana government to as a matter of urgency review the Minerals and Mining Act because the Act is disadvantageous to the country. The Northern Patriots in Research and Advocacy (NORPRA), West …
Child prostitution is flourishing at Sekondi landing beaches and other suburbs of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region. The Social Services and Gender Sub-Committee of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, at a meeting in Skondi, noted that minors aged between …
Six vehicles were on Thursday morning involved in multiple accidents on PDW dual carriage road in Takoradi. The accident, which occurred at 1000 hours, resulted in heavy vehicular traffic, but the National Road Safety Commission safety officers and some police …
President John Mahama President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday gave the assurance that his administration would run a politically inclusive and socially united government to ensure holistic development. In doing so, the President said government would also continue to tap …
African countries are said to be losing over $4 billion worth of food every year as a result of post-harvest losses. Ms. Anne Mbaabu, the Director of Markets at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) told a …
Carlos Lopes – ECA Executive Secretary Mr. Carlos Lopes, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has passionately appealed for due attention to be focused on the use of viable available data for any …
A total of $5.63 billion (GH¢10.14 billion) worth of investments were recorded in Ghana during year 2012, the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre announced February 6, 2013. In its latest report, the GIPC said it registered a total of 399 projects …
Black Stars Burkina Faso beat Ghana 3-2 on penalties to play in the finals against Nigeria at the ongoing AFCON 2013. The second semi-final game was one all before it entered the extra time where both Ghana and Burkina Faso …
The 2011 Auditor General report has uncovered moves by some civil servants rob the country of its scarce resources. According to the report, the magnitude of some loans contracted by these employees would require between 200 and 575 years to …
Black Stars Captain, Asamoah Gyan has described the mood of his team as very down after Burkina Faso halted Ghana’s quest for a fifth Nations Cup glory that spans over three decades. The Stallions edged out Ghana 3-2 on penalties …
As global economic troubles continue, cuts in global health funding from the US government and other bilateral donors may signal the conclusion of an era of rapid growth. Despite dire predictions in the wake of the economic crisis, donations to …
A total of 762 teenagers in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region got pregnant last year. Dr Yaw Ofori Yeboah District Director of Health Services, who made this known at the district Annual Performance Review meeting on Wednesday …
The International Labour Organization (ILO) says crisis has forced millions of workers to seek new jobs but their skills are often not those that employers are seeking. In its 2013 Global Employment Trends report, the ILO added that this skills-mismatch …
Vo-Naa Mohammed Baba Bawa, a traditional ruler was on Wednesday re-elected as the representative of Northern Region to the Council of State. The Regional Director of the Electoral Commission Mr Sylvester Kanyi declared the chief as unopposed, polling all 52 …
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