South Africa will hold the 23rd edition of the World Economic Forum on Africa, the WEF announced February 26, 2013. The event will come-off May 8-10, 2013 in Cape Town, the Geneva-based Forum said in a statement. “With the support …

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has called on the Government to intervene to stop the Volta River Authority (VRA) from pursuing its intended implementation of Regulation Five, Subsection Two of LI 1937 of 2008 on Electricity Regulation. According to …

Nana Owusu-Afari – AGI President The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has secured a grant of $150,000 under the International Labour Organisation’s Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) project to support and enhance the capacity of 50 Ghanaian Small and …

The Black Satellites are scheduled to fly out on Wednesday for a training tour of Italy and Spain ahead of the African U-20 Championship in Algeria next month. According to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the 25-member squad will spend …

President John Mahama has assured the security agencies of adequate support to flush out illegal miners across the country. According to President Mahama, he will support the security task force to move out all illegal miners in the country. “I …

The Akosombo Dam The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), an energy think-tank organisation on Friday described as commendable the disposition of President John Mahama towards the current energy jigsaw but was short of addressing the pertinent issues confronting the …

Ghana’s overall risk assessment score has been reduced by 1.2 points in Euromoney’s Country Risk (ECR) survey. According to Euromoney, economists who participated in the survey downgraded Ghana’s overall risk assessment score to 44.8 points in 2012. This decline compares …

Mr Emmanuel K. Dogbevi, the Managing Online Editor of ghanabusinessnews.com, has scored another high in his journalism career. His very first article on electronic waste dumping in Ghana is now part of a textbook for university students around the world. …

Construction site of the Bui Dam Mr Jabesh Amissah-Arthur, Chief Executive Officer of the Bui Power Authority (BPA), has affirmed that power supply from the Bui hydro-electric project  would begin in April this year. He said the project was about …

Jordan and Dede Ayew with their father Abedi Pele France-based duo, Andre Ayew and Jordan Ayew have announced their retirement from the Black Stars, at least for now. The duo has formally communicated their intentions to the Ghana Football Association …

The President of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GIS), Mr James E.K.Dadson, has warned that if steps were not taken to remove slums from prime areas Ghana cannot achieve the desired level of sustainable development. Speaking at a thanksgiving service …

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Bui Power Authority, Managers of the Bui Dam project to settle any labour dispute between the company and the local employees with immediate effect. He entreated the current local employees to also exercise …

Researchers from the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom say poor sleep can damage the human body. Insufficient sleep and circadian rhythm disruption are associated with negative health outcomes, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cognitive impairment, but the mechanisms …

A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that certification schemes could become indirect trade barriers if not properly managed. It said the way certification schemes for biofuels are structured, makes it difficult for smallholder producers and …

President John Mahama President John Dramani Mahama will attend the 42nd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, officials have said. The President will this morning leave Accra to join colleague heads of state in …

Shea nuts – a valuable natural resource in the North Members of the Siring ‘A’ Women’s Shea Butter Extraction Society, a cooperative society based at Sirigu in the Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East Region are unable to …

Mr Daniel Kwasi Ashiamah, 43, of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has won the Buem bye-election. He polled 9,366 votes representing 84.68 percent of the total valid ballots cast of 11,060 to beat four other contestants. Mr Nelson Asafo, 46, …

Dr. Aaron Ofei, Ashanti Regional Director of Health Service, has expressed concern about weaknesses in the financial monitoring of the Service and called for extra vigilance. This comes in the wake of the uncovering of financial malfeasance involving an accountant …

Dr Koku Awoonor-Williams, Upper East Regional Director of Health Services, on Tuesday reported that malaria cases in children under age five in the Upper East Region had  reduced significantly within the last five years. He said from 2.2 per cent …

Dr Joe Oteng-Adjei – Minister, Environment, Science & Technology Dr Joseph Oteng-Adjei, Minister for Environment Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has paid a working visit to the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC). He said it was culturally proper that as …