The Ghana government has maintained the price it pays cocoa farmers at GHC10,560 per tonne despite a slump in the terminal cocoa market due to COVID-19 pandemic. The price, which takes effect from Friday October 8, represents 87.15 per cent of the Free on Board value and translates into GH¢660 per bag of 64 kilogramme. … The post Ghana maintains cocoa
A survey conducted by CDD-Ghana has revealed that majority of Ghanaians hold the opinion that Metropolitan and Municipal District Assemblies have for the past five years performed “very or fairly badly” in service delivery. The survey revealed that over 70 per cent of MMDAs performed poorly in ensuring transparency and openness in the affairs of … The post MMDAs
The Presidential Vaccine Manufacturing Committee Thursday held a stakeholders engagement to update them on its recent tour of some European countries on Ghana’s quest to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines locally. Professor William Kwabena Ampofo, Secretary to the Committee and Head of Virology Department of Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, said Ghana needed about $200 million … The post Ghana
Mr Alhassan Yakubu Fuseini, the Tamale Zonal Manager of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), says the Authority plans to rope in 11 million workers in the formal sector onto pension schemes. He said as the NPRA works to achieve its target, it would also ensure that coverage for the informal sector was increased from … The post NPRA targets 11 million
Scientists (investigators) at the Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), are leading the clinical trial of “Nibima”, a local herbal preparation intended for use in the treatment of COVID-19. Professor Christian Agyare, Provost of the College of Health Sciences, said the herbal product was currently undergoing various testing and … The post KNUST
The National Premix Fuel Committee and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has been urged to set aside some percentage of the monies use to subsidize premix fuel for an insurance scheme for fisher-folks. Mr Richster Nii Amarh Amarfio, Secretary of the Ghana Tuna Association (GTA) making the call, said out of the 70 per … The post Use part of premix
Former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa heavyweight champion, Richard Harrison Lartey has rendered an unqualified apology to the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) for gross misconduct that led to a five-year ban on him by the local boxing controlling body. Lartey (14-4, 11 KOs) has not fought since suffering a TKO defeat to Fabio Wardley in … The post Heavyweight
The Rainforest Alliance, a non-governmental Orgainisation, has launched a Project to tackle forced and child labour in the cocoa and gold mining sectors of the country. The three-year project, dubbed: “Yen Ne Mmofra no Nti,” will be implemented by the Alliance together with a consortium of Civil Society Oganisations, namely: Solidaridad and the International Cocoa … The post Project
A Business Entrepreneur has indicated that cassava starch has gained huge demand on the international market, and urged Ghanaians to take advantage of the ready market. Madam Priscilla Fiati, a Business Development Manager at the Torchbearer International Agricultural Science and Technology Group (TIAST Group), noted that China alone imports over three million tonnes of cassava … The post Ghanaians
Mr. Joseph Cudjoe, Minister of Public Enterprises, has observed the tremendous role the TDC Development Company Limited could play to promote Ghana’s economy with its remarkable housing development potentials. Mr. Cudjoe said TDC would not only be able to increase the housing stock and bring in needed revenue to the country, but would also help … The post TDC has
An-eight-member Board of Governors to steer affairs of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) Enterprise and Innovative Center has been inaugurated at Legon in Accra. The center, has a former Minister for Railways Development and Attorney General, Mr Joe Ghartey as the Chairman of the Board. He is to be assisted by Mr.Richard Osei Owusu, … The post UPSA
The COVID-19 Pandemic has delayed the implementation of Phase II of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Market by two years, Professor Honoré Bogler, Chairman, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), has said. He said as a result, the Authority was working hand-in-hand with the West African Power Pool (WAPP) Secretariat, a cooperation of the national electricity … The post COVID-19
From April 2020 to September 2021, the Kassena-Nankana Municipal Assembly in the Upper East Region has spent a total of GH¢693,364.89 to cater for the security personnel stationed there to maintain law and order as a result of the impasse between the people of Doba and Kandiga. The amount was spent on only feeding, fueling, … The post Doba-Kandiga
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