The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cal Bank, Mr Frank Adu said the Bank is in discussions with international partners to raise $200 million to finance its operations. He said the funds if raised would be used to fund capital budget items such as assisting companies to acquire new machineries, indicating that the money would enable the bank [...] The post Cal

Nineteen start-up businesses participating in the Kosmos Innovation Centre AgriTech Challenge have advanced to the first business plan pitching event held at the ISSER conference centre at the University of Ghana, Legon. Over the past four months, 75 entrepreneurs have been working on exciting business ideas which seek to solve some of the key challenges in the agricultural value chain. [...] The post Kosmos

Members of the Abossey-Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association have hinted of price reduction of their merchandise as soon as they streamline issues surrounding the abolition of the 10 per cent import duties announced by government. “We have held several meetings with the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service division of the Ghana Revenue Authority and as soon as the bottlenecks are [...] The post Spare

Unilever Ghana Limited is working to sustain the double digit growth rate it recorded last year to deliver better value for shareholders of the company, Managing Director, Ziobieton Yeo has said. “When I look back, I feel confident that it is possible to deliver another digit growth because of what we did last year and what we have started in [...] The post Unilever keen on sustaining

Samaria and Halifax ladies shared the spoils when they drew 1-1 in a pulsating final fixture of the first round of the Freshpak National Women’s League (NWL) match played at the ATTC Park on Saturday. Ernestina Tetteh put the visitors ahead after 10 minutes. However, Comfort Forkuo earned a point for her side with an injury time equaliser. Samaria Ladies [...] The post NWL: Samaria Ladies hold

Ghana’s Black Satellites are through to the final qualifying round of 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (ACN) after beating Algeria 2-0 yesterday at the Cape Coast stadium in their second leg clash.   The three-time champions advance on aggregate following a 0-0 away draw in Algiers last week.   Mohammed Kudus and Ibrahim Sadiq – both part of Ghana’s U-17 World [...] The post Satellites

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the government is committed to creating opportunities for more young people to get quality education to enable them contribute meaningfully to the development of the country.   According to the Vice President, the gap in knowledge had been identified as the main constraint hindering the country’s development and indicated that the government’s strategy of [...] The post Veep:

The public has been cautioned against claims by some herbalists that their products have been certified by Mampong Centre for Plant Medicine (CPMR) in the Eastern Region to treat all disease conditions. According to Dr Alfred Appiah, the Deputy Executive Director of the Mampong Centre for Plant Medicine Research (CPMR) in the Eastern Region, the centre does not certify herbal [...] The post ‘CPMR

A book that seeks to detail the establishment and evolution of the Catholic faith and Christianity in general in the northern part of Ghana has been launched here. Titled: “From a Pagan Boy to Church ‘Prelate’ “ the book was authored by Reverend Father Eugene Suom-Dery, a former administrator of the St Andrews Cathedral in Wa and it gives a [...] The post Book

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has presented a bus to the Mfantsipim School to augment the existing one in the school which breaks down frequently.   The presentation follows a pledge by the Vice President during last year’s speech and prize giving day of Mfantsipim School. In his stead, the bus was presented by the Central Regional Minister, Kwamena [...] The post Vice

French Learning Centre (FLC) of Wa campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has inaugurated a Multi-Media Centre to improve the teaching and learning of French. The Centre which contains a wide range of teaching and learning materials was established at the cost of 15,000 Euros, provided by the French Embassy in Ghana. Speaking during the inauguration, Professor Sylvester [...] The post UDS

Professor Lydia Apori Nkansah, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has called for intensification of the national anti-corruption campaign to stop the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. Corruption, she explained, remained a huge threat to the nation’s socio-economic progress and demanded collective action to effectively deal with it. “Ghana [...] The post ‘Intensify

Special Development Initiatives Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has cautioned Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the newly created Development Authorities to be guided by the scandals which marred the Savannah Development Authority (SADA) created by the previous Mahama-led government. According to the minister, “Ghanaians will not forgive the ruling government if the same mess is created by the Development Authorities.” “He [...] The post CEOs

An opposition coalition in Burundi has said it will not accept the results of a referendum on constitutional reforms that could extend President Pierre Nkurunziza’s time in office, calling the process a “parody” and undemocratic. In comments made on Saturday to The Associated Press, Agathon Rwasa, head of the Amizero y’Abarundi bloc, alleged that government forces had arrested perceived opponents [...] The post Agathou

An officer of the Congolese army, General Norbert Dabira was on Saturday sentenced to five years in prison for threatening state security. “The court finds Norbert Dabira guilty based on the facts against him. It sentences him to five years in prison with a ban on exercising civil and civil rights,” said the President of the Criminal Court, Christian Oba, [...] The post Congo Army General sentenced

WE are aware of the covert and overt attempts to impose on Ghana certain alien and unacceptable values that are not in tune with our socio-cultural values and religious beliefs. Certainly, we are referring to the ferocious attempt to influence Ghana to change our laws to contain the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people. The international conspiracy [...] The post LET’S UNITE TO

The media “war” between IMANI, Ghana and the Ministry of Communications over the award of contract to Kelni GVG seemed far from over as both parties continue to issue news releases to explain their positions. The Ministry of Communication has issued a release to refute the content of an earlier release by IMANI’S president , Franklin Cudjoe who called on [...] The post MOC,