New research by CABI reveals that just five invasive alien species are causing US$0.9 – 1.1 billion in economic losses to smallholder farmers across six eastern African countries each year, equating to 1.8% – 2.2% of total agricultural GDP for the region. These losses are expected to grow to $1.0 – 1.2 billion per year […]

With regards to president Nana Addo Dankwah Akoffo Addo to prevent illegal mining in the country, the chief executive officer of ROB mining groups of companies in the Ashanti region, Mr. Osei Bempah has congratulated him for such a bold decision. He said, Galamsey operations has arguably been the caused of polluting water bodies in […]

Clutching her one-year old baby, Tendai Ndlovu dashes out of her tent to attend to a pot on cooking fire. The cooking place is just three meters away from a shallow pit latrine, and there is a heavy stench around the area. Ndlovu, however, appears unconcerned about the poor sanitation and is happy that at […]

The government of Ghana and transport unions across the country Tuesday agreed to a 15 percent upward adjustment in transport fares. This followed an agreement reached between the government represented by the Ministry of Transport and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC). A statement released here and jointly signed by Andrews Kwesi Kwakye, Acting […]

Ali Thabit, now in his 50s, has been fishing since he was 16. Through the years he has lived hoping that one day things would take a turn for the better. His inherited career is currently overwhelmed with a number of challenges, one being a lack of reliable market, coupled with the absence of cold […]

The Ghana Maritime and Shipping Maiden Awards has been organized by Ninetyeightz Events, with the aim of identifying and recognizing outstanding key players who have contributed enormously to the maritime industry. It is obvious, that the Maritime and Shipping Sector has played a major role in building Ghana’s economy; but sadly enough the key players […]

Stock market indexes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi surged on Tuesday after the state’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) hit 19-month high, indicating expansion of non-oil sector. The ADX General Index in Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE) , jumped 1.84 percent to 4,548.87, while the market DFM in Dubai rose by 0.58 […]

It will be recalled that the Association of Chinese Societies in Ghana recently donated a sum of GHs 50,000 to the Ghana Police Service following a request made to them sometime ago by a former Director of Pips Joana Osei-Poku to support the construction of office complex for the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS) […]

The MTN Ghana Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of MTN Ghana, has been awarded once again for its outstanding and unabated contributions to sustainable and developmental projects across Ghana. Over the years, the Foundation has been investing in bold interventions that drive value in communities and the country as a whole. It undisputable […]

Twenty-five agri-tech business teams competing in the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) 2017 Agri-tech Challenge have embarked on a series of market research tours across six regions to validate business plans they have formulated after attending a two day agri-ech exchange workshop. The six regions are the Volta: Greater Accra, Northern, Ashanti, Brong- Ahafo and Central […]

The Former Deputy Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Joseph Yamin has described as ‘very disappointing’ the organisation of the three-day tour by the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the Ashanti region over the weekend. He accused the regional executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of poorly organising the President’s first […]

A 27-year-old homosexual who is HIV positive has made a stunning revelation, claiming that he has had anal sex with over 500 men mostly through unprotected sex. “[I have slept] with a lot [of men]…more than 500 [men] and I have had no complications whatsoever. I used to list and I got to 250 and […]

file image The Association of Newly Trained Teachers (NETTAG) has lashed out at the Akufo-Addo’s government of reneging on its campaign promise of settling their seven months salary arrears and feeding grants. The group expressed its regrets in voting for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). “We see Government’s attitude as deceptive and cruel especially […]

There have been several calls by members of the NPP Government to have members of the Mahama family arrested. Such calls include Hon. Kennedy Agyepong promising to kill himself if Ibrahim Mahama is not arrested. Efforts to implicate the Mahama familiy have however proved fruitless, with no evidence that the Mahama family members were involved […]

The Headmaster for Zamse Senior Technical Institute (ZAMSTECH), Francis Banbogo, has appealed to government to take urgent steps to re-tool the technical departments of all secondary-technical institutions in the Upper East Region. According to him, the technical departments of these schools have become ineffective, with obsolete equipment used only as teaching aid hence affecting the quality of […]

Four more Chinese illegal miners have been arrested at Denkyira a village near Nkwakwa in the Eastern Region days after six persons, including three Chinese were arrested for illegal mining. The suspects, who are believed to have been working with the 6 men that were arrested last week, escaped arrest during the previous swoop. The […]

Parliament has passed the Energy Sector Levies Amendment Bill which will review the two components of the Levies downwards. While the national electrification scheme levy goes down from 5% to 2%, the Public lighting levy reduces from 5% to 3% per kilowatt hour of electricity charged on all categories of consumers. The reduction in the […]

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashietey, has asked the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), to strive to enforce the by-laws governing the construction of structures within their jurisdictions. This he said, will help prevent the indiscriminate springing up of such unapproved structures and the accompanying cost borne by the […]

VIVO Energy, the company behind the Shell brand in Ghana, has reduced the ex-pump prices of petroleum products at Shell service stations in the first window for the month of April, in line with new market trends.Customers who visit any Shell service station nationwide should expect a reduction of 5 pesewas per litre at the […]

The Supply Chain Development Programme together with Cirillo Enterprise Consult has organised a business profiling and networking event to showcase activities of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the oil and gas sector. The event, held at the weekend, was dubbed:” Business Networking and the Media, A tool for SME Growth”. Ms. Alice Ama […]