The Asante Akim South District Assembly has earmarked 30,000 Ghana Cedis from its common fund for the establishment of a bamboo processing center at Obogu near Juaso.
The project which is a collaboration between the assembly and the …
An entrepreneur has appealed to the government to provide more support for the private sector to spearhead the country's economic growth.
Madam Philomena Asiamah-Konadu, an Asante-Mampong based entrepreneur, said a lot needed to be d…
European Union (EU) finance ministers agreed on Wednesday to push for a global deal to crack down on bankers' hefty bonuses.
"The bonus culture must come to an end. There was a strong common European position," Swedish Finance Minist…
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBD) announced on Thursday that the second tranche of the 2007/08 crop year bonuses for all cocoa farmers has been released to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) for payment to the farmers.
A statement released…
Mr. Joseph Amoah, District Chief Executive of the Ahanta West District in the Western Region on Wednesday cautioned against the monopolisation of the sale of premix fuel in fishing communities.
"The sale of premix fuel should be comm…
Zain Ghana, Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) and Research in Motion (RIM) have introduced the world's first clickable touch screen smartphone known as the Blackberry solution in Ghana.
The Blackberry solution brings together smartphones…
The Kwahu South District Assembly received GHC 140,028.67 as its share of the District Assembly Common Fund for the first quarter of the year.
Mr Joseph Omari, District Chief Executive (DCE), announced this at the first ordinary meet…
Telecom stakeholders attending the Telecom World Africa 2009 conference in Cape Town, South Africa, have hailed the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC) as a laudable model for universal access to infrastructure provi…
Colonel Cyril Necku (Rtd), the Deputy Volta Regional Minister, on Tuesday, urged personnel of the Internal Audit Agency to make audit reports less bulky and meaningful to the ordinary person to promote accountability in offices.
Col.…
An educationist has observed that slow adaptation to modern technology and lack of initiative in its usage has contributed to the socio-political and economic development challenges facing Africa.
Reverend Dr. Charles Owiredu, Provost…
Glo Mobile Ghana, one of the latest entrants in the country's mobile telecommunications industry, on Tuesday unveiled 17 personalities as ambassadors to promote their brand.
The ambassadors drawn across the music, movie, sports and e…
The Millennium Development Authority (MDA), has supported farmers in Akwasiho in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region to produce green pepper for export to the United Kingdom (UK).
Forty-seven out of the 50 members of Blessi…
Telecom operators in Africa are advocating lower taxes as a way to expand services and bring about faster economic growth on the continent.
Mr. Chris Gabriel, Chief Executive Officer of Zain Africa, said research had shown that for e…
Asubonteng Rural Bank headquartered at Worawora in the Volta Region, has donated assorted items valued at about GH¢1,000 to the Krachie East District Assembly.
The items, which were to be distributed free to the assembly members, com…
Management of Ghana Commercial Bank (GBC) on Monday inaugurated the Accra North-Circle Branch as the 152nd in the country.
Addressing a gathering in Accra to formally open the branch Ms Joyce Atta-Krah, General Manager of Retail Bank…
The worst part of the economic crisis in the euro zone is over, but it is still too early to end financial stimulus, a top European economic official said on Wednesday.
"The worst is over for the time being," Luxembourg Prime Ministe…
The Newmont Ahafo Development Fund has accumulated 2.4 million dollars to support projects defined in the social responsibility agreement between the mining company and its catchments communities.
Mr. Dan Michaelsen, General Manager,…
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhiPSS) on Monday launched an electronic cheque clearing system dubbed "Cheque Codeline Clearing with Truncation" (CCC) which will ensure clearance within a day from September this year.
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Ghana News Agency recently reported that mobile phone users in Ghana paid service providers an average of five dollars a month for calls each subscriber made and received.
The First Quarter Report of 2009 lodged with National Commun…
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) opened the week on a strong note on Monday with the main market indicator, the GSE All-Share index, appreciating by 278.23 points on the back of good performances of two financial stocks.
The index clos…
Mr. William Baah, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Forestry Manager, has said the judiciary had failed to support the forestry department in preserving forest reserves in the region.
He alleged that the judiciary at times freed chainsaw and …
The Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund is to invest 20 million dollars into the private sector, under its phase II project next year, Madam Judith H. Kwawukume, Deputy BUSAC Fund Manager has announced.
The Danish Interna…
The Kwahu Rural Bank raised its share capital of GH¢103,147 in 2007 to GH¢169,377 last year, representing an increase of 64.2 per cent, which meets the new minimum capital of GH¢150,000, prescribed by the Bank of Ghana for Rural and Commun…
Women's Awareness Centre (WAC), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) aimed at addressing the problem of frequent migration of young girls from the Upper East Region to the southern sector in search of menial jobs, has trained 26 girls and…
Telecommunications operators in Africa would meet with investors and regulators in South Africa from September 1-3, 2009 to discuss a wide range of issues on the way forward for the industry on the continent.
Ghana would be represent…
The Mpohor Wassa East District Assembly (MWEDA) has collected GH¢ 322,152.00 out of the budgeted target of
GH¢ 2,268,81.00
He said though the figure was not enough, it was impressive and would motivate revenue collectors and other…
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District Assembly is collaborating with chiefs and land owners in the area to establish land banks for potential investors and the Youth in Agriculture programme as part of efforts to reduce poverty.
The Di…
Eight hospitality facilities in the Techiman municipality in Brong Ahafo have been operating without licences from the Ghana Tourist Board.
They are Temple Guest House, J. O. Christ, Atomic Paradise, Great Abrafi, Atomic Paradise (an…
Mr Kwasi Boatin, Director-General of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) on Friday said its subsidiary Informal Sector Scheme has the potential to facilitate the development efforts of government due to its capacity for en…
Mr. Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minister has urged heads of departments and institutions to handle public funds judiciously in accordance with rules and regulations governing them.
"Finances are the lifeblood of any institutio…
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) ended a week of successive gains on Friday with the main market indicator, the GSE All-Share index, closing the day's trading up by 122.46 points.
The index closed at 5,622.18 points from Thursday's 5,4…
The Management of Gimini Life Insurance Company (GLICO), on Friday presented cheque for GH¢40, 000.00 meant for the families of two Members of Parliament (MPs), who died this year, to leadership of the House.
The deceased legislators…
The re-constituted Council of the Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology (KNUST), chaired by Mr Paul Victor Obeng, was on Friday inaugurated in Kumasi.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Chancellor of the University, and Professor K…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday said government was working to implement specific interventions to promote widespread private sector led growth to create sustainable jobs to improve the quality of life of the citizenry.
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Trade Minister Hannah Tetteh on Thursday called for a decisive action on the implementation of the Trade Liberalisation Scheme by member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to promote intra-regional trade.
…
Provident Insurance Company Limited on Thursday launched its Life Assurance Company dubbed "ProvidentLife" and three new products to give its clients a wider variety of services.
The products, ProvidentLife Educator Plan, ProvidentLi…
Mr. Kenneth Atta Danquah, Ashanti Regional Chairman of Co-operative Credit Unions, has called on the unions to conform to healthy investment practices that would help them to sustain their operations.
He said this should include keeping …
Ms Hanna Tetteh, Minister of Trade and Industry, on Thursday urged stakeholders in the mining sector to develop a comprehensive local content framework to reduce conflict, tension and dissatisfaction to ensure equity and fairness in the in…
Thirty-five unemployed people drawn from Adomfe, Asankare and Bompata in the Asante Akim South District have benefited from a week-long training in soap making at Bompata.
The training, which was organized under the Rural Enterprise…
MTN, a leading mobile telecommunication network in the country, on Thursday launched the 2010 FIFA World Cup dubbed "TXT TO GO Promotion", and designed to give subscribers the opportunity to win one FIFA VIP package every week to enable t…
The G-20 Summit to be hosted by United States later this year has been urged to operationalize the $20 billion the G-8 pledged to give to Africa for food security at its Italy meeting.
Mr Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Ba…
The American economy shrank at an annual rate of one per cent in the second quarter, a better-than-expected showing, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Thursday.
The department's new estimate for the second-quarter Gross Domestic …
Another healthy gain by Ecobank Ghana Limited in trading on Wednesday maintained the upward push of the main market indicator, the GSE All-Share index.
The index closed up by 18.5 points to 5,345.77 from 5,327.27 points on Tuesday.Th…
Vice President John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday charged the National Communications Authority (NCA), to apply sanctions against telecom operators that fail to honour their licence requirements to provide quality service to the public.
…
Senior government officials, international experts, world class scientists and policy makers are gathering in Rome on September 8-10 for the Second World Seed Conference, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations s…
Oil discovery in Ghana has sparked a huge increase in the turn out of Geology graduates at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), an oil industry official said on Thursday.
"The turn out of Geology graduates …
Ghana's trade balance amounted to a deficit of US$955.8 million, for the first six months of 2009, compared to a deficit of US$2,155.0 million recorded at the end of June 2008.
Presenting the mid-year review and supplementary budget…
Mr Mike Hammah, Minister for Transport on Tuesday said plans were underway to modernise the railway system to enhance operations of the sector.
He said under the plans, a modern signal and telecommunication system would be installed …
Ghanaians consume about 225,287 tonnes of bush
meat worth 205 million US dollars annually, Nana Kofi Adu-Nsiah, executive director of the Wildlife Division of Forestry Commission, has said, in Techiman in Brong Ahafo.
At a forum on…
Mr. Eugene Ofosuhene, Director, Revenue Agencies Governing Board, has said that with the current global recession, revenue mobilization has become a serious business agenda of the government.
He has therefore urged traditional rulers…
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