The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has reminded the general public that the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) is the only institution it has mandated to test the efficacy of all chemicals used on cocoa, coffee and other mandated crops.…
Deeba The Osu District Magistrate Court on Thursday urged Deeba Acheampong, a musician facing extradition to the United Kingdom over alleged defilement and assault of his two step daughters, to get into constant touch with his counsel. This is to …
Peter Zwennes, an Accra-based legal practitioner has been elected president of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) for a four-year term. Zwennes’ feat headlined the major shock at the first ever elective General Assembly of the body tasked with the development …
...as massive encroachment hits GAEC lands Ghana could lose out on achieving its nuclear power project if current massive and arbitrary encroachment activities by the public on lands secured for the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) continue, regardless of …
Ghana has signed and exchanged notes for the provision of two grants from Japan to support various sectors of national development. The first facility, amounting to 320 million Japanese Yen (approximately $3.5million), is grant for Food Security Project for Underprivileged …
Osu District Magistrate’s court on Thursday imposed a fine of GH¢2,400 on Emmanuel Kofi Appiah for tempering with power distribution system of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Appiah, an electrician, who allegedly installed credit meter in a witness shop …
Mr Solomon Tetteh Amartey, President of Ghana Agri-Input Dealers Association, has appealed to small holder farmers to perceive farming as a planned business activity to boost production and reduce poverty. “It is very important for farmers to move away from …
Information reaching the Ghana News Agency (GNA) indicates that workers at the Bechem toll booth have not received their monthly salaries for more than sixteen months. Some of the aggrieved workers told the GNA at Bechem, Tano South District Capital …
A three-day collaborative oncology (cancer) training programme to equip 60 nurses selected from more than 45 health facilities across the country for efficient management of breast and other cancers has opened at the Peace and Love Hospital in Kumasi. It …
The Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (GABMLS) has appealed to the management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to secure International Medical Laboratory Standards Accreditation (ISO 15189). This would ensure international acceptability of its laboratory test results to …
Ben Aryee, CEO of Minerals Commission The Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Mr Ben Aryee, says between 80 and 90 per cent of mining licences are given to Ghanaians but those Ghanaians end up selling them cheaply to foreigners …
The operations of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) are to be automated. This follows the deployment of a new software, the Hospital Administration and Management Software (HAMS), to computerise all operational duties at the hospital. The software, according to …
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has asked Ghana to join global the “Thousand Day,†activism to mark the end of the Millennium Development Goals. The Thousand Day activism aims at celebrating remarkable achievements whilst identifying short falls and marshalling …
Trade Minister Haruna Iddrisu Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade and Industry on Wednesday said government will soon launch a national policy on corporate social responsibility in the mining sector. Mr Iddrisu said the policy will defined the parameters by …
A number of Civil Society Organizations (CSO), on Wednesday met in Accra, to deliberate on an action plan, concerning challenges of the country’s decentralization process. The four year action plan which was formulated in the year 2010 and ends in …
Prof Kweku Osam, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, has said the Ghana’s premier university would be transformed into a research institution with more emphasis on graduate training. He said this on Wednesday during the launch of the …
Government on Tuesday assured fishmongers and fishers in Accra of support through the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre programme (MASLOC) to improve on their businesses. Mrs Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe Ghansah, Minister of State in-charge of Social and Allied Institutions gave …
Carpenters in the Birim South and Central Municipalities have appealed to government to expedite action on the construction of the Oda Industrial Village. Mr. William Obeng Tuffour, President of the Birim Carpenters’ Association (BCA), told the Ghana News Agency on …
Second Lady Matilda Amissah-Arthur Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur, has launched Methodist Education Week in Accra on the theme: “Witnessing to Christ Today-Mobilising our connexional resources for Education Development.†She noted that discipline over the years has remained at the heart of …
Ghana’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) has approved the disbursement of GH¢10.3 million to support the acquisition of new and innovative skills and technology by 38 small, medium and large scale industries, training and research institutions. The grants will be used …
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