Ghana’s cashew sector is now the leading agricultural non-traditional export, with a total amount of $197 million worth of export revenue in 2016, representing 53 per cent of the total revenue of $371 million. The sector, with an estimated production area of about 89,000 hectares, had created about 40,000 jobs in the production and 1,800 … The post Cashew
The Judiciary must be accorded respect, resources and strengthened to enable it perform its functions, former Chief Justice Mrs Georgina Wood, has stated. Justice Mrs Wood, who is the 2017/2018 Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) Visiting Fellow of Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, made the call at a Public Lecture … The post Former
While international aid to education has been on an all-time high, the portion of aid to the education sector of sub-Saharan African countries has continued to fall for seven years in a row, a new paper by UNESCO says. The paper by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report, says aid to education grew by $1.5 billion, … The post Despite
The government has earmarked 18,000 unemployed graduates for the agricultural sector under the Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo) initiative this year, Mr. George Oduro, a Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture has announced. The NaBCo is a government programme aimed at addressing graduate unemployment in the country and it is designed to employ jobless graduates and … The post Government
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) bourse continued on its bearish trend as investors continued to sell-off equities on the GSE largely on account of profit taking. The benchmark GSE-Composite Index thus dipped by 2.6 per cent on a week-on-week basis to close at 3,295.6 points, the fourth week of May (21 to 24) trading, which … The post Ghana stock continues on bearish trend
A Ho Magistrate Court has tasked the Commander of the Visibility Unit of the Volta Regional Police Command to monitor and restrict the movement of Constable Bright Afrifa awaiting investigations into his alleged murder of one Kujo Johnson Adzato, 39. The Unit Commander is to produce him in Court when needed. Mr Ernest Gaewo, counsel … The post Court
The shares of Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) the nation’s foremost indigenous Oil Marketing Company (OMC), has started exhibiting signs of major upward movement on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) as investors across board continue to take keen interest in GOIL shares. GSE Stock watchers has predicted that GOIL shares would begin to hit the … The post GOIL shares
The National Media Commission (NMC) has assured that the country’s migration from the analogue to digital television broadcasting would not deny the ordinary citizens access to television contents. Most television broadcasters would shut down their old analogue transmitters, as the country finalises processes for digital television transition. But, according to Mr George Sarpong, the Executive … The post Digital
There are indications, some letters show, that Ministry of Communications (MOC), a Ministry of Finance (MOF), National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Glomobile and KelniGVG may be risking contempt of court for implementing the controversial $178.9 million revenue monitoring deal. Glo Mobile has allowed KelniGVG to connect to their system on the instructions … The post Glo,
Pensplusbytes, a Non-Profit Organisation has launched a Media Fellowship programme where six fellows from the media could apply for grants to support on-going advocacy for the rights and protection of persons with disabilities. The Media Fellowship Programe is a component of a project called “Deliver- Amplifying Vulnerable Citizens Voices” to contribute significantly to addressing challenges … The post Pensplusbytes
The Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) has made a breakthrough in arresting suspects involved in a robbery in Bogoso in the Western Region, where one Police Officer was killed and an amount of GH¢900,000.00 including a kilo of gold was stolen. The incident happened at Plate and Plummes, a gold buying Company on April 29, 2018. … The post Police makes breakthrough
A former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, has stated that Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the second deputy Speaker of Parliament, is a presidential material. Mrs. Betty Mould Iddrisu, who is a national Vice Chairperson of the opposition National Democratic Congress, said Mr Bagbin is a seasoned lawyer with vast experience … The post Bagbin
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