The World Bank has announced approval for a $50 million credit for Ghana to be invested in the agriculture sector. The Bank in a press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, says the credit is to support Ghana in building a strong foundation for high, inclusive and sustainable growth in agriculture, “a key sector which supports the … The post World Bank

International aid to secondary education in Ghana is increasing as aid is on an all-time high globally, even though 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 published last week by UNESCO says. The paper by UNESCO’s Global … The post International

The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) and other civil society organisations in health have commended Government for its efforts to address parts of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in the country. They mentioned some of the efforts as the passage of the Tobacco Control Measures of the Public Health Act (Act 851) … The post Government

The mood for most of the sessions throughout the last week of May (28 to 31) remained lukewarm on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), as investors exited overvalued stocks in exchange for long-term quality plays. On the balance, laggards had the numerical advantage, tilting the index towards pessimism for the fourth straight week despite strong … The post Ghana bourse continues

The national identification card, otherwise known as Ghana Card, has sparked controversy in the past few weeks regarding the cost, reasons for failure to roll out on scheduled date. The controversy was also over the financial benefit it would accrue to the state. A section of the public pitched the Ghana Card against the Indian … The post Ghana Card

A study on the impacts of climate variability (CV) has urged governments and development partners to invest more in irrigation schemes. It said the irrigation schemes would not only be used to harvest excess rain water during floods but act as reservoirs during drought to reduce household vulnerability in food availability and security. A Research … The post Government

A 6-unit classroom block project at the Akenten Presbyterian Primary School in the Sene West District of the Brong Ahafo Region, funded with oil revenue, has stalled for more than 6 years. This is due to the inability of the implementing agency, the Ministry of Education, to release funds on time to facilitate the execution … The post Delayed payment hinders oil-funded

Professor Alex Dodoo, Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), has announced plans  to engage the services of retired staff of the organisation  on a contractual basis to establish a standalone consultancy in the area of standards, metrology and conformity assessment. Speaking at a day’s forum organised by the Authority for about 60 retirees, Prof … The post Ghana

The Deputy Minister of Communications, Nenyi George Andah has said that contrary to assertions that KelniGVG has been paid $7.5 million, the company has been paid only $2.98 million representing two months’ pay. He said out of that amount, National Communications Authority (NCA) paid $1.192 million representing 40 per cent and the Ghana Revenue Authority … The post KelniGVG

A total of 509,824 candidates are expected to sit for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which starts today, Monday, June 4, 2018. The candidates are from 16,058 schools and the exams would be conducted at 1,768 centres across the country. The examination body, the West African Examination Council (WAEC), has been called upon by … The post Basic

A clash between Konkombas and Chekosis near a village at Naaduni in Chereponi in the Northern Region has left two people dead.  The Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Tanko, mentioned the deceased as Kura Mustapha, 35, and Mohammed Baafim, 45, whose bodies have been deposited at the Tamale Teaching Hospital Morgue pending … The post Two

Mr Kwasi Agyeman Busia, the Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), has directed regional and district managers to post the price list of services the Authority renders to the public to promote transparency. The notice should be visible, possibly at the main entrances, on the doors and at client service centres. … The post Display

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has cautioned candidates, who are writing this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) from Monday to be wary of operators of rogue websites who peddle fake examinations papers as authentic ones. “Candidates are also cautioned against engaging in any examination malpractice of any form, especially collusion, which is prevalent … The post WAEC

Germany defender Jerome Boateng has said he will be fit to play at the upcoming World Cup in Russia after overcoming a thigh muscle injury. “I can promise that I will be there, yes! Things are really looking very good,” Boateng told the Bild am Sonntag Sunday paper. Boateng sustained the injury in late April … The post Jerome Boateng confident to be fit

More must be done to strengthen to the architecture of the eurozone, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, giving a new push for reforms to the currency union ahead of an EU summit this month. “For a successful economy we have to sustainably stabilize the euro. The existing instruments are not enough,” Merkel said in an … The post Merkel