A GNA Feature by Prosper K. KuorsohWa, Oct4, GNA – Agriculture is the backbone of Ghana’s economy with about 80 per cent of total agricultural production attributed to smallholder farmers including women.Though the farmers faced prob

Koforidua (E/R), Oct. 4, GNA - Professor Kwesi Yankah, the Minister of State in- charge of Tertiary Education, has called on technical universities to help close the gap between academia and industry.He said the upgrading of polytechnics to technical universities also amounted to an increase in responsibilities for the staff and managers o

Koforidua (E/R), Oct. 4, GNA - Professor Kwesi Yankah, the Minister of State in- charge of Tertiary Education, has called on technical universities to help close the gap between academia and industry.He said the upgrading of polytechnics to technical universities also amounted to an increase in responsibilities for the staff and managers o

Accra, Oct. 4, GNA – The Coalition of Stakeholders on the ECG Concession (COSECA) has expressed disappointment at the turn of events in the stalemate between government and key stakeholders in the energy sector.The COSECA said since the beginning of this year,  it had made enormous efforts to prevent escalation of the stalemate and

By Maxwell Awumah, GNAHohoe, Oct. 4, GNA - Remittances to low-and middle-income countries would recover in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline, says the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief.The Ban

Accra, Oct. 4, GNA - The Ministry of Trade and Industry in collaboration with other Ministries, Departments and Agencies has developed a three-year Business Regulation strategy (BRS) aimed at modernising the legal and regulatory systems.This is to promote faster growth, job creation and economic prosperity.

By Joyce Danso, GNAAccra, Oct. 4, GNA - The Chief Justice, Ms Justice Sophia Akuffo, has bemoaned the environment of some court houses and residential facilities of judges and magistrate, describing it as unsuitable for use in the delivery of justice.

By Godwill Arthur-Mensah/William Fiabu, GNAAccra, Oct 4, GNA - The Office of the Administrator-General of the Presidential Estates Unit (OAG), has identified some gaps that impede the smooth transfer of political power from one government to another.

By Amadu Kamil Sanah, GNAAccra, Oct. 4, GNA – Mr Kwasi Adjei Boateng, a Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development (MLG&RD), has said Government is committed to strengthening the country’s accountability and local governance system to enhance our development efforts.

By Jerry Azanduna, GNAGaru (U/E), Oct. 4, GNA - Thirty women in the Garu-Tempane District of the Upper East Region have received training in soap making as part of efforts to enable them secure quality livelihoods. The participants were

Takoradi (W/R), Oct. 4, GNA - Mr Michael Kpingi, the Acting Western Regional Manager of Tourism, has called on second cycle institutions to form tourism clubs in their schools and get acquainted with the rich tourist attractions in the country.This, he said, would help broaden their scope on the nation's culture through regular visits to h

Lawra, Oct. 4, GNA - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged government's commitment to ensuring universal access and coverage of electricity to all parts of Ghana by the end of his tenure.Addressing the Lawra Traditional Council, on the second day of his 7 days tour of the three Northern Regions, President Akufo-Addo was not hap

Accra, Oct 5, GNA - Gifty Lankai, a 62-year old trader with high blood pressure whose entire adult life has been spent eking out a living under unforgiving weather conditions, sat contemplatively in a plastic chair under a tan canopy at Additrom School, Adabraka.Brows wrinkled, she gripped desperately unto an expired National Health Insura

Cape Coast (C/R), Oct 4, GNA - Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday presented a 33-seater bus to the Saint Augustine's College at Cape Coast.The presentation was in fulfilment of a pledge he made earlier in the year, when the school, during their speech and prize-giving day and 87th anniversary celebration appealed to government

By Godwill Arthur-Mensah/William Fiabu, GNAAccra, Oct.04, GNA - The Administrator-General of Presidential Estates Unit (OAG) says it has held consultations with the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to be hooked onto the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) platform for comprehens

By Dorothy Frances Ward, GNAKumasi, Oct 04, GNA – The Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Osei Assibey-Antwi, has pledged to make sure that the metropolitan assembly is transparent and accountable in its operations.He said t

Hohoe, Oct. 4, GNA - Two research teams have found that tinkering with mosquitoes’ resident microbes can help them spread resistance to the malaria parasite, according to a release to the Ghana News Agency.

She said: “When the last tree dies, the last human dies,” and charged the pupils to embark on massive tree growing in their homes, schools, and communities to preserve the environment.Mrs Obeng said this at the closing ceremony of the Seventh Upper East Regional Science, Technology, Mathematics and Innovat

She said: “When the last tree dies, the last human dies,” and charged the pupils to embark on massive tree growing in their homes, schools, and communities to preserve the environment.Mrs Obeng said this at the closing ceremony of the Seventh Upper East Regional Science, Technology, Mathematics and Innovat

Paga, Oct. 4 GNA - Mr Julius Awaregya, Coordinator, Organization for Indigenous Initiatives and Sustainability (ORGIIS) said high cost of improved cooking systems was affecting the rural communities as they could not buy them in conformity with new cooking technologies.He said the current rate of environmental