The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Kwame Asiamah has said the ministry has made significant strides in its bid to implement portions of the Brazil 2014 Government White Paper. Taking his turn at the meet the press series in Accra yesterday, Mr Asiamah explained how his agency was handling the White Paper on the report of the Commission [...] The post MoYS taking
Government has approved an amount of US$8 million for the organisation of the 13th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations scheduled for Ghana between November 17 and December 1. The championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will bring together eight of the best female football countries on the continent. Addressing yesterday’s ‘Meet the Press’ event [...] The post Gov’t
Ghanaian super featherweight campaigner, Patrick Okine will leave Ghana on Thursday to Namibia where he would challenge the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa super featherweight champion, Jeremiah Nakathila on March 20. Okine will be accompanied by his manager, Dauda Fuseini, trainer, Osumanu Nii Armah Brew and Desmond Anaosu, a member of his management team. Information from Team Okine also indicates [...] The post Team
Serena Williams was beaten in straight sets by sister Venus in round three at Indian Wells to end her comeback after the birth of her child six months ago. The former world number one hit four aces but had her serve broken four times in a 6-3 6-4 loss in California. “I’ve a long way to go. It wasn’t easy, [...] The post Venus ends Serena’s Indian Wells journey appeared
Stakeholders are set to hold the second edition of the Poultry Value Chain (POVAC) fair under the auspices of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) to bring all actors under one umbrella. The event seeks to create sustainable market linkages between the POVAC actors at both the supply and demand ends while providing poultry farmers with access to cheaper, [...] The post 2nd
Economists at the research desk of Standard Bank, the parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana, have forecast an improved economic performance and narrowing of the current account deficit of the Ghanaian economy this year. Year-on-year inflation, according to the economists, was expected to be around 9.3 per cent as strong base effects from food inflation continue, while the expected cut [...] The post Standard
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Programme (FInGAP) has helped to attract more than $156 million private capital to support smallholder farmers in the country. Deputy Chief of Party of the USAID-FinGAP, Dr Victor Antwi who disclosed this at a training programme for journalists on the capital market, said the project had benefited more than 160,000 [...] The post Smallholder
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Gloria Akuffo, has stressed the need for stronger internal audit controls of Ministries, Departments and Agencies for effective disbursement and management of public finances. According to her, appropriate audit controls were necessary to prevent fraud and misuse of public funds and promote efficient use of the country’s scarce resources to further development. The [...] The post A
Ghana’s large food import bill presently amounts to two million dollars a year, a development which will affect the country’s economy without a quick change in policy. The Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, Mr. Ron striker who said this in Accra, yesterday, observed that Ghana, mainly imports products like rice, sugar, frozen chicken and oil which could be easily produced in [...] The post Stop
The Indo-Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an association made up of captains of industries from Ghana and business moguls in India, was inaugurated at New Delhi on Monday. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India and the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry to that effect. [...] The post Indo-Ghana
Government has been asked to stop the re-engagement of retirees on contract to facilitate the fresh employment of graduates, the Auditor General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo has said. The Auditor General observed with displeasure that most government officials had been given contracts which he described as tantamount to blocking promotions of otherwise deserving officers and preventing the employment of fresh graduates [...] The post Ban
Meanwhile, the Chief of Staff has called for a united effort to accelerate the transformation of the economy – to end the dependence on foreign aid. Akosua Frema Osei Opare said every Ghanaian needed to buy into the President’s vision of building “Ghana beyond aid”. She indicated that ‘Ghana beyond aid’ was not going to be achieved overnight. [...] The post …But
The Japekrom Traditional Council (JTC) has appealed to government to ensure that the district capital of South Jaman is changed to Japekrom in accordance with the Statutory Declaration Act of 1971 and the Supreme Court ruling of 2015. Speaking at a media briefing yesterday in Accra, Okatakyie Amoa Aturu Nkonknonkyia II, President of JTC said, since the Statutory declaration [...] The post The
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