Automotive supplier Bosch must pay a fine of €90 million ($100 million) for its part in the cheat software used to suppress diesel emissions, prosecutors in the German city of Stuttgart announced on Thursday. The fine is considerably lower than those imposed on the Volkswagen Group’s VW, Audi and Porsche, who had to stump up … The post Germany hits

Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has said that Ghanaians in the diaspora have not been left out in the extension of passport services. She said six Ghana Diplomatic Missions abroad currently issue biometric passports to Ghanaians in their respective jurisdictions including countries of concurrent accreditation. The Missions are London, … The post Six

The Staff Union groups of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority on Wednesday announced that members will discontinue the wearing of red attires until further notice. The decision was made following a meeting with the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who assured them that their concerns on the Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority (GPHA) and … The post Ghana

Around $6.5 billion is needed by 2020 to scale up intervention activities to ensure that malaria control targets and mortality and morbidity rates are kept down. An additional $680 million investment is also needed for new fighting tools, and research and development to fight the disease, which is responsible for 435,000 deaths annually and the … The post Billions

West Africa has been identified as the region with the highest maximum use of cannabis globally. The total number of people from West Africa who use cannabis are more than triple the global number, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has said in a press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com. The release says, the … The post Users

West Africa has been identified as the region with the highest maximum use of cannabis globally. The total number of people from West Africa who use cannabis are more than triple the global number, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has said in a press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com. The release says, the … The post Users

Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, says one of her focal points since assumption of office had been to work assiduously to reform the Commission by establishing good governance framework. She said over the past years much effort had been focused on the electoral mandate while paying less attention to building the … The post We are working to reform

Rwanda is looking for $1.3 billion to fund the construction of the proposed Isaka-Kigali standard gauge railway that links Rwanda and Tanzania, a senior Rwandan official said Tuesday. The figure is higher than $1.2 billion revealed during the launch of the 400km railway line on January 20, 2018 in Dar es Salaam, commercial capital of … The post Rwanda

Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), on Wednesday, expressed concerns over the control of the Commission’s biometric system and Data Centre equipment by a foreign firm, saying it is risky to the country’s sovereign rights. Additionally, the Commission’s Information Technology staff were not trained to operate the biometric registration devices … The post EC

Tributes continue to pour in in for  the late Edward Yao Ameyibor, a former Supervising Chief Editor of the Ghana News Agency (GNA) who passed on at the Trust Hospital in Accra on May 13. Former President John Agyekum Kufuor said he served his nation well and deserved to be celebrated. Even in retirement, the … The post Former President Kufuor eulogizes the Late

The Third Prosecution Witness in the trial involving Dr Stephen Opuni and one other, has said the investigation and disciplinary Committee of COCOBOD recommended the withdrawal of the certificate issued to Agricult Ghana Limited to supply fertilizer to the company. Dr Yaw Adu-Ampomah said the four-member committee also suggested that the contract awarded to the … The post Committee

The Adjabeng District Court on Wednesday granted a GH¢50,000.00 bail with one surety each to Charles Nii Armah Mensah alias “Shatta Wale” and Livingstone Etse Satekla popularly known as  “Stonebwoy,” for offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace. In addition the two were ordered by the Court to be of good behaviour pending the … The post Shatta

Madam Cecelia Abena Dapaah, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, on Wednesday engaged working groups in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector to discuss ways of improving water supply to all parts of the country. The meeting created an avenue for participants to review the Sector’s performance and develop strategies to improve upon … The post Minister

The Upper West (UW) Regional Police Command has impounded 54 articulated trucks suspected of smuggling 8,640 bags of fertilizer designated for the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJs) programme. Each of the 54 trucks was loaded with 1,600 bags of the fertilizers and was heading towards Tumu in the Sissala East Municipality when they were … The post Upper

The public has been urged to take all the necessary precautions to ensure optimal safety during the rainy season. “Please make it a point to listen to the weather forecast and plan your activities in accordance with the rainfall pattern of the day,” Mr George Ayisi, the Director of Communications, National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), … The post Public

Ghana needs a biological museum to characterize and conserve biodiversity and well identify and protect them for the sustenance of  humans, plants, organisms and aquatic life. Dr Michael Osae, a Deputy Director at the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, said the country could only conserve its biodiversity if it knows all of them. Biodiversity … The post Ghana

A circuit court judge has warned against the public patronage of pulled rickshaw, a motorized tricycle, named “Pragia” in some parts of the country, as a means of transport. Mr Yusif Osei Asibey, the Presiding Judge of the Juaben Circuit Court, who gave the warning, pointed out that those motor cycles for commercial transportation, has … The post Judge

Ghana on Wednesday joined the global community to mark the International Biological Diversity Day with a call on Ghanaians to join in focusing on biodiversity as the foundation for the country’s food and health. The citizenry were also urged to help protect biodiversity as a catalyst to transform food systems and improve human well being. … The post Ghana marks International