EC bans two cargo airlines from Ghana over safety concerns

The European Commission (EC) today banned two airlines from Ghana.

The EC announced the ban in a press statement and airlines from other countries were included. There were carriers from 17 countries and 278 companies in total.

The two airlines from Ghana which are all cargo planes are Meridian Airways which has been fully banned and Airlift International which has…

Minister says Ghana is environmentally prepared for oil and gas drilling

Ghanaians living within the oil catchments area can report any environmental hazards caused by the oil and gas drilling to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regional offices.

The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, is therefore, training and equipping staff of the EPA to enable them to handle any such complaints as Ghana gets ready to drill oil in commercial…

Friday, September 3, 2010

• Fifteen rural banks marked for liquidation
• Government injects $20m into LEAP
• Government urged to reduce import duties on rice importation
• Atlas Copco enters the mobile crushing and screening business
• Ghana welcomes genuine investors – Mahama
• Used auto parts delears to flush-out fraudsters
• Experts call for overhaul of Ghana’s military training programmes
• Court grants pastor GH¢5,000 bail for noise nuisance
• Fake journalists fight over smuggled rice
• Involve women in mitigating climate change – Mrs Opare
• No favouritism in selection of security personnel – Amidu
• Assemblyman steps down for female candidate
• African leaders call for new commitments to improve agriculture
• Minister says Ghana is environmentally prepared for oil and gas drilling
• UN reveals global broadband divide
• BP removes cap from oil well
• US jobs report to show rise in unemployment
• Japan supports economic sanctions against Iran
• Study finds health dangers in home kitchens
• BP says Gulf oil spill cost now hits $8b
• British physicist says God did not create the world
• Bernanke says government regulators slow to act on triggers of crisis

Thursday, September 2, 2010

• BarCamp 2010 comes to Accra, Kumasi
• EC bans two cargo airlines from Ghana over safety concerns
• Ghana government urged not to divert resources meant for sanitation and water
• Ghana promises to support neighbours with oil and gas
• Ghana stocks fall again
• Health Insurance Authority tasked to apply ICT in eliminating fraud
• Cocoa, Coffee Sheanut Farmers express gratitude for support
• Former Ghana Airways staff asks government to investigate $2m royalties paid by KLM
• Ghana to increase non-traditional export earnings from $1.2b to $5b by 2015
• Ghana loses $40m from rice smuggling
• Farmer invites geologists to investigate sounds from rock
• About 2,000 rural agro dealers benefit from Ghana Agro-Dealer Development
• Laundry operators urged to form association
• Korean Group presents draft strategic development planning report
• Industrialist calls for support for tertiary education
• Labour Commission directs teachers of Accra Polytechnic to call off illegal strike
• Ghana to check e-waste dumping as America, Europe migrate to digital TV
• HIV/AIDS still a priority – Dr. Arnolds