May 2012

Women entrepreneurs in the Tamale Metropolis have appealed to the Government to make credit facilities tailored to the needs of women affordable and available to ensure the survival of their businesses. The women, most of who engage in…

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has defended the insurance capitation system, insisting that, it has cut down waste. Mr Eric Ametorquame, the Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs, said it has stopped unnecessary claims…

Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, Governor, Bank of Ghana, has called for effective collaboration between governments within ECOWAS to help combat money laundering and financial terrorism within the West African Sub-Region. He stressed that…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on May 30, 2012 launched a new initiative which it says has the potential to “catalyze unprecedented” levels of investment in the agri-food sector across the African continent. Known as the United Fund,…

Mrs Rosemary Anderson Akolaa, Health Advocacy Manager of Oxfam, has said there was the need for Ministry of Health to empower the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to adopt a Maternal Mortality Model that Oxfam is using to help reduce maternal…

Thirty-eight per cent of Ghanaian voters say job creation should be the priority of the next Government, with 20 per cent prioritising education while 14 per cent chose healthcare as their top area of concern, a survey has revealed. Other…

Dutch engineering and consultancy firm DHV says it has been awarded a contract by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to build 11 fishing ports in the country. The cost of construction is $200 million and it would be financed by…

Smart Technologies, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES), has launched a Smart Technology pilot program that would assist in the teaching and learning of science and mathematics at all levels of education. The pilot…

Thirty African countries are currently not rated by major credit rating agencies such as the Standard and Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said today May 30, 2012. This is because these unrated countries do…

About 30 million children across 35 countries with developed economies live in poverty, according to a report released by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) May 29, 2012. UNICEF says 13 million children in the European Union plus Norway and…