April 2013

Naa Asoleh Ganaa II, Paramount Chief of the Jirapa Traditional Area, Upper West Region, has appealed to the Jirapa District Assembly to enact bye laws against the felling of trees of economic value. He said trees like Dawadawa, Shea, Mango…

Residents around the Sunyani Abattoir at the Nana Bosoma Central Market on Tuesday expressed concern about its unsanitary conditions and feared an outbreak of a contagious disease. They told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview at…

Ghana needs to establish a Mineral Revenue Fund to provide an endowment to support development for future generations and to sustain public expenditure capacity when mining reserves have been depleted. Dr Toni Aubynn, Chief Executive…

The Chief Economist at the African Development Bank (AfDB), Prof. Mthuli Ncube was speaking to ghanabusinessnews.com in Tunis April 26, 2013. By Ekow Quandzie & Francis Quasie

The Madina Divisional Police Command on Tuesday arrested 88 suspected criminals; 41 females and 47 males, from their hide outs within the jurisdiction. The operation, which was led by Superintendent Joseph Owusu Bempah, Acting Divisional…

Alhaji Limuna Mohammed-Muniru, Upper East Regional Minister,  has praised Afrikids  Ghana, a child right non-governmental organization (NGO) for working to abolish the killing of children termed  “spirit children” in the Kessena–Nankana …

The Daily Minimum Wage is now pegged at GHȻ5.24. It has been increased by 17 per cent from GHȻ4.48 by the National Tripartite Committee (NTC) at the consultation of its 2013 National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) meeting on April 30, 2013. It…

Seventy officers from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the National Security are undergoing capacity building training at Asutsuare in the Eastern Region to build their confidence in disaster management. The four…

Mr Moses Davor, Volta Regional Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), on Monday said the uncoordinated approach to implementation of the proposed spot fines for traffic infractions could result in a backlash against the…

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Monday, April 29, 2013 announced it will soon open its first hub office in Istanbul, Turkey, though a firm date was not given. Making the announcement, President and Chief…