April 2011

Olympus Europa Holding GmbH has announced the appointment of EZCOM as their new agent for Ghana, a statement issued and sent to the Ghana News Agency said on Wednesday. EZCOM will market the full range of Olympus digital cameras,…

Africa Oilfield Services Ghana Ltd (AOS), a subsidiary of AOSOrwell will on Friday unveil a state -of -the –art machine shop in Takoradi. AOS operates a joint venture and partnership with international Blue-chip, manufacturers of oilfield…

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHARJ) with support from the British High Commission on Wednesday awarded four individuals at its inaugural Human Rights Defender’s Awards night in Accra. The Awardees include…

There are 275 boreholes fitted with hand pumps and four piped water systems serving 143 communities in the Nadowli District. This gives the district rural water coverage of 80.04 per cent as at the end of 2010, higher than the 76 per cent…

The lukewarm attitude to agricultural development by successive governments is to blame for the near stagnant growth of the sector, Dr Emmanuel Bobobee, an Agricultural Engineer, has said. “Most of our leaders in their election campaign…

An Export Development Officer of the Ghana Export and Promotion Council (GEPC) has advised young entrepreneurs in the country to venture into the non-traditional export sector. Mr. Fred Asante said non-traditional products such as plywood,…

Commodore Steve Obimpeh, Senior Presidential Advisor, on Wednesday called for a public-private partnership based on consultation, consensus and stakeholder driven research to make the Brand Ghana project a success. This, he said, would…

Cocoa producers in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are to increase productivity, and contribute to the conservation of biodiversity under a new cooperation agreement. The agreement was signed recently between the International Conservation…

Trade and Industry Minister, Ms Hannah Tetteh said plans were underway to amend the Export Development and Investment Fund (EDIF) Act to include agriculture. “After 10 years of operating the fund, there is the need to review the Act to…

Mrs Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, First Vice Chairman of the Ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has resigned her position to contest the party’s forthcoming Presidential primaries. “I have from this day 13th of April, 2011…