January 2012

The Board of the Ghana Statistical Service on Monday said its decision asking the Government Statistician, Dr Grace Bediako, to proceed on leave, was due to her poor management of some projects run by the Service. The Board said a group…

Dr Daniel Nikoi Kotei, a retired Diplomat at the weekend asked the government to restore the dual citizenship agreement between Ghana and the US, which he said was annulled in 2009. He said the annulment, had led to a number of Ghanaians…

A $3 million grant agreement, was on Monday signed between the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). The grant would be used to support the second phase of the…

A dissatisfied Black Stars goalkeeper, Adam Larsen Kwarasey seeks improvement in his personal performance regardless of the fact that he had kept clean sheets in all two outings. Kwarasey has not conceded any goal in the Black Stars wins…

A sod cutting ceremony was performed at the Gratis Centre for the construction of a two-storey building for the training of the youth in automobile skills, at Koforidua on Monday. The Korean Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Kyun Jea-Min, together…

Jomoro Cocoa Farmers Association in the Western Region has called for the scraping of the unfair weighing scales which tend to favour the buyer over the farmer. The Association which has over 1,000 members said this in a press release…

The world through public and private partnership is hopeful that by the end of 2020, ten neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) would be eliminated or controlled. The partners – 13 pharmaceutical companies, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,…

Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan has joined the list of players to have reached the 50th cap milestone for the Black Stars. Information gathered by GNA Sports indicates that Annan, 25, attained the landmark during the Black Stars opener…

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided a grant of $2.3 million to the Government of Ghana for the construction of basic school complexes in Accra. The government, through the Accra Metropolitan…

Five districts in the Brong-Ahafo Region were on Friday presented with training tools and equipment to be distributed to 500 apprentices in four trade areas under the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP). The tools were presented by Mr…