June 2012

President John Evans Atta Mills on Friday reiterated that the creation of the newly 46 municipal and district assemblies was to deepen and accelerate the democratic process to bring governance to the doorsteps of the people. He said the…

The Board of Directors of the US government’s finance institution, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), has approved a $100 million for an investment fund, Actis Africa Real Estate Fund 2 LP, to build quality commercial real…

Africa-focused mobile tower co-location and services company, Eaton Towers has signed a three-year deal with Norwegian power firm, Eltek MEA DMCC, as its power partner. The deal will enable the Norwegian company to supply power solutions…

Heavy rains on Thursday caused havoc in many parts of the Northern Region killing two people and destroying property in many communities, leaving many homes flooded. The dead, a motor bike rider and a school pupil, got drowned before a…

An internet interconnectivity project which connects 120 km of fibre cable from Ghana through Togo and Burkina Faso has been completed and is expected to boost internet bandwidth in West Africa. The project is known as the Bolgatanga –…

US Secretary of State, Mrs Hilary Clinton has announced that her country will be providing $20 million in grants to support clean energy projects in Africa. Mrs Clinton made the announcement during the launch of the US-Africa Clean…

Now we know, growth alone won’t do the trick. A model for sustainable development must also be inclusive if we are to lift another 1.3 billion people out of deep poverty. That was the message World Bank Managing Director Mahmoud Mohieldin…

Over 2,652 hectares of degraded forest have been developed (re-planted) in the Central Region since 2002 under the National Forest Plantation Development Programmes by the Forestry Commission. The Assistant Central Regional Manager of the…

A former General Manager of the Anglican Education Unit (AEU), Mr. James Mike Abban, has said the Anglican University of Technology (ANGUTECH), when operational, will fill all the gaps in the technology industry, particularly the oil…

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has said the monitoring exercise by the Inter-Agencies Task Force on non-Ghanaians in illegal trading in the markets, would commence on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Ms Hannah Tetteh, Minister for Trade and…