July 2012

Ghana is likely to record a bumper harvest this year 2012 following the favourable weather conditions and timely planting of seedlings. Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture, who made the prediction, however, said because of the…

The government has accepted the Constitutional Review Commission’s (CRC) proposal for a new legislative framework on environmental crime in relation to the exploitation of natural resources. The government has also agreed to review the tax…

President John Dramani Mahama on Monday said that government would do everything possible to enhance the development and growth of the Judiciary, to enable that arm of government to execute its mandate. He called on the Judiciary not to…

The Chief Executive Officer of UT Financial Services Prince Kofi Amoabeng, and a legal practitioner were on Monday put before an Accra Circuit Court for fraud. While Amoabeng had been charged with fraud as to thing pledged or taken in…

Parliament on Monday passed the University of Professional Studies Bill after a short sitting. The purpose of the Bill, which has 32 clauses, is to establish the University of Professional Studies to ensure integration and optimisation of…

President John Dramani Mahama on Monday called on members of the National Democratic Congress and other political parties to stop “the needless partisanship” that has surfaced after the death of President Evans Atta Mills. He said such…

Mr Yaw Osafo Marfo, former Minister of Education and Sports under the NPP Government was on Monday discharged by the Financial Court in Accra. This was after he was crossed-examined by the lawyers of Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the businessman…

The volume of world merchandise trade rose 5% in 2011, accompanied by global output growth of 2.4%, according to the 2012 World Trade Report released mid-July 2012. This marked a significant slowdown from 2010, when trade advanced 13.8%…

The government has directed that a minute's silence should be observed on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 2:15 pm in honour of the late President John Evans Atta Mills. A statement issued in Accra on Monday signed by Mr James Agyenim-Boateng,…

Mr Damasus Suglo, Director of Comfort Foundation Ghana, an NGO, has appealed to the government to cover the screening of hepatitis under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). He said because hepatitis is not covered by the NHIS,…