September 2012

A 680-kilometre Fibre Optic Broadband Backbone Infrastructure project stretching from Ho in the Volta Region to Bawku in the Upper-East Region has commenced with a groundbreaking ceremony in Ho on Friday. The project, known as the Eastern…

Madam Quironica Qualey Qlotey, Policy Advisor on Food Rights and Climate Change for Actionaid Ghana has recommended that 10 per cent of government’s expenditure should be allocated to the agriculture sector. She noted that government’s…

Large numbers of low-tension electric poles, acquired for the extension of electricity to the Tanga electoral area, in the Bawku West District is now at the mercy of thieves. The poles were dumped at various communities of the electoral…

Mr Enoch Teye-Mensah, Minister of Water Resources Works and Housing on Friday said the time had come for Ghana to place the right premium on water production in the country. He said governments after government since independence have…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has proposed plans to float Africa’s first infrastructure bonds to member nations to raise up to $22 billion for investments in infrastructure projects such as ports, railways, roads and energy, across…

Mr. Micheal Kpingbi, Acting Western Regional Director, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), said developing the tourism potentials of the Region could help in alleviating poverty  among the residents. He said the Region was endowed with a lot of…

The Allied Health Taskforce, a body established by the Ministry of Health on Friday, held an induction and swearing-in ceremony for over 400 new graduates who have completed their training in the various disciplines of the Allied Health…

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation on Wednesday celebrated the handover of water, sanitation and hygiene projects to three communities in the Greater Accra Region. The communities are…

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has fixed October 9 as the tentative date for President John Dramani Mahama to participate in the “Election 2012 Evening Encounter,” with…

Some World Bank Country Directors in Africa met in Abuja, Nigeria from September 26-28, 2012 to discuss Africa’s regional integration and trade opportunities. The Country Directors have been discussing new and other ways to improve trade…