January 2013

Some communities in the Northern and Upper East Regions have stopped on farm bush burning and rather taken to compost making to improve crop yield, as part of livelihood adaptation measures to meet the challenges of climate change. The…

The Asunafo North Municipal Department of Social Welfare settled 188 out of 202 cases it received last year. Mr Prince Fofoe, Asunafo North Municipal Director of the Department of Social Welfare, told the GNA in an interview that most of…

Residents of Zongo New Site at Tarkwa could not control their tears when a 70-year-old taxi driver was burned to death on Thursday when the house caught fire. The deceased, Mensah Amissah, was burned beyond recognition and was the only one…

Louis Dreyfus Commodities, a global merchandiser of commodities and food processing, would invest in Ghana to ensure food sufficiency and create jobs. “With more than 160 years of experience, our portfolio has grown to include oilseeds,…

The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) recorded a growth of 4% in international tourist arrivals during 2012. According to its World Tourism Barometer released January 28, 2013, the UNWTO said tourist arrivals reached a historic 1.035…

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows dipped by 18% in 2012, the United Nations has said. The year 2012 recorded $1.3 trillion FDIs as against $1.6 trillion registered in 2011, according to an investment report published January…

Accra, Ghana’s capital, has emerged as the number one African city with the highest economic growth potential over the next five years, according to the MasterCard African Cities Growth Index released January 29, 2013. Accra is ahead of…

President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to the newly sworn-in ministers to treat people they would be serving with respect and dignity to justify their nomination and approval as Ministers. “Do not lord it over the people who brought…

Government in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited will this year establish an Industrial Salt Estate at Keta in the Volta Region, to produce sufficient volumes of the product to support the petrochemical industry. “The Keta Industrial…

Ms Yvonne Graham Hayfron, Mfantseman Municipal Director of Health Services on Tuesday announced that the Municipal Hospital at Saltpond last year recorded zero maternal deaths as against three in 2011. She said the hospital however…