April 2013

Mr Samuel Ayeh-Paye, Member of Parliament for Ayensuano in the Eastern Region, has appealed to government to take serious steps to stop illegal mining in the area. He said the activities of illegal miners (galamsey) had gravely polluted…

The United States (U.S) Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Gene A. Cretz has announced that U.S. experts plan to test the effectiveness of the CD-3 Counterfeit Detection Device in Ghana in 2013 and 2014. The device which is a handheld,…

Dr George Adjei-Hinneh, Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of Education, has commended the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for providing educational infrastructure in basic schools in the region. He also commended…

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) on Thursday held a day’s workshop for entrepreneurs in the Central Region with a call on participants to take advantage of the facilities at the centre to market their businesses. The…

Mr. Kwabena Afena-Sam, Brong Ahafo Chairman of the Ghana National Coalition of Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) in health, on Thursday called for the establishment of youth health centers to enable them have access to health information…

Goods including household items and cash estimated to run into millions of Ghana cedis were lost when fire gutted a two-storey building at Adum, the central business district of Kumasi, on Thursday night. The building, constructed in 1910,…

Local rice farmers at Asutuare have called for support to market locally produced rice to help sustain the industry. The President of the Asutuare Rice Farmers Association, Mr Gideon Martey, said with the introduction of modern equipment…

The Ekumfi District Assembly has internally generated GH¢12,834.10 as revenue for 2012, representing 64 per cent of its target of GH¢20,000.00. The district, which was carved out of the Mfantseman Municipal Assembly, however, faces…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will hold one of its future Annual Meetings in Ghana if the country is ready to host it. The Meetings is one of the flagship events of the Tunis-based Bank which normally attracts about 2500…

The Western Region branch of the Ghana Employers Association (GEA), on Thursday said that it would initiate measures to transform Sekondi-Takoradi oil city into an industrial hub of the country. It, therefore, called on members to come out…