April 2013

Prices of food in March went up by one percent globally. The increase in prices is largely fueled by the rise of dairy products, according to the UN Food Price Index (FPI) released April 11, 2013. The Food and Agriculture Organisation…

The National Executive Council (NEC) of Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of Trades Union Congress, has confirmed Mr Raph A. Apaaya as the substantive General Secretary of the union. According to TEWU’s constitutional…

Australia has provided 1.4 million Australian dollars to build the capacity of Farmer Based Organisations (FBO) in Ghana. The two-year project will help FBOs to improve delivery of their services and have increased access to services and…

The International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ), based in Washington D.C. on Thursday posted 10 African journalists to various media houses in the US, as part of an exchange programme to promote quality journalism. The programme dubbed:…

Mr. Samuel Oteng, Principal Programme Officer at the Brong-Ahafo Regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has advised operators of the energy sector to ensure environmental best practices towards sustainable…

Mr Roy Ayariga, National Coordinator of the Northern Rural Growth Programme (NRGP), has expressed dissatisfaction about the slow pace at which contractors are executing road projects of the programme in the Upper West Region. He said out…

Alhaji Limuna Mohammed- Muniru, Upper East Regional Minister on Thursday paid tribute to the Cuban Doctors Brigade for contributing significantly to the health delivery system in the country. He said the impact of the brigade is being felt…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered cold store operators in the Upper West Region, to install stand-by generators in their facilities to prevent their products from decomposing during power outages. The FDA said it is mandatory…

Mrs Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe Ghansah, Minister of State at the Presidency has assured teachers that government would soon rollout a new sandwich programme, to equip them  with requisite technological knowledge. She said teachers are innovators…

The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has formed 11 sub committees as part of its efforts to restructure the professional boxing controlling body in the country. A statement signed by Naa Darkua Dodoo, newly appointed Public Relations Officer…