August 2013

The Ghana government has signed a co-operation agreement with Equatorial Guinea on the exploration of hydrocarbon and the maintenance of petroleum equipment. The agreement, an amended version of what has existed between the two countries…

The $1.3 billion fertilizer plant being built by a joint venture firm is said to be almost complete and is now awaiting gas supply from Ghana's oilfields. When completed, the plant which is sited on a 400 acre land at Nyakrom in the…

Andre Ayew has come out of his temporary international retirement by writing to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to confirm his availability for the Black Stars. The France-based midfielder wrote the letter to the GFA on Friday to…

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Friday decided to reschedule a meeting with officials of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) and Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) to enable it (PAC) get adequate answers to queries raised in the Auditor…

Mince no words, a world where more than half of its population is under 35 years, should think seriously about how to give a platform for the youth to be part of the decision making process. This vital decision, which eluded the world for…

I suffered insomnia due to pressure as I was preparing to bid farewell to my mother; Madam Comfort Akua Ameyibor, who died on June 10 at the Peki Government Hospital. The insomnia was ignited by a call I received before bedtime from my…

Mrs Mena Mensah, Regional Coordinator, Africa office of the Commonwealth Human Right Initiative (CHRI), a Non-Governmental Organisation that advocates the passage of the Right to Information Bill (RTI), said the bill had many challenges…

Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister for Trade and Industry, on Friday tasked management of the Export Development and Agricultural and Industrial Fund (EDAIF) to adopt transformational measures that would make the Fund more relevant to…

Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, has requested the presence of the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to clarify issues in the Auditor General’s report. Speaking on Friday when members of PAC…

The chiefs and people of Adaklu-Wumenu are living in constant fear following claims by some Fulani herdsmen that they spotted a lion in the outskirt of the community. Togbe Adzimah II, Chief of the farming community, who spoke on US FM, a…