August 2013

The Ghana government and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have signed two financial agreements totalling $31.6 million for the development of agriculture and sustainable environment. Under the first agreement, the FAO would…

DHL Express, an international express and logistics company has cited Ghana as a key market towards its expansion and investment strategy across Sub-Saharan Africa. Mr Charles Brewer, Managing Director of DHL Express in charge of…

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament is to investigate the circumstances under which Newmont Ghana Limited was granted leave to retain all its earnings outside Ghana without retaining part with the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The…

Ignatius Gaisah, who has produced some stellar performances for Ghana in the long jump in the past, this time leapt into the Dutch record books when he won the silver medal in the long jump at the IAAF World Athletics Championships that…

Mr Patrick Yaw Boamah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Okaikoi Central, has urged President John Dramani Mahatma to furnish Parliament with the mandatory annual report from the Executive as stipulated by the law. He said compliance with…

David Anokye, alias Owuraku Taller, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for robbery contrary to section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act 29 (1960). David was said to have committed the robbery at Achimota in the Greater Accra…

The Volta River Authority (VRA) is partnering Safe Water Network (SWN), a non-governmental organization, to bring safe and affordable water to several communities along the banks of the Volta River. The partnership was announced at a short…

The College of Health and Well-Being, Kintampo has received an unprecedented number of applications for admission to the 2013/2014 academic year, Dr Emmanuel Teye Adjase, Director of the College said at the weekend. He said for the first…

The Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health (GCNH) on Monday called on government to abolish tax on condoms as any increase in price would erode the gains made towards increasing contraceptive use. Madam Cecilia Senoo, Vice Chairperson for GCNH,…

The introduction and increases in taxes and levies by the government, its agencies and local governments are among uncertainties and risks associated with mining in Ghana, Dr Tony Aubynn, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of…