August 2013

The Bank of Ghana has announced an upward revision of the minimum capital requirements for new industry entrants. According to the Bank of Ghana, it has raised the minimum capital for new commercial banks to GH¢120 million as well as new…

A decision support and web tool to help policy makers to identify where an ideal water systems should be sited was launched in Tamale on Thursday. The tool known as Targeting AGwater Management Intervention (TAGMI) would also help boost…

Mr Anthony Klokpah, District Chief Executive of the Ada West, has reiterated the call on the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to reintroduce the teaching of Religious and Moral Education in basic and secondary schools.…

The Upper East Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) has asked Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the region to reject substandard electricity poles that were procured by them through contractors working under the Self-Help…

Mr Charles Obeng Inkoom, Member of Parliament for Agona West, has urged constituents to pay back bank loans granted them for others also to benefit. He said the decision by the banks and other financial institutions to grant loans to…

Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) in the Upper West Region have been directed to desist from the practice of using the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) in organizing assembly meetings and paying sitting allowances to assembly…

Dr Yaa Difie Osei, a biochemist and molecular biologist, has said the country was positioning itself to tap into the benefits of modern biotechnology and genetic engineering for guaranteed food security. She said structures including…

The inadequacy of agricultural extension agents compared to the number of farmers is said to be affecting effective agricultural productivity in the country. The current agricultural extension agents’ ratio to the number of farmer, which…

The Sunyani Municipal Assembly (SMA) has for the fourth time since 2009 qualified for the Functional Organisational Assessment Tool (FOAT), Mr. Kwasi Oppong-Ababio, Municipal Chief Executive, has said. He said the Assembly qualified in…

The National Identification Registration started smoothly in the Upper East Region on Thursday, with people keenly patronizing the exercise. The registration being carried out by the National Identification Authority (NIA) started at some…