Monthly Archives

August 2013

Low cocoa, maize production forecast for Ghana

Cocoa and maize production in Ghana will be low, according to a market report issued in July. The Ghana Agribusiness Report Fourth Quarter 2013, issued by the Business Monitor International says it expects flat production from Ghana's…

NHIS service providers told to be honest

Mr Isaac Afari, Kenyasi District Manager of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), on Tuesday called on service providers to refrain from inflating claims, to sustain the scheme. He said the NHIS had detected that service providers…

Lands Commission to demolish houses at Wa

The Lands Commission in the Upper West Region would embark on a massive demolishing of private properties around the premises of the Wa Airstrip. The exercise, which would be done in collaboration with the Ghana Airport Limited, would…

Ghana to export guinea fowl

Mr Sylvester Adongo, a former Northern Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has said Ghana stood the chance of exporting guinea fowl to neighbouring countries. He said the investment being made by the SADA/Asongtaba…

Sport Minister commends two boxers

Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, Minister of Youth and Sports has commended boxers Richie Oblitey Commey and Emmanuel Tagoe on their recent triumphs. Commey defeated British Paul Truscott last July in a lightweight commonwealth eliminator in London,…

Ghanaians urged to act as true citizens

The Human Development Coordinator of the Navrongo- Bolgatanga Diocese of the Catholic Church, Mr Joseph Ayembilla, has appealed to Ghanaians to act wisely when the Supreme Court passes its verdict on the Election 2012 petition. He said the…

Two died in road accident

Two people died and many others injured, when two passenger buses, a Mercedes Benz and a Nissan Urvan collided head-on at Mim on the Kumasi-Nkawie road on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Akwasi Kesse, driver of the Nissan bus, and…