ISODEC calls on ECOWAS to open up to masses

Dr Yakubu Zakaria, Director of Programmes at the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) on Wednesday said the time had come to transform ECOWAS from its present technocrat nature into an ECOWAS of the masses. He said very little…

Tuberculosis still a challenge in Prestea

Tuberculosis is still a major disease plaguing residents of the Prestea-Huni Valley District. In 2010, a total of 170 new cases were detected, with Prestea Himan, Abosso and Bogoso recording a total of 160 cases. These three communities…

Reconstituted Assemblies to be inaugurated

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) would on March 15, inaugurate all the 170 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) except one, to ensure their smooth administration. Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo,…

Impounded cocoa is unwholesome

The Quality Control Division of the Ghana Cocoa Board has said 81 bags of cocoa recently intercepted by the Cocoa Anti-Smuggling Unit in the Jomoro District of the Western Region are unwholesome. Deputy Superintendent of Police John…

Ghana Parliament passes petroleum revenue bill

Ghana’s Parliament today Wednesday March 2, 2011 passed the country’s most talked about Petroleum Revenue Management Bill. Correspondents in Parliament tell ghanabusinessnews.com that the bill was taken through the third and final reading…