Fishermen pledge support for Fisheries Act

Fishermen from Kormantse near Saltpond in the Mfantseman Municipality, have pledged support for the Fisheries Act 2002 (Act 652) and Fisheries Regulation 2010 Legislative Instrument (LI 1968). The 2010 LI was to protect the fisheries…

CEPS officials meet on Risk Management control

Risk Management approach has been described as the road map to solving the numerous challenges impeding the work of customs officials in detecting fraud and other offences. Whatever the priority of a customs administration, be it revenue…

DCE appeals to NDC members to close their ranks

Ms Ophelia Koomson, the Birim Central Municipal Chief Executive, has appealed to National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters to close their ranks and unite towards retaining power in 2012. “We should guard against petty squabbles and…

PNC leadership rages as IMC “dissolves” NEC

As the power struggle in the People’s National Convention (PNC) continues, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) announced on Tuesday that the National Executive Committee (NEC) has been “dissolved”. It said all correspondence and other…

Western Region has more men than women

The growth rate of the Western Region reduced from 3.2 % in 2000 to 1.8 % in 2010, according to the provisional results of the 2010 Population and Housing Census, Nana Opoku, the Regional Statistician, told the GNA in an interview. He said…

BHP Billiton makes $10b profit

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest mining company, said Wednesday it plans to return $10 billion to its shareholders after soaring iron ore and copper prices helped its first-half net profit jump 71.5 percent. The Melbourne-based…