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A stakeholders’ forum on the revamping of the ailing cotton industry has issued a communiqué calling on the government to take urgent steps to revamp the industry. The communiqué, which was read by Mr. Sylvester Adongo, a retired…

A representative of the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV Ghana), Mr Nick Beunders, observed on Thursday that the expected growth of tourism in the Central Region which is perceived as the “tourism heartbeat of the nation,” is…

Mr Kofi Annan, Chairman of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), on Friday attributed the continent's inability to harness agricultural potentials to neglected agriculture policies and inadequate investment in the sector.…

Minister of Information, Mr John Tia Akologo on Friday commended the MTN for presenting an amount of GH¢30,114.08 to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) towards the refurbishment of the Newsroom in Accra. This followed an appeal by the…

Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture, said small-holder farmers in Africa can play a major role in the continents’ quest to achieving food security targets. He said developing measures to support small holders to practice…

Newmont Golden Ridge Limited (Akyem Project), has affirmed its commitment to develop the Akyem Mine by initiating early earthworks and construction of access roads to its proposed General Administrative building  and processing plant sites.…

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for greater transparency in the procurement of hospital equipment to ensure that the country derives maximum benefits. He attributed the early and frequent breakdown of hospital machines…

Dr. Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira, Director in-charge of Human Resource for Health Development of the Ministry of Health (MOH), has advocated the training of more midwives to improve the midwife patient ratio which now stands at 1:7,200. This…

The Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana (VOLU) has initiated a process to green parts of the Northern region by planting some 10,000 trees along water sources. Mr. Kizito Abagoami, VOLU team leader in the Northern Region announced…

Most maternal deaths recorded in the Northern Region are as a result of early marriages. In 2009, for example, 56 out of 96 maternal deaths recorded in the region were between 20-34 years, while in 2008 and 2007 the region recorded 68 out…