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Newmont Goldcorp on Tuesday announced that the Ahafo Mill Expansion in Ghana achieved commercial production, on schedule and within budget for approximately $175 million. Combined with the Subika Underground, which was successfully completed in November 2018, the mill expansion is expected to increase Ahafo’s average annual gold production to between …

Stakeholders fighting against the spread of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the country are proposing an increment in taxes on tobacco, cigarette, alcohol and other sugar-sweetened products to increase their prices so as to make them unattractive for consumption. “We’re holding this stakeholder engagement to discuss raising taxes on unhealthy products …

William Ato Essien, Founder of the defunct Capital Bank, and three others whose roles allegedly led to the collapse of the bank, have been admitted to bail by the Commercial Court (High Court Division). Essien, who is also a Majority Shareholder of Capital Bank Limited, Tetteh Nettey, Managing Director of …

Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources on Tuesday announced plans by government to secure the services of an independent surveyor to verify the tonnages of manganese and bauxite shipped outside. Currently, the Takoradi Port, where the minerals were shipped outside, did not have an independent conveyor …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday affirmed Ghana’s commitment to the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and to the adoption of the ICC’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute. He said despite the controversy surrounding the work of the Court, Ghana was committed to its obligations to the …

Dr Daniel Osei Ofosu, a Research Scientist at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), has reiterated the safety of Genetically Modified (GMO)foods for humans and the environment, which when introduced onto the Ghanaian market, could address food insecurity. He reassured the public that before any GMO food was put onto …

Momodou Cham, Public Health Physician in charge of Richard Novati Catholic Hospital, formerly Comboni Hospital, has warned against the over-exposure to organophospate compounds, fertilizers and pesticides to avoid Parkinson disease. Parkinson disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, with symptoms often including tremors. Dr. Cham …

Ghana and Philippines, have pledged to work towards deepening economic cooperation in the areas of finance, energy and agriculture. This followed a two-day mission to Manila by a Ghanaian delegation, led by the Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, where they met with the Philippine Secretary of Finance, Carlos G. Dominguez, …

Members of the Association of Catholic Teachers (ACT) Ghana, have called on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo- Addo to fulfill his promise of handing over the management of mission schools back to the various missions. According to the association, one of the major promises made by the President during …

Mr Kwasi Adu Amankwah, General Secretary, ITUC Africa has said that there is the need for trade unions to merge to be able to play their roles as consolidation is core to the existence of unions. He said unions were formed primarily because individual workers could not face up to …