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Ghana’s expectations are high ahead of the official opening of the Sixth China Yiwu International Forest Products Fair on Friday. It is the first time Ghana is participating in the Fair, which has attracted over 1,300 enterprises from 24…

Alhaji A.B.A. Fuseini, the Deputy Northern Regional Minister, has expressed displeasure at the poor performance of the Chereponi District Assembly in generating revenue internally saying “If this trend continues implementation of projects…

ActionAid Ghana and Songtaba, both non-governmental organizations, have launched a complementary basic education project in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District aimed at getting out school children back in school. The purpose was to get…

A pro-poor gender sensitive integrated programme to transform fortunes of scores of people in the areas of education, human rights awareness and micro-business management in the Volta Region was launched in Ho on Wednesday The programme is…

The Sunyani Municipal Assembly (SMA) supplied 109 farmers with improved cassava planting materials under the Root and Tuber Improvement Programme during the 2012 Crop Season. In addition, it provided 30 farmers with improved seed maize and…

Dr Samuel Kaba, Director, Institutional Care Division at the Ghana Health Service, on Wednesday advised health professionals to receive patients with a smile and sense of care. He said: “Our basic role is to serve each patient with a smile…

Mrs. Dzifa Attivor, Minister of Transport, on Wednesday said the expansion project of the Takoradi Port forms part of a master plan to develop the country’s ports. The Minister, who was speaking to the press during a visit to the Takoradi…

Ghana is ranked 14th among the world’s 20 fastest growing countries for 2013, according to research conducted by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), an independent business within The Economist Group. By that ranking, Ghana is placed…

The proposed land for the Ho airstrip is fast becoming a residential area. Some individuals and institutions have encroached on the restricted land, under the care of the 66 Artillery Regiment in Ho. The about 1,034.02 hectares of land…

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has warned of more fire outbreaks at the Kantamanto Market due to congestion and illegal electrical connections. The GNFS said lack of access paths to the market were thwarting efforts of fire…