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Revised estimates show Ghana’s economy grew 14.4% in 2011
Revised estimates show that Ghana's economy grew 14.4 percent in 2011 from 8 percent in 2010, the national statistics office said on Wednesday.
Previous estimates put the growth at 13.6 percent.
Ebo Duncan, Head of Economics Statistic,…
Government plans taking-back STX allocated lands
Government has taken steps to repossess lands allocated to STX Housing Project, Mr Enoch Teye Mensah, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, announced on Wednesday at a press conference in Accra.
He added that Government had…
Beheaded Ghanaian King to be buried after 174 years
The final funeral rites of Otumfuo Baidoo Bonsoe ll, King of Ahanta, who was captured and beheaded by the Dutch in 1838, will take place tentatively in the third week of August this year.
Professor Kwesi Jonah, Secretary of the Funeral…
Cocoa trader Cargill gives 100,000 educational books to Ghana schools
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business in Ghana is supporting a project with Books for Africa to deliver over 100,000 educational books to schools in Ghana.
The project is worth $77,250, said Cargill in a statement April 11, 2012 adding…
Ghana Shippers’ Authority tells importers to provide accurate data on goods
The Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) on Wednesday appealed to importers and clearing agents transacting business at the Takoradi Port to provide genuine documents and accurate information on their goods towards reducing pressure at the…
2012 personnel batch to begin national service September 1
This year's batch of National Service Personnel will begin their service on September 1 and postings will be out a week before.
The Executive Director of the National Service Scheme, Mr. Vincent Senam Kuagbenu, said this in Accra on…
Bongo District records more teenage pregnancies, illegal abortions – Study
A research carried out in the Bongo District in 2011 revealed that the District recorded more teenage pregnancies and illegal abortions.
The investigations were carried out by the Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) in…
Vehicles provide “flood” lights at Ho Sports Stadium for games
Headlights of vehicles at the weekend provided a form of “flood” lights for the successful completion of a day’s football and volleyball tournament which ran deep into the night at the Ho Sports Stadium.
Though the car lights helped,…
Government to spend $250m on 200 new community SHS
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday announced that government would spend a total of $250 million to establish 200 community senior high schools (SHS) within the next four years.
The establishment of the schools, he said would…
Ghana makes first appearance at IFA Global Press Conference
About 300 technology journalists from all over the world will assemble in the port city of Dubrovnik, southern Croatia in northern Europe for the 2012 edition of the IFA Global Press Conference, and for the first time Ghana is represented.…