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The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has appointed Mr Earl Ankrah, formerly of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) as the Head of Public Affairs. Mr Ankrah brings to the job a combination of backgrounds in Broadcast Journalism,…

A 25-year-old farmer at Asonkwaa in the Nkoranza South Municipality, Kwasi Nyaba met his untimely death during a group hunting expedition on Wednesday, February 29 this year. The deceased was said to have been shot by his 20-year-old…

Mr. Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister has observed that the poor irrigation system in the region was responsible for the dwindling agricultural fortunes of the people of the area. He said  the area had few irrigation dams most of…

The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) in its bid to improve the standard of living in the savanna belts of the country is attracting more investors including the Mino Weir and Willis (MWW) group of companies, one of the…

Three hundred and ninety drivers in Kumasi were in 2011 fined a total of GH¢93,915.00 by the courts for various road traffic offences. They were arrested by the Kumasi Police Central Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) for driving…

President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday urged banks to support mortgage financing to help reduce the shortage in the provision of houses. He reiterated government’s commitment to provide shelter to the people, and welcomed assistance…

Accra, the capital of Ghana has been selected to benefit from IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge grant for 2012, a press release from IBM copied to ghanabusinessnews.com says. IBM named Accra today March 15, 2012 as one of the 32 cities…

The inaugural African Partnership Flight (APF) officially opened in Ghana March 12, 2012 with the Airmen from the US Air Forces Africa participating in the event. It took place at Ghana’s Air Force Base Accra, Ghana. The event, hosted by…

Government of Ghana would soon partner DANADAMS Pharmaceutical Company, a local drug maker, to stimulate effective local production of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs in the country, Mr Alban Bagbin, Minister of Health said in Accra. He said…

Urbanization is negatively impacting the health of children and increasing their risk of contracting cardiovascular disease (CVD) including heart disease and stroke, a new report published this week by the World Heart Federation reveals.…