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Test runs are being conducted on the Volta River Authority (VRA) Thermal Plant 3 (VRA T3) to pave, way for the production 132 megawatts of energy. The new plant is scheduled to become fully operational by the end of November this year.…

The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) is to push for the maximum use of e-banking and other payment systems in the country to ensure a wider inclusion of the majority of Ghanaians, especially the marginalised and unbanked, into the…

The National Partnership for Children’s Trust in collaboration with its partners has awarded scholarship to 135 students worth GH¢40,640 for the 2012/2013 academic year in Accra. The beneficiaries ranged from the Junior and Senior High…

Mr Pontius Pilate Baba Apaabey, Deputy Volta Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has expressed the need for Ghanaians to garner the courage to consistently insist on seeing the right thing done. He…

Mr Festus Mogae, Former President of Botswana on Monday praised Ghana’s past President Jerry John Rawlings for helping to entrench peaceful political transition in the country. Mr Mogae said he was convinced that the forthcoming…

The School of Money, a 700 -page book on entrepreneurship was launched in Accra over the weekend to serve as a guide for wealth creation to transform the lives of people. Mr Emmanuel Olumide, Author of the Book and a leading Motivational…

President Dramani Mahama on Monday expressed the willingness of Ghana to partner progressive countries to achieve her development goals. He said: “Ghana from independence has benefitted from partnership and collaboration with other…

Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in the Upper East Region now refer pregnant women to health care facilities to deliver instead conducting the deliveries themselves at homes. This is a result of the formation and training of the 151…

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has cited eight radio stations for allowing its platform to be used to promote indecent expression. In a statement to the Ghana News Agency on Monday, signed by Professor Kwame Karikari, MFWA…

President John Dramani Mahama said government would continue to make huge investments in agriculture as that sector was the economic backbone of the country’s economy. He said apart from meeting the country’s food requirement, it was the…