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Remittances into Ghana reached $14.5b by October 2011
Remittances from overseas into Ghana reached $14.5 billion from January to October 2011, according to the Bank of Ghana.
The central bank indicates that total inward transfers through the banks from January to October 2011 amounted to…
Poor parenting blamed for social deviance
Right Reverend Francis A. K. Lodonu, Catholic Bishop of Ho on Monday identified poor parenting as the major cause of social deviance in Ghana.
“Today’s parents are only interested in their welfare and not that of the child,” he lamented.…
FAO reviews year 2011
...the UN agency says 2011 was another busy year
In 2011 volatile food prices and the tragedy of another famine in East Africa forced world attention to focus on issues of food and agriculture.
As FAO moved to support farmers and…
JPMorgan to open office in Ghana on better macro-economic policies in Africa
US-based investment bank, JPMorgan will early this year (2012) establish a representative office in Ghana, reports the Financial Times (FT) January 2, 2012.
The bank is also planning a similar move in Kenya.
Mr John Coulter, senior…
Ghana needs national law on bush burning – Traditional ruler
Kuoru Kuri-Buktie Limann, Paramount Chief of the Gwollu Traditional Area in the Sissala West District has called on Parliament to enact a law to ban bush burning in the country.
He said Ghana was not likely to achieve much in its efforts…
Court fines two drivers GH¢840 for motor offences
Madina District Magistrate’s Court Grade One, has fined Ayika Komla a driver of a taxi GH¢480 on his own plea for careless and inconsiderate driving and negligently causing harm.
Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Agnes Boafo said Komla…
Government awards Birim South District roads on contract for rehabilitation
Government has awarded the Akyem Aperade-Akinkensu-Brofoyedru and Canaan-Achiase road in the Eastern Region, on contract for rehabilitation.
The Akim Oda-Achiase road is also being processed to be awarded on contract for rehabilitation.…
Regional Minister ask chiefs to release land for development projects
The Eastern Regional Minster, Dr Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi has appealed to traditional authorities to help government realize the better Ghana agenda by making land available for developmental projects.
He observed that, some chiefs had made…
MMDAs to start internship programme for professional graduates
With effect from this year 2012, the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) would engage professional graduates under an internship programme to understudy the local government system.
The Minister of Local Government…
Ministry of Health to bridge equity gap in 2012
The Ministry of Health (MOH) would this year bridge the equity gap between rural/hardship and the urban areas in accessing health care.
The Ministry seeks to achieve this feat by equipping the Community Based Health Planning Services…