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Depleting of Ghana’s forest worrying – Lands Minister
Mr Mike Hammah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, on Tuesday expressed concern about the rate at which the country’s forest was depleting and said Government needed to update laws on forest and natural resources.
He noted that at…
Deputy Minister says University fees vary
Mr Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister for Education, on Tuesday said the current fees being charged by the country’s public universities varied from one institution to the other and from one programme to the other.
He said the fees also…
African leaders asked to support production of local rice
Madam Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, tasked Africa leaders to initiate policies and strategies to promote the production and consumption of local rice.
He noted that African countries had the capacity to…
Ghana to use oil money to close country’s infrastructural deficit in next 10 years
Dr Kwabena Duffuor, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, on Tuesday said Government was committed to using the oil revenue to close the country’s infrastructural gap within the next 10 years.
He said a recent study by the World Bank,…
Government to ensure efficient performance of services sector – Minister
Dr Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah, Ashanti Regional Minister, has said the Government would do everything to support the services sector to become more vibrant and efficient.
The sector, he noted, held a lot of promise for the nation given its job…
Court fines driver for drunk-driving
A Tarkwa Circuit Court, has fined a 30 year-old driver; Joseph Awotwe, GHȼ600 for consuming unlawful level of alcohol whilst driving.
Awotwe who was sentenced on his own plea would be jailed for six months in hard labour in default.…
Micro-finance expert calls for public education about loan facilities
Mr Ben Fankah, Executive Director of Africa Financial Services (AFS), has expressed the need for micro-finance companies to set up educational units in their outfits to tutor prospective clients about the facilities they offer.
This, he…
More Ghanaian youth to gain employment through YESDEC
The Youth Enterprises and Skills Development Centre (YESDEC), is set to facilitate the creation of more small-scale businesses and employment avenues for youth in the Volta Region of Ghana, with the introduction of its employment…
Vaccination for over 200,000 persons in UWR against yellow fever to cost GH¢110,000
Health workers in the Upper West Region are preparing to embark on a yellow fever vaccination campaign in three of its nine districts that had recorded six cases of the disease.
About 214, 494 persons, especially one-year old children,…
Ghana gov’t invests GH¢15.3m into capitation grant benefiting over 5 million pupils
The government of Ghana has released an amount of GH¢15.3 million for the capitation grant for school pupils.
The amount is for the payment of capitation grant for 5.25 million pupils in all public basic schools for the second and third…