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Ghana records over 243,000 natural disasters in 2011
The Ghana National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) recorded 243,988 natural disasters which resulted in 14 deaths last year.
The disasters were floods, rainstorms and wind storms.
Of the 10 regions, the Volta Region recorded the…
Parliament approves $67m for Sekondi Free Zone project
Parliament Friday approved a $67 million loan from the China Development Bank (CDB) to finance the Sekondi Free Zone Shared Infrastructure and Utility Services project.
The loan was approved as a subsidiary to the Master Facility Agreement…
NADMO presents items to displaced Hohoe Zongo residents
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), on Friday presented assorted items to the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC), for distribution to scores of displaced Zongo residents, who have fled the communal violence in…
Golden Star resettles community, trains and equip 150 youth
Management of Golden Star Resources Limited (GSRL), a mining company operating in the Western region has acquired a 36 hectare land to re-settle the people of Togbekrom, a farming community near Atieku.
The mining company, Atieku and…
Commodity exchange market to be established soon – SEC
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to establish a Commodity Exchange Market where farm produce could be traded on the stock market.
The move, according to Mr. Adu…
Ghana to introduce new mining law
Mr Mike Hammah, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources on Wednesday said the ministry was introducing a new mining law to help address the current challenges facing the sector.
"We are left with the final validation workshop by…
Journalists schooled on new Mental Health Law
Journalists in the Upper West Region were schooled on the new mental health law passed by parliament in March this year at a workshop in Wa, on Friday
The workshop, which was organised by BasicNeeds, a key advocate for improved mental…
Bank of Ghana cautions public of unlicensed micro-finance institutions
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Friday cautioned petty traders, market women and the general public to desist from dealing with unlicensed financial institutions especially that of microfinance businesses.
The BoG warned that traders and all…
Government to support two oil palm outgrower schemes
Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture, on Friday announced that the government would support two new oil palm out-grower schemes in 2013 in the Western Region.
He announced this at the dialogue session of the Western Regional…
WHO says 4-6% of the elderly suffer abuse
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), between four to six per cent of the elderly worldwide suffer from a form of abuse physically, emotionally and financially.
A statement issued by the United Nations General Assembly copied…