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US Embassy to launch 2013 Diversity Visa Lottery Monday
The US Embassy in Accra will launch the 2013 Diversity Visa Lottery Monday October 3, 2011.
The Embassy in an email to ghanabusinessnews.com says the launch will be done at a press conference at the Embassy premises conference to inform…
Joyce Aryee retires as CEO of Ghana Chamber of Mines
Ms Joyce Rosalind Aryee has retired as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines (GCM).
Ms. Aryee has served as CEO of the chamber for ten years.
An official at GCM told ghanabusinessnews.com on telephone today…
Vice President urges banks to operate in rural areas
Vice President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to banking institutions to extend their operations into rural areas as a way of complementing the government's efforts in rural development.
He said their concentration in the towns and…
Chinese construction firm ordered to stop work
A Chinese construction firm working on a road project at Akatsi in the Volta Region, China Jiang International Construction Company, has been ordered to suspend operations with immediate effect.
This follows the failure of the company to…
Ghanaian banks to pre-finance District Assemblies Common Fund
A consortium of local banks, led by the National Investment Bank (NIB), has reached an agreement with the government to pre-finance the disbursement of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) to metropolitan, municipal and district…
President Mills expresses worry about lack of data for policy formulation and implementation
President John Evans Atta Mills has criticised the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) for failing to provide data needed for policy formulation and implementation.…
Herbalists asked to stop administering herbal concoctions on pregnant women
Members of the Ghana National Association of Traditional Healers have been advised to stop administering herbal concoctions on pregnant women due to its negative effects on their health.
It has come to the notice of medical doctors at…
Ghana Airports Company commissions $15m passenger facilitation technology at KIA
The Ghana Airports Company Ltd. (GACL), has added another innovation to the facilities at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra.
The company has launched a Passenger Facilitation Technology that is designed to improve passenger…
Sixteen districts to benefit from $17m Agric Value Chain project
Sixteen districts in the Northern Region are to benefit from a 17 million-dollar Agriculture Value Chain and Mentorship Project (AVCMP) aimed at addressing low agriculture productivity and food insecurity.
The districts are the major…
Sweet Sorghum is best option for alternative energy – Farmers
Sorghum Farmers and Seed Growers in the Northern Region were on Wednesday urged to recommend the use of sweet sorghum for biofuel under the Savannah Accelerated Development (SADA) Project.
“You need to make a case to SADA that the sweet…