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Ghana blames Ivory Coast’s power system for nation-wide blackout
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has apologized for the loss of electrical power supply which occurred throughout the country on Wednesday, March 21 saying the cause of the power outage was as a result of loss of a generator in the…
Aboso Goldfields budgets GH¢1.8m for community projects in 2012
Aboso Goldfields Limited (AGL) Damang Mine, has increased its 2012 budget to GH¢1,853,060.06 for the company’s community development projects.
The company said with education as its priority, it has estimated to spend GH¢793, 126.76 and…
Gov’t gives 24-hour ultimatum to VRA, GRIDCo, ECG to report on recent nation-wide blackouts
The Minister of Energy, Dr Joe Oteng-Adjei, has ordered the three electricity providers to set up a technical committee to investigate the circumstances that have led to a string of nation-wide blackouts in recent times.
The providers —…
Cost of Ghana water treatment rises 92% in 2012 – Minister
Cost of chemicals for water treatment in Ghana rose from GH¢11,272,000 in 2011 to GH¢21,733,000 in 2012, due to the worsening condition of the quality of raw water.
Mr Enoch Teye Mensah, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing who…
Stats show domestic violence cases up in Ashanti Region
Available statistics show that there was a significant increase in the incidence of domestic violence in the Ashanti Region, last year.
The Police Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) recorded 2,416 cases as against the…
Small businesses urged to utilize $3m BDS Fund
Mr. Eric Amoako-Agyare, Deputy Team Leader of the Business Development Services Fund (BDSF) Project, on Wednesday called on macro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), particularly those in the regions, to utilize the fund to improve their…
Ghana starts housing project for cocoa farmers
Nii Nortey Dua, the Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing , has inaugurated three-bed room self-contained housing project for cocoa farmers at Kadjebi.
It is to afford cocoa farmers the opportunity to own decent…
Minister urges architects to design buildings to capture sunlight
Ms Sherry Ayittey, the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, on Thursday appealed to architects to design buildings that could capture sunlight into the interior parts to help reduce the heavy burden of electricity.
She…
Investment banker before court for alleged fraud
Moses Moss-rich, an investment banker who allegedly collected GH¢182,500 from William Quartey, a Chartered Accountant, under the pretext of procuring Letters of Credit to purchase 25,000 metric tonnes of sugar worth $9 million, on Thursday…
Newmont Mining named Ghana’s most outstanding corporate taxpayer for 2011
For its compliance and commitment to the payment of the right tax due government, Newmont Ghana has been awarded the most outstanding corporate taxpayer for 2011.
In 2011, Newmont Ghana paid more than $152 million (GH¢241 million) to the…