Illegal mining – How Ghana’s forgotten scourge a nation for gold
The ecological damage is huge, but even more costly is the regular loss of lives associated with the risky venture. But some of those engaged in illegal mining believe they…
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Ghana’s rankings in 2013
The year 2013 is over. Ghana, during that year, got numerous rankings globally by international institutions of great repute. The international rankings on Ghana covered the various key sectors that…
SSNIT increases minimum monthly pension by 100%
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased the minimum monthly pension by 100%. In a statement signed by Evangeline Amegashie, Corporate Affairs Manager of SSNIT, and issued…
Ghana acquires €9.2m new harbour cranes to facilitate cargo clearing
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA ) has taken delivery of two new mobile harbour cranes valued at 9.2 million euros to facilitate the clearing and discharge of cargo…
Ghana plans to extend local content policy to power sector
The Ghana government will extend the local content policy to the power sub-sector to encourage more local participation, the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mr Armah Kofi-Buah, has disclosed. According…
West Africa approves establishment of $1b agency to drive investments
ECOWAS Ministers have approved the establishment of a regional investment guarantee agency with an authorized capital of $1 billion, the West African bloc has announced. The agency, according to officials,…
Hague court to make judgement on disputed $110m Osagyefo Power plant
The International Court of Arbitration in The Hague, The Netherlands, has set January 2014 to pronounce judgement on the disputed Osagyefo Barge idling away at Effasu in the Western Region…
Ivorian refugees in Ghana fear repatriation – Report
Ivorian refugees who came to Ghana due to their country’s 2010 election disturbances don’t want to go back to their native home, reports the UN humanitarian news website IRIN December…
The struggle for power in Ghana’s energy sector
A murky controversy, shrouded in a political ‘who is who’, is brewing in the energy sector and unless painstaking efforts are deployed to foil it, the raging turf war among…
Rural banks performance said to be reflecting Ghana’s economic growth
Mr Mark Owen Woyongo, Minister of Defense on Saturday said the vibrancy in the performance of rural banking is a clear reflection of the quick economic recovery Ghana is experiencing.…
