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AfDB Board approves $120m loan for Ghana’s transport sector
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $120 million corporate loan – the first private-sector investment in Ghana’s transport sector to support Ghana Airports Company Limited’s (GACL) capital investment…
Poor food hygiene undermining Ghana’s tourism potential – Rector
Ghana’s earnings from the tourism sector declined from $2.5 billion and $2.6 billion in 2012 and 2013 respectively to $2.1 billion in 2014 down from a projected forecast of $2.9 billion.
Studies have shown that the decline was due mainly…
Investigative Commissioner to investigate abuse by lawyers – Chief Justice
An Investigative Commissioner who is to investigate and process cases of ethical abuse by lawyers as well as hold them accountable before the General Legal Council (GLC) is being set up, the Chief Justice, Mrs. Georgina Theodora Wood…
Ghana government announces increase in Cocoa Producer price
The government on Thursday announced an increase in the Producer Price (PP) of cocoa to GH¢6,720 per tonne from GH¢5, 520 per tonne for the 2015/2016 season, which opens on Friday October 2, 2014.
The figure translates into GH¢420 per…
Ghana urged to set up emergency response teams to tackle poultry diseases
Dr. Kofi Kwansah Filson, the Ashanti Regional Director of Veterinary Services, has advocated the setting up of permanent emergency poultry disease response teams (PEPDRTs) across the nation to monitor and swiftly tackle any outbreak of the…
Minister inaugurates fisheries advisory panel at Bui
Miss Sherry Ayittey, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, on Wednesday inaugurated a fisheries advisory panel for the Bui Power Authority (BPA), Mangers of the Bui Dam in the Banda District of Brong-Ahafo Region.…
Ghana receives five applications for research on biotechnology crops
In December 2011, the Ghana government quietly passed the Biosafety Act, after the Bill had spent four years in parliament.
The Biosafety Act, 831, 2011 enables the country to allow the use of biotechnology in food crop production…
EC to evaluate proposals on Voters’ Register
The Electoral Commission(EC) is to evaluate proposals submitted by the political parties and civil society organizations with the help of an independent expert on the current voters' register.
The EC received 15 submissions from the…
MPs work 24/7 – Nitiwul
Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament, Dominic Nitiwul, is attempting to disabuse the impression that Members of Parliament (MPs) laze about during recess, not working until they are in the plenary meetings of the house.
Mr Nitiwul,…
Rwanda gets $10m Afreximbank financing for trade development
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) have signed a $10 million Afreximbank line of credit agreement to support BRD in financing trade diversification and promoting value-added exports in…