Vegetable farmers in the Upper East Region are facing challenges that are affecting production and this is putting some of them out of business.
The Secretary of the Upper East Regional Vegetable Farmers Association, Mr Erick Dalaba, said…
The Institute of Packaging Ghana, has held a workshop to sensitize owners of Small and Medium Enterprise on the benefit of packaging as part of its 9th anniversary celebrations.
It was also to create awareness for stakeholders in industri…
The General Manager of the Credit Union Association (CUA), Mr Emmanuel Oduro Darko, has appealed to the Government to pass a Legislative Instrument (LI) to govern the Association to gain more public recognition and assist the development p…
Ghana's leading Telecommunications Company, MTN, has created an innovative channel of advertising for its subscribers known as MTN Mobile Advertising service.
The service, which has generated excitement in the market, was designed to enab…
The Ahafo Mine of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) at Kenyasi in Asutifi District has presented items and farming equipment worth GH¢ 24,000 to support this year's Farmers' Day celebration in Tano
North District and Asutifi District.
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The Ahafo Mine of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) at Kenyasi in Asutifi District has presented items and farming equipment worth GH¢ 24,000 to support this year's Farmers' Day celebration in Tano
North District and Asutifi District.
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Parliament on Wednesday authorized the withdrawal of some six billion Ghana Cedis from the Consolidated Fund to meet government's expenditure on public services for the first quarter of next year pending the approval of 2013 budget.
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President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday said government would continue to build on the progress it had over the years made in the advancement of porters (kayeyei) in the cities.
He said in a bid to stem the drift of young girls from …
uniBank on Wednesday launched a new investment banking product that aims to improve the savings habits of Ghanaians and to encourage them save to address specific financial needs and to achieve planned goals quicker.
Dubbed the Goal S…
A total of 28 farmers, including two women, have been nominated for the Volta Regional Farmers' Day awards to be held in Ho on Friday, November 02.
The oldest of the awardees is 86 years and youngest, 34 years old.
The event, on the them…
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) will soon be hooked onto a new budget and financial management system, known as the Ghana Integrated Financial Management System (GIFMIS), to enhance effective management of governmen…
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday announced that the National Democratic Congress would harness the country's economic potentials and increase access to social services and to eliminate poverty and illiteracy in the country.
Thi…
A two-day pre-assessment workshop of 2012 Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Assessment (PEFA) aims to provide a general understanding of the country’s public financial management systems opened in Accra on Tuesday.
The wor…
The Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) is prepared to improve on the efficiency in the country's public financial governance.
Mr Felix Chaahaah, Chief Director at the Brong-Ahafo Regional Coordinating C…
Mr Fifi Kwetey, a Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, has appealed to companies operating in the country to honour their tax obligations.
He said the government was poised at maintaining the right macro-economic environment …
Government on Monday announced it had cut back on rice importation by 30 per cent and had increased local production of the cereal by 59 per cent.
Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture, made this known at a cocktail organized b…
The Atwima Kwanwoma(AK) Rural Bank has declared a net profit of GH¢840,152.93 on its operations for the year 2011.
Compared with the 2010's figure of GH¢702,312.13, this represented an increase of 19.63 per cent.
Within the peri…
Religious Leadership Council of Ghana, a non-denominational organisation, has called on Christians to come together and provide spiritual backing for peaceful elections.
Briefing the media in Accra on Monday, Apostle Dr Matthew Antwi, Pre…
President John Dramani Mahama said government will in the next few days launch the Jobs and Enterprises Fund (JEC) to support access to business financing by young people who are desirous of engaging in entrepreneurship.
President Mahama …
The United Nations Industrial and Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Monday signed 1.28 million Euros agreement aim to encourage biogas technology and business for sustainable growth.
The project to…
Nana Yaw Boateng, Kwapong District Best Farmer, has commended the Government for increasing the producer price of cocoa.
He said the increment would motivate farmers to increase cocoa production in the country.
In an interview wi…
Parliament on Monday passed the Internal Revenue (Tax Amnesty) Bill, 2011, granting reprieve to tax defaulters, and seeking to widen the income tax net to improve Ghana's revenue inflows.
The introduction of the Bill is expected to motiva…
The contribution of agriculture to the country's economic growth continues to be significant, despite Ghana's oil find.
"For the country to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), such as the eradication of poverty and hunger, Gov…
EPIC Global Media, USAID and collaborating partners from Ghana's public and private sectors launched the Ghana Multimedia Branding Campaign at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra on Friday evening.
The campaign's objective is to inform potent…
Cardero Resource Corporation and Emmaland Ghana Limited on Monday announced receipt of the final batch of high-grade drill results from Phase I drilling at the Company's Sheini Hills Iron Project in north eastern Ghana, which is positive a…
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed Ghana from the list of high risk money laundering and terrorist financing countries after it enacted various legislations to criminalise money laundering and fight the crime.
"Pursuant to…
Mr. Mike Nyinaku, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Beige Group of Companies, has called for the establishment of more Venture Capital Funds to help implement viable business ideas to foster economic growth.
Venture Capital Funds, he s…
Samsung Electronics has announced the regional launch of Samsung Galaxy Note II and Samsung Galaxy Camera at the Galaxy Note II World Tour in Cape Town, South Africa.
The mobile device, which was showcased at the event, satisfies the cons…
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has introduced a scholarship scheme for brilliant but needy female science students as a way of encouraging women to pursue science and mathematics based disciplines.
Professor Akwasi Asabere-Ame…
The Brong-Ahafo Regional Command of Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has impounded 79 smuggled vehicles in the Region.
Mr Seth Tetteh, Collector at the Patrol unit of the Command who announced this at Abesim on Th…
Grace Petroleum Company Limited on Tuesday organized a two-day training seminar to equip its staff with customer relations skills, to enhance service delivery.
Attendants and supervisors of the company from the 10 regions of Ghana partici…
The Ahanta West District Assembly (AWDA) as at September 2012 collected as low as GH¢ 1,918,082, representing 41.2 per cent out of budgeted amount of GH¢ 4,656,571.90.
"The low figure is due to the non release of funds from the Central …
Chinese Development Bank (CDB), has made an advance payment of 225 million dollars to Sinopec Petroleum International Corporation, contractors for the gas infrastructure project in the Western Region.
Dr George Sipa-Yankey, Chief Executiv…
Mr Kwasi Afena, Brong-Ahafo Regional Chairman of Grassscutter Farmers Association (BARGFA) has appealed to government for assistance through the Public- Private-Partnership (PPP).
He said lack of technical support and inadequate ext…
Prof Peter Quartey, Head of the Economic Department of the University of Ghana, has said though the Bank of Ghana policy rate declined consistently it has not had any significant effect on the lending rates in the country.
He said the mac…
The Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited (Ghana Re) has held its 40th Anniversary retreat in Accra, with a call on Ghanaians to insure their property to enable them recoup their losses.
The aim of the retreat was to bring unity among par…
Dr Seth Adjei-Baah, President of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has called on Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in Ghana’s industrial sector and contribute to its socio-economic development.
He said increased inflow…
To ensure that lotto retailers continue to sell the National Lottery Authority (NLA) products, it has installed computer servers, related equipment, and embarked on expansion works on its new and latest platform.
According to the NL…
The Eastern Regional Secretariat of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD) Control Unit of the Ghana Cocoa Board, and the Akyem Oda Cocoa District has held a farmers rally to educate cocoa farmers on how to rid their farms of the di…
The former Head Mistress of Asuansi Farming Institute, Ms Irene Obeng, has called for the introduction of Ghanaian children to modern farming through school gardening.
She said despite claims that agriculture is the backbone of the countr…
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) is to engage savings and loans companies to discuss options through which they could begin providing services under the Ghana Automated Clearing House (GACH).
This means that cus…
Work on a National Export Strategy and National Export Development Programme has been completed and implementation would commence after cabinet approval.
The strategy seeks to consolidate the country’s major export markets in Europe…
Even though liberalisation of trade in ICT services has led to increased investments in Ghana, the policy has nonetheless been detrimental to indigenous businesses, a recent survey by the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPRI) ha…
Mobile network operators Vodafone and Scancom Limited have been adjudged the fifth and sixth most respected companies in Ghana for 2012.
Mr. Michael Ikpoki, CEO of Scancom which owns MTN in Ghana was also voted the 10th most respected CEO…
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has presented 30 Toyota Pick-Up vehicles to the Ghana Revenue Authority to help the organization in its revenue mobilization drive.
The vehicles are the first batch of 159 vehicles, comprising…
Dwadifo Adanfo (DA), a micro-finance company based in Accra, has organised a day's seminar/job fair in Kumasi to announce its presence in the Ashanti Region.
According to Ms Love Aboagye, the Human Resource and Communications Manager of D…
Mr Gershon Wodzrah, the Central Regional Director of Food and Agriculture, has stressed the need for government not to neglect agricultural sector because of the oil and gas development.
He said oil and gas were not renewal resources and …
Otumfuo Osei Tutu 11, Asantehene, has initiated a lease documentation project in Kumasi, as part of efforts to formalize land grants in the traditional area, to ensure land tenure security.
The project also seeks to make land docume…
The year-on-year inflation in ex-factory prices of goods slipped to 16.8 percent in September compared with 17.8 percent in August, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday.
Dr Philomena Nyarko, Acting Government Statistician, said…
President John Dramani Mahama on Monday cautioned illegal miners (galamsey operators) against the destruction of cocoa farms in search of minerals as that could stifle cocoa production.
He said: "The minerals you are searching for are…