A report by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has indicated that a total of 735 cases of domestic violence were recorded nationwide between 2002 and 2009.
Child abuse and sexual abuse were found to be 243 cases, 155 cases for…
The mining sub-sector grew at a remarkable rate of eight per cent in 2009 compared to 5.5 per cent recorded in the previous year.
According to Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning the coun…
India Friday treated the visa row with Canada as a "closed chapter" after the latter expressed regrets over the foul language used by some of its officials
against Indian security and intelligence institutions.
"We have received a …
As India and the United States head towards their first-ever Strategic Dialogue, a top American corporate leader has said the commercial relationship between the two countries has never been better.
"The US-India commercial relation…
The Domestic Trade Division of the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Public Procurement Authority would roll out education and training programmes, to equip the private sector on issues and processes of procurement.
The programme wo…
In a breakthrough in the government's efforts to track down black money held by Indians in foreign banks, Germany has given Indian authorities a list of some 50 individuals who have now been sent notices for tax evasion.
Highly plac…
The United Nations has projected a growth of 7.9 per cent for India in the current fiscal as it hailed the country along with China for leading developing nations to recovery from the worst economic downturn since World War II.
In …
Mr George Smith-Graham Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) on Thursday said the commission would meet its deadline in the implementation of the Single Spine Salary Pay Policy (SSPP).
"We are…
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) is to collaborate with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) to promote pineapple production in the country.
Under the arrangement, both ministries would run an out-grower's scheme to s…
Ghana Dot Com Limited, a descendant of Network Computer Systems, has become the third company in Africa to be accredited Registrar of Internet domain names in the generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) names registries.
The accreditation aw…
Gearing up for the South West Monsoon which is not far away, Kerala's Ayurveda and Tourism industry is all set to woo tourists with rejuvenation packages and never before offers to beat the lean rainy season.
Monsoon is an apt time to…
The acquisition of iron mines in Madagascar by Chinese companies is unlikely to affect Indian
ore exports to China, as the bulk of Indian exports consist of high quality ore, which is only available in Australia and Brazil, besides India.…
The GSE All-Share Index closed the week with a gain of 59.35 points as seven equities rallied to push it up.
The Index ends the week up 7,130.15 points from 7,070.80 points.
Traded volumes closed the session at 650,988 shares val…
Mr. Sulley Abudu Zakaria, West Mamprusi District Chief Executive (DCE), has presented six tractors to farmers in the area on high purchase to help them to increase food production towards poverty reduction.
Four water pumps had also b…
Newmont Ghana on Wednesday denied that the intention of the mining company to pump water from River Pra for the Akyem Project would reduce the volume of water of the river and eventually dry it up.
Ms Adiki Ayitevie, Regional Communi…
Mr Seth Tekper, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning (MOFEP), on Wednesday called on the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana,(ICAG) to develop professional standards for the emerging oil and gas industry.
He express…
Ghanaian entrepreneurs have expressed concern about the politicisation of companies and difficulty in accessing capital saying it is seriously undermining growth and development of businesses They said it was affecting the expected growth …
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) have been urged to organize training workshop on the 2010 Population and Housing Census (PHC) for Presiding Members of Metropolitan, Mun…
Markets Wednesday rebounded, with the BSE benchmark Sensex soaring by over 365 points on
aggressive buying by funds amid firming global trend.
After tanking close to 450 points Tuesday, the 30-share index of the Bombay Stock Exc…
Taking exception to the "illegal and irresponsible" strike by a section of Air India
staffers, the Indian government Wednesday gave a free hand to the airline to take firm measures to restore normalcy in its operations, the disruption of …
India became the UAE's largest trading partner in 2009, ousting China from the top position and accounting for nearly 15 per cent of the country's total commercial exchanges, a new study has revealed.
"India was the top trading part…
India, Australia and Brazil were the UAE's most important source of meat imports in 2009, the UAE's
Ministry of Foreign Trade (MoFT) has said.
According to MoFT, India is the second largest supplier of meat products to the UAE with…
Ghana and Nigeria are to renew talks in August, this year to find lasting solution to the stand-off in trade and commerce between them.
Nigeria, for some time now, has banned trade in certain products with Ghana despite her ratificat…
On the heels of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh setting a double-digit growth target in the medium-term, the Planning Commission Monday said
achieving 9-10 per cent economic expansion is not impossible.
"Going to 9-10 per ce…
Senior Staff of Shell Ghana Limited on Monday threatened to go on strike if the company refused to offer them severance packages and allow them to choose their own employers in the impending sale of the oil company's interests in Ghana.
…
The President's Special Initiative for Youth in Agriculture under the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), had taken off in the Dangme West District.
The 500 million Ghana Cedi project, would benefit about 250 farmers in commu…
The following are the average inter-bank exchange
rate of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Wednesday, May 26,
2010.
GHANA CEDI EQUIVAL…
Mr Mike Hammah, Minister of Transport, has said that the implementation of the "Open Skies Policy" in Ghana had led to a steady growth within the aviation industry in recent years.
"Today, Ghana's Aviation Industry stands out as one of…
The HFC Bank has supported five brilliant but needy girls who excel at their BECE last year with GH�2,000 to support them in senior high school.
Each of the girls received GH�400 from the bank and this is the second of such donatio…
A 250,000 US-dollars cold storage facility is being constructed near the Aviance Cargo Village Section at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra.
The facility, an initiative of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), is expected…
Mr. Francis Obeng Boampong, Acting Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), in the Ellembelle district, has observed that Africa's poverty has increased due to low level of productivity and the increase in youth unem…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG) will soon institute a quality Assurance Review Program to ensure adherence to quality standards in the accounting profession.
As a first step, the Council has adopted the Audit Qualit…
Virgin Atlantic, one of the world's leading UK-based airlines, on Monday made their inaugural flight from London to Accra and promised to break the near monopoly that British Airways has enjoyed on the Accra-London route.
Airline own…
The United States Embassy in Accra supported 10 Micro- and Small Enterprises in Ghana with approximately $60,000 through a program called The Ambassador's Special Self Help Project last year.
The beneficiaries included a bakery proje…
Communities in Pwalugu in the Talensi Nabdam District, have appealed to Government to reintroduce the policy that allowed purchasing clerks from the Cocoa Marketing Board to purchase
sheanuts from communities.
The Communities made …
Fifteen companies presented proposals to partner management of Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) to undertake a re-branding exercise to position the company to scale the stiff competition in the oil industry.
The proposals would be evaluated …
Vodafone Ghana would soon introduce its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme dubbed 'World of Difference'.
Under it, high skilled professionals would be paid to bring their expertise to bear on charity projects ac…
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday that Wall Street has failed to block the nation's financial regulation reform, as the Senate voted to finish debating the bill, paving the way for a final vote on the landmark legislation.
…
Exploring avenues to boost its stagnant exports, the US is apparently mulling a complete overhaul of its export control policies this year, which might pave the way for sale of more high-technology goods to India and China, especially in t…
The Agona East District Assembly has embarked on a number of measures to increase its Internal Generated Fund (IGF) to enable it to undertake more development projects.
As part of the measures old markets at Agona Kwanyako and Agona …
Britain's newly elected Prime Minister David Cameron said British interest was in line with a "stable" and "successful" eurozone on Thursday at the Elysee Palace after his first foreign meeting
with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
…
The India-ASEAN trade pact, which reduced duties on India's trade with Singapore, Thailand and
Malaysia since January, is expected to be operationalised with the remaining seven members of the bloc by August.
India had signed the F…
Mr Oduro-Kwarteng Marfo, Communications Manager of Newmont Akyem project, says groups who are interested in the welfare of mining communities should as well focus their attention on galamsey activities, since that practice was causing exte…
One of the major issues Parliament will discuss when it reconvenes on May 26 is how to approve a 1.5 billion dollar project to deliver 200,000 houses for Ghana within the next five years.
Mr Cletus Avoka, Majority Leader, made this k…
Professor Ablade Glover, Director of the Artist Alliance Gallery, an Accra based Arts exhibition Centre, said on Monday that the arts and culture industry had tremendous economic potential for Ghana.
He said, "Arts and Culture as a s…
Mr Cletus Avoka, Majority Leader in Parliament, on Thursday led a delegation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to facilitate parliamentary approval of a $10-billion housing project with
STX, a South Korean Construction and Engineering fi…
The management of Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Limited has announced that the launch of the public Floatation of Shares of the Club has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
The event was originally scheduled for the 2…
As India is looking for massive investment in its infrastructure sector in the coming years, the country offers big business opportunities to
American companies, the Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar has said.
Addressing the …
A 250,000 US-dollars cold storage facility is being constructed near the Aviance Cargo Village Section at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra.
The facility, an initiative of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), is expected…
MTN Ghana says its mega text and win promotions were usually targeted at only five per cent of their subscriber base.
In response to a questionnaire from the Ghana News Agency, Mrs. Mawuena Trebarh, Corporate Services Executive of MT…