Experts at the fifth African Economic Conference (AEC) in Kigali, Rwanda have argued that regional integration in Africa would boost foreign direct investment (FDI) into the continent. According to a press release from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) …

E-waste is a major public health danger. That fact is known globally and Ghana has been cited as one of the countries in Africa where e-waste is dumped – exposing the environment and humans to possible health risks from the …

Parliament on Wednesday authorized the withdrawal of some GH¢6 billion 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. The House gave the approval for …

Parliament on Wednesday night recessed after eight days of sitting to enable members prepare for the December polls with the approval of an unequalled loan agreement totalling 1.34 billion dollars in a day’s sitting. Uncharacteristic of such legislative venture, First …

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated 2300 hygiene kits to National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to help restore a sense of dignity to women and girls in the three Northern Regions. The donation is aimed at improving the …

Alban Bagbin – Health Minister Ghana’s Ministry of Health (MOH) will distribute 1.3 million female condoms to women organizations, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders as part of strategies to increase the patronage of the condom in the country. Mr Alban …

President John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday said the nation is aiming at achieving universal access to electricity and energy by 2016. “This will be done by increasing power generation from the present 2,443 megawatts to around 5,000 megawatts in that …

Starbow Airlines, a domestic and regional airline would commence flights from Accra to Abidjan on Thursday November 8, 2012. The airline would fly five times weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursday, Fridays and Sundays, leaving Accra for Abidjan at 1730 hours …

An explosion at Ghana’s Aboadze Thermal plant on Wednesday killed two workers, Takoradi Police confirms to the Ghana News Agency in an interview. According to ASP Ben Baah, Sekondi District Crime Officer, the police will launch an investigation into the …

Mr. Akoto Ampaw The Right to Information Bill currently before Parliament has several fundamental defects which would become obstacles to citizens’ right to accessing information should the bill be passed out without the necessary amendment. “The bill, when passed into …

Ghana on Wednesday launched a National Action Plan for the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (GHANAP 1325). The 60-page document, which was developed by the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs …

The Lumina Foundation, a Lagos-based leading literary organization and administrators of “The Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa,” on Wednesday named Ghana as the host of the 2014 Awards Ceremony. Professor Atukwei Okai, Secretary-General of the Pan-African Writers Association …

Local alcoholic beverage producers, Kasapreko Company Limited (KCL), will by the close of the year commence the operation of its newly acquired automated bottling plant estimated at $30 million. The new machine, which is expected to start operations in December, …

Mr Matthew Gyamfi, Public Relations Officer of Asutifi District Farmers Network, has appealed to the government to regulate illegal mining activities in the Asutifi District to save  farmlands. He said their activities were affecting farming in the district with indiscriminate …

Kwesi Amissah-Arthur – Vice President Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Wednesday asked religious and faith-based organizations to take advantage of Ghana’s improved economic indicators to create businesses and jobs, as a way of making practical contributions to the …

Mr Kwesi Ahwoi, Minister of Food and Agriculture on Wednesday said that this year, 74 farmers would be honoured across the country for their hard work towards the socio-economic development of the country. The award winners are made up of …

Mr. Charles Ayamdoo, Director of the Anti-Corruption Department of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on Wednesday said Ghana needs better coordination in the fight against corruption. “We in Ghana have used the multi-agency approach in dealing …

Berekum Chelsea are $475,000 richer for their participation in the 2012 CAF Champions League. The amount was the share allotted to team’s that placed third in the mini-league stage, according to a circular from the continent’s soccer governing body, Confederation …

Accra Hearts of Oak has sacked coach Charles Kwabena Akunnor, after losing three successive matches in the five week old Glo Premier League. This was after an emergency meeting by the Board of Directors of the club, deep into the …

A two-man delegation from the United States Open Government Portal are expected in Ghana for a two-day visit from October 31 to November 2, 2012. The visit forms part of the technical support to the Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) …