The largest source of remittances inflows into Ghana in 2017 was the United States of America (USA), according to the World Bank. In that year an amount of $2.2 billion was remitted into the country, and that is a 4.3 per cent increase from that of 2016, making Ghana the fifth largest remittances recipient in … The post US is leading source of remittances
The government has decided to construct small irrigation systems with solar-powered pumps for constant supply of water to farming fields to make the production of fresh tomato an all-year round activity. Mr. George Oduro, a Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, said when he addressed a stakeholders meeting of the tomato farming industry at Tuobodom … The post Government
Nigeria has signalled increasing shift towards the use of coal for the generation of electricity to power its economy as it invests N30 billion in the sector. The West African country has coal reserves of about 25 billion tons and this, the government is eager to exploit. Dr. Dauda Garuba, Technical Adviser at the Nigeria … The post Nigeria takes steps to increase
MoneyGram today announces it has started a service that enables direct transfer of money to recipients’ bank account in Ghana. In a release issued today, May 29, 2018 and copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, the money transfer and payment services company says customers making remittances can send money online or at any one of its locations around … The post MoneyGram
Twenty- five companies globally, have expressed interest to build the railway to connect Ghana and Burkina Faso after the close of the international competitive tender for potential contractors submitted bids. The companies included; Power China Sino Hydro, M and J group, Frontline Capital Advisors, African Global Development, Geo Service Limited, Jet Contractors and Geo Service … The post Minister
The National Identification Authority, (NIA) Monday apologised to Ghanaians for being unable to start the national mass registration exercise with the selected institutions, attributing the failure to a technical hitch, which it is working feverishly to resolve. In a statement, signed by its Acting Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Francis Palmdeti, it stated, “The National … The post NIA
The registration and issuance of the Ghana Card by the National Insurance Authority (NIA), scheduled to begin on Monday (May 28), has suffered yet another setback. For unexplained reasons, the staff of key public institutions including the Jubilee House, Parliament, Judicial Service and Security Services in the Greater Accra Region could not be registered as … The post GhanaCard
Mr. Alex Kofi Agyekum, Chairperson of Parliamentary Select Committee on Youth, Sports and Culture, has dismissed claims that the Ghana Football Association (GFA), is an independent body, hence cannot be touched by the government. Mr. Agyekum said any institution operating within the demarcations of Ghana was subject to the laws of the country. The Member … The post GFA is not autonomous
Mr Moses Foh Amoaning, the former Chairman of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA), has said the authority must punish Braimah “Bukom Banku” Kamoko and Michael “Ayitey Powers” Ayitey for exhibiting unprofessional conducts, to deter others from engaging in similar acts of indiscipline. “Image is one of the biggest problems in boxing. Looking for sponsorship is … The post GBA
Mr John Dekyem Attafuah, Managing Director, Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), has said the Company was actively engaging airline and tour operators to develop the Ho Airport as a new route. “Air traffic develops and we think the Ho Airport has the potential to turn out to be one of our best routes if marketed … The post Ho Airport will be new route – GACL appeared
Ghana becomes the first West African country to have a representative of the world’s oldest export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF) stationed in-country. A statement issued by the British High Commission and made available to the Ghana News Agency said Mr Steve Gray, would be taking up office at the British High Commission in … The post UK expands
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for enhanced climate financing to address what he termed the “world’s utmost priority”. He said to achieve a “full-scale transition to clean energy, we must see billions of dollars invested by 2020”. Speaking at the Austrian World Summit in Vienna, he asked governments, industry, and the financial … The post UN
The Ghana Heath Service (GHS) to introduce a new vaccine into the routine immunization throughout the country at every health facility on June 1st. Dr Kwasi Yeboah-Awudzi, the Ashanti Regional Deputy Director of Public Health who gave the hint said the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) would be given to 14 weeks old babies for extra protection. … The post Ghana
The Ghana Heath Service (GHS) to introduce a new vaccine into the routine immunization throughout the country at every health facility on June 1, 2018. Dr Kwasi Yeboah-Awudzi, the Ashanti Regional Deputy Director of Public Health who gave the hint said the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) would be given to 14 weeks old babies for extra … The post Ghana
Some traditional rulers in the Western Region at the weekend commended the Government for implementing policies and programmes that was impacting positively on the lives of Ghanaians. They say programmes including the Free Senior High School Education, Planting for Food and Jobs, as well as the remarkable macroeconomic stability were ample testimonies that the Government … The post Western
The presiding judge hearing the case involving Gregory Afoko, accused of murdering the former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has reminded the prosecution that the June deadline to end the case still holds. He said the prosecution must ensure to work within the time frame. This was after the prosecution … The post Afoko trial: June deadline
Mr Moses Foh Amoaning, the Spokesperson for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, said his outfit would soon present a draft bill to Parliament to criminalized homosexuality. The bill titled a ‘Comprehensive Solution Based Legislative Framework for Dealing with the Lesbianism Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Phenomenon,’ would be presented … The post Coalition
Ms Josephine Nkrumah, the Chairperson for the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised the citizenry to pay taxes to enjoy development. She explained that it was revenue that was used to build a great nation and without it, there would be poor healthcare, roads, no access to Information Communication Technology (ICT) centres, no … The post We will
The first accused in the trial of some armed men who attacked and freed inmates at the Kwabenya Police Station killing a Police Officer on duty, Prince Osei on Monday told a Circuit Court that he called the Police himself. He said “I called one Inspector Ben at the Striking Force and informed him that … The post Kwabenya Trial: “I called the police myself”
Eastern Naval Command in the early hours of Friday impounded three fuel tankers and a cannon for suspiciously off loading fuel at the Tema Cannon Basin. The cannon is being held at the Navy’s jetty at the Tema Port while the three tankers with registration numbers GT 2612-17, GN 2835-13, and GN 2635-13 are parked at the … The post Ghana Navy impounds three
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