“It has to make economic sense, and have a practical set of approvals in place, and we continue to work through these processes,” BHP Billiton Chief Executive Andrew Mackenzie told the company’s annual general meeting in Brisbane on Thursday. On Nov. 5 last year, Samarco’s three tiered tailings dam collapsed, destroying nearby villages and towns, […]

Taking bribes and committing one’s self to vote for a particular party or person, has been cited as one of the major factors that account for the high numbers of rejected ballots during election periods. The Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in-charge of the Kassena-Nankana Municipal, Mr Paul Kwame Ganvu, […]

This was part of schedule of payment as agreed between the banks and government. The Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Ghana (BoG), and the Ghana Bankers Association in August announced a roadmap aimed at clearing the Volta River Authority’s (VRA) ‘legacy debt’ of GHS4.4 billion, after an initial payment of GHS250 million. The President […]

The Sankofa Gye Nyame Oil and Gas project, is the largest gas well which will soon produce natural gas for onwards refinery by the Ghana Gas Company at Atuabo for both industrial and domestic use. The expected arrival of the FPSO will mark a great milestone in the country’s history of oil and gas production. […]

This relief comes to reduce the initial projects cost, as it reduces the expenditures of the construction companies. The tax waiver was granted last week when Parliamentary Select Committee on Finance in a report tendered before the House recommending for the House to “approve a waiver of US$185million for a period of five years for […]

By January next year, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced it will begin rolling out a new policy which will see Ghanaian tax evaders denied access to passports, driver’s licenses and visas. The introduction of the new policy follows the implementation of the revised tax law – 2015 tax Act. Ghanaians are therefore advised […]

After a public announcement of the intent by the VRA to venture into coal for electricity power generation in the country, several environmentalists and anti-climate change organizations have kicked against the move. The experts cited a number of momentous consequences the carbon emissions from the plants would have on the residents of Ekumfi and its […]

Machakos, November 16TH 2016: Orphans, older vulnerable women and people living with disabilities are groups most likely to be left behind as the government implements the sustainable development goals unless it finds ways to address salient problems they face, a grassroot forum organized by the SDGs Kenya Forum, HelpAge International and the Catholic Dioceses of […]

The donation forms part of the foundation’s objectives of providing care for the needy in the society. The Global Heart Foundation (GHF) is a Ghanaian non-profit organization dedicated to improve lives of the needy, and put smiles on the faces of people and restore’s hope in them. The foundation’s activities are funded through contributions from […]

Ghana as a country was confronted with cholera outbreak which affected 28,975 people and claimed 243 lives. This protracted cholera outbreak affected almost 60% of districts from all the 10 regions.The menace came about as a result of poor environmental sanitation challenge. This include, the dumping of faecal waste into water bodies , drain and […]

In his inaugural address at commissioning ceremony in Accra, the Sector Minister, hinted that the government is committed to resourcing the NCA to fullest in order to deliver its mandate effectively. He therefore commended the management and staff for decentralizing its operations by putting up permanent offices at the seven regions. Dr. Omane – Boamah […]