2015

The Registrar General’s Department has announced for the information of the public that it will suspend business operations on Thursday, December 17, at 12:00 pm in order to undertake emergency works within its Headquarters premises. A…

Ghana produces about 16 million metric tonnes of cassava of which an estimate of about 11 million tonnes is available for human consumption. However, only four million tonnes of the cassava available for human consumption is consumed…

Ms Sherry Ayittey, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD) on Tuesday, said her sector was pursuing pragmatic strategies aimed at ensuring sustainable fisheries management to increase production capacities. She said…

Mr. Eric Afful, a 41-year-old economist and candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) emerged victorious in the Wassa Amenfi West by-election held on Tuesday. He polled 15,809 votes representing 52.64 per cent of the total…

From 1960 to 2012, Ghana lost about $40 billion as a result of under-invoicing of exports and over-invoicing of imports, and Ghana has been urged to investigate the reasons for this illicit financial flows. According to a report by the…

MOTIONS Suspension of Standing Order 80 (1) Chairman of the Committee (Mr Cletus Apul Avoka): Mr Speaker, I beg to move, that notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 80(1) which require that no Motion shall be debated until…

Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini will not attend a hearing this Friday at the ethics committee of the ruling body FIFA, his lawyers said. A statement said the decision was reached after investigatory chamber spokesman Andreas…

Seventy years ago, the United Nations was created from the ashes of the Second World War. Seven decades later, in Paris, nations have united in the face of another threat – the threat to life as we know it due to a rapidly warming…

Young, gifted and hopeful Augustine Asare, also known as Mr O, is a gospel musician and a member of the Kingdom Sake Ministry. He is on the brink of launching his maiden album, “Grace Explosion”. As the name suggests, the 10-track…

The Ghana government signed a deal with AMERI Energy to supply 10 TM2500+ power turbines to produce 250MW of electricity. A Norwegian newspaper, Vardens Gang broke the news that Ghana could have bought the 10 turbines for just $220…