2015

President John Mahama is expected to officially commission the newly-arrived power barge, Karadeniz Powership Aysegul Sultan, when the technical works are completed and electricity production commences. The 225-megawatt powership, part…

Financial inclusion is critical for young people in Ghana, Ms Kathleen Beegle, the Programme Leader of the World Bank Country Office in Ghana has said. She said research showed that among Ghanaians 16-30 years old, four out of five are…

Olam International, one of Ghana’s largest agri-commodity companies, has completed its acquisition of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company’s worldwide cocoa business. All former ADM employees in Ghana, including the major processing…

Students of Mawuli School in Ho have been asked not to bring trunks to school from next term. The directive is to help create space in the dormitories and avoid the spread of communicable diseases among the boarders. The students…

Public Service International (PSI) has launched a global campaign dubbed “Tax Justice Project” to ensure that African governments get the required revenue to improve the public sector services. Under the project, efforts at enhancing the…

Members of the Consultative Committees of Regulators and operators of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) have endorsed key documents towards the first phase of the regional electricity market. The templates for…

It is estimated that about 13,700 deaths occurred in the country annually as a result of smoke related-illness, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister of Petroleum has said. According to him, in 2010 Household Air Pollution (HAP) from…

Based on the recommendations of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI), Government increased the corporate income tax on oil and other minerals from 25 per cent to 35 per cent. The payment of royalties which used to…

The Late Kofi Ansah, a fashion legend has been honoured in the ETV Ghana Fashion Awards 2015 for his immense contribution to the fashion industry and the prestige of the nation. Mr Ansah was the Founder and Past President of the…

Government has adopted Private Partnership Programme (PPP) as an option to leverage private sector funding for infrastructure development, Mrs Magdalene Apenteng, Director of the Public Investment Division of the Ministry of Finance,…