2017

A Carpenter, Frank Azamati on Friday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for possessing one locally manufactured pistol with 17 cartridges and (13) 9mm bullets without lawful authority. He pleaded not guilty to the charge before the…

The hotel industry in Ghana employs about 500,000 people mainly, consisting mainly the youth, Mr. John Kufuor, the Chief Executive of the African Regent Hotel, has said. He said hotels also promoted the modernisation of the country and…

Mrs Lydia Osei Marfo, a Circuit Court judge has advised the staff of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure proper security at their workplaces to avoid the access of important document to fraudsters. The judge made this…

The Asante-Akim South Municipal Director of Education, Mr. Ignatius Mwinbe Ere-Der, has called for parents to keenly monitor the academic performance of their children. He said it was not enough to enroll and provide them with their…

Ghana's cocoa production is expected to hit two million metric tonnes by 2019, Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD has hinted. He said the current total national capacity of 968,000 metric tonnes of…

Newmont Ahafo Mine of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) raked in $1.03 billion proceeds in 2016, and paid $78 million to the government as royalties and taxes. According to Mr. Daniel Egya-Mensah, the Acting General Manager of the Mine,…

The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations Associated with the United Nations (CUNANGOS) - Department of Public Information (DPI) in Ghana, have urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to resolve the political…

The Ministry of Finance says the Minority Caucus in Parliament’s criticisms of the Energy-sector Bond, issued by the ESLA PLC, smacks of “intellectual dishonesty” or “mischief”. A statement issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the…

The Fidelity Bank, joint technical advisors to the issuance of the energy sector bond, says the issuance of the bond witnessed a tremendous success recording GHȼ4.7 billion out of the GHȼ6 billion target, representing 85 per cent…

New key partners are backing the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, to help address climate change challenges and implement the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The partners include businesses, NGOs, media and…