2017

Statistics has shown that at least 30 per cent of farm produce estimated at $700,000 is lost annually through post-harvest losses, a situation which reduces incomes of farmers. This tends to make farming unattractive, and inhibits…

Government is to send $58.95 million on the printing of the stamps, including the purchase of servers and other maintenance activities for the implementation of the Tax Stamp Policy. The amount is for a period of five years, with $11.79…

Ghana is mobilising the about $22. 4 billion needed to implement her Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), over a 10-year period, as part of her commitments to the Paris Climate Change Agreement. There are 31 actions within…

A daring escape bid by two suspected robbers in handcuffs - jumping from a storey building at Sepe in Kumasi, turned tragic as they died of serious injuries sustained. They were identified as Mohammed Lukeman and Awudu Usman.…

Mrs Georgette Sakyi-Addo, President of Women in Mining Ghana, has called on government to reserve a percentage of viable concessions for women interested in licensed small-scale mining. “A figure of 15 per cent reserved could build the…

Some residents of Soe and Yorogo communities located on the Bolga-Bongo road have petitioned the Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Joseph Amiyuure, over the positioning of gas and fuel stations in the area. The petition was copied…

Mr Francis Cofie Ayi Amu, the Curator of the Upper East Regional Museum, has appealed to government to construct a gallery for the regional museum. He said the gallery is a significant component of the museum and would create enough…

The International Justice Mission (IMJ), a global anti-child trafficking organisation based in Washington, USA, has disclosed that more than 100 trafficked children have been rescued from the Volta Lake this year. IMJ is a global human…

Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies especially those benefiting from the Rural Sanitation Model (RSM) have been asked to prioritise sanitation issues to ensure improved sanitation practices. That, he said, would help the…

Jonathan Osei Owusu, the Executive Director, POS Foundation, has said Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) would strengthen their partnership with the Government to improve the human rights records of Ghana. Mr Osei said this at the UPR…