2019

Ghana could stop rice importation in the next five years, according to Odiasempa Antwi Obugyei II, a rice seedling producer for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). He said with the right structures in place for…

Professor Kwame Ohene Boabeng, a Clinical Pharmacologist, has called for an end to the indiscriminate use of antibiotics to avert the growing rate of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Antimicrobial, he said, are microorganisms that include…

Professor Amin Alhassan, the Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) at the weekend, tasked Directors and staff of the Corporation to promote team work and think “outside the box” to turn around and enhance the fortunes…

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has presented the Ghana Building Code to the 29 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Greater Accra Region to enable them to enforce the standards. The exercise was to ensure adoption…

The Development Finance Institute Canada Inc., operating under the FinDev Canada brand, has announced a US$7.5 million support for the Africa Forestry Fund II (AFF II). A press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, says the financing…

Mr Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, the Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) on Friday received a Government Delegation from the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) at the Authority's Headquarters in Accra. The Ivorian…

Mr Michael Arthur-Dadzie, the Executive Director of the Fisheries Commission, says it is currently impossible for Ghana to implement the fishing closed season for all fleets at the same time. He said the different periods of closed…

Ghana has taken the second place on the table listing the number of students from African countries in US universities and colleges, a press release from the US Embassy in Accra copied to ghanabusinessnews.com says. According to the…

The Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture at Akropong-Akuapem of the Eastern Region, has inducted Professor Ablade Glover as the new Chancellor of the Institute, to serve a five-year term. The new Chancellor is a…

The Ministry of Works and Housing with its associated agencies will take steps to ensure the demolition of buildings in waterways, which is a major cause of flooding in Accra and the country as a whole, Mr Solomon A. Asoalla, the Chief…