2021

In 2020, we observed the largest one-year debt surge since World War II, with global debt rising to $226 trillion as the world was hit by a global health crisis and a deep recession. Debt was already elevated going into the crisis, but now…

A total of 1,551,118 persons aged 15 years above are unemployed in the country while 9,990,237 are employed, according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census figures. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government statistician, said…

Mr Aziz Saeed, the Bono Regional Director of the Narcotic Control Commission, has expressed concern about the cultivation of cannabis in the Tain District of the Region. He said cannabis plantation was still prohibited in the country and…

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) says the massive encroachment on its lands is a threat to academic activities and future expansion. Consequently, it has warned all trespassers to relocate before the University moved to demolish…

Speaker Alban Bagbin Thursday directed the Finance Minister to appear before Parliament with an amended statement of the Budget. Addressing the House following his resumption to work after a two-week medical leave, he said the…

Mr James Obeng Boateng, the Founder of Kwafre Farms and the 2018 National Best farmer, has called on the government to urgently provide solutions to infrastructure challenges inhibiting the growth of agribusiness in the country. He…

The 2020 Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA) Ghana report says less educated households are more food insecure in the country. The report said the level of food security in relation to households with tertiary…

The Crop Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has received approval to release two new tomato varieties for cultivation in Ghana. This has become necessary after years of research by…

All visitors entering Ghana have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed. Those who also seek to travel outside the country must also be fully vaccinated. The directive took effect from…

Dr Yvonne Nartey, a Physician Specialist, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, and other health experts, are appealing to the government to consider enrolling the testing and treatment of Hepatitis ‘B’ and ‘C’ onto the National Health Insurance…