The USAID through its Agriculture Technology Transfer Project (ATT) on Thursday handed over 22 ‘seed vans’ to selected seed processors and agro-dealers from the Upper East, Upper West and Northern Regions to facilitate the sale of certified seeds to farmers. The vans would assist seed producers and agro-input dealers in reaching 120,000 most remote farming […]
The outgoing Malaysian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Cheong Loon Lai, has bid farewell to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, after the completion of his three-year duty tour of Ghana. Mr Cheong Loon Lai, who called at the Flagstaff House on Wednesday, stated that his three year stay in Ghana had been a fulfilling one, […]
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has re-echoed the many challenges facing Ghana’s development drive but said the people must have confidence as the country commands enormous goodwill to develop its huge potential. He said what the country needed was to exploit that golden opportunity to take the right decisions in order to bring in […]
Energy Minister Mr Boakye Agyarko has affirmed the Government’s resolve to overhaul the country’s ailing energy sector to meet consumers demand for improved economic performance. “This government’s vision for the provision of state reliable and secure power supply also include initiatives such as restructuring of debts of the utility companies and securing fair commitment for […]
Ms Margit Thomsen, the Danish Ambassador to Ghana on Tuesday reiterated the Danish Government’s commitment to supporting Ghana’s decentralisation process. She said the Danish Government supported the first comprehensive decentralization policy between 2002 and 2003 which had made some progress. Ms Thomsen said this when she paid a courtesy call on Hajia Alima Mahama, the […]
Ghana is hosting the Second International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Meeting on the Sustainable Development of Air Transport in Africa, which aims at prioritising air transport development on the continent to facilitate socio-economic development. The three-day meeting, which is being attended by various actors in the aviation industry from all over Africa, would also map […]
Mr Boakye Agyarko, the Minister of Energy, has affirmed his Ministry’s commitment to expand coverage of the Solar Rooftop Programme initiated by the Energy Commission. These, he said, would be adopted by all non-residential facilities, including Ministries, Departments and Agencies countrywide, to help reduce their utility tariffs on electricity consumption and enhance their productivity levels. […]
A project to increase access to improved healthcare, curb maternal deaths and infant disabilities, especially in the northern part of the country, has been launched in Tamale. The project, dubbed: “Preparing Graduates for E-health and the Private Sector (NICHE/GHA/269)” will span 2017-2020 and is being implemented by the Tamale Nursing and Midwifery Training College, in […]
Ghana and Mexico, on Wednesday, started discussions on exploring the opportunities in the transport sector for their mutual benefits. Ms Maria de los Angeles Arriola Aguirre, the Mexican Ambassador to Ghana, on Wednesday, who initiated the move when she paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Transport, Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Mexico, said Mexico […]
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana) have urged districts to allocate resources equitably according to need to reach the most deprived parts of the country. “UNICEF and CDD-Ghana have observed that the development gap between districts as recorded in the District League Table (DLT) continues to be a […]
