A Ghana-based private commercial farming company, Africa Atlantic has teamed-up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Science, Technology and Globalization Project at the Harvard Kennedy School to establish an agribusiness training center in Ghana. The centre will …

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Investment and Development Bank of the Economic Community of West African States (BIDC) have signed a grant agreement amounting to $950,000. The grant agreement which was signed today March 4, 2013 is to …

A Young Scientist Consultative forum has taken place in Accra aimed at facilitating the formation of the Ghana Young Academy (GhYA) to be affiliated to the Global Young Academy. A 12-member interim Committee of young scientists and researchers has been …

The Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation (GABF), as part of its medium term development plan, would organize a ten day workshop for boxing coaches, at the Accra Sports Stadium. The workshop fixed for March 8-18, is in partnership with the Germany …

Jean Philippe Prosper The International Finance Corporation (IFC) on February 27, 2013 has named Jean Philippe Prosper, a Haitian national, as the institution’s Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). According to the IFC, Mr Prosper …

The Kintampo Mango Farmers Association (KIMFA) at the weekend called for a collaborative sub-regional level policy to control the fruit fly menace in sub-Saharan Africa. The group, numbering more than 200, said the identification of the West African zone by …

West Africa’s economy grew at a rate of 6.9% during the year 2012, an increase of over 5.9% in 2011, regional bloc ECOWAS announced March 1, 2013. Sierra Leone recorded the highest economic growth rate ahead of Ghana and other …

The M/V Adobia, a first class multi-purpose cargo shipping vessel wholly owned by a Ghanaian,  was launched in Tema at the weekend. The shipping vessel whose acquisition was financed by UniBank, would help expand Ghanaian markets and also work to …

Dr Joyce Aryee Reverend Dr Joyce Aryee, Executice Director of Salt and Ligth Ministries on Saturday said students need a fundamental reorientation of attitudes towards law and order and lead a disciplined life that seeks the good of others rather …

The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED), an NGO is targeting 36,000 females to be trained financially in the Northern Region annually to imbibe in them financial literacy skills to equip them for business activities for a better future. Madam Delores …

The fourth Biennial Delegates Conference of the Akwatia District of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has ended at Boadua on Friday. In a resolution, the association appealed to the Government to motivate teachers to give off their best …

Mr Sebastian Akyeampong, Volta Regional Manager of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) on Friday urged drivers in the Volta Region to work towards reducing the 169 road accidents recorded during the Easter festivities last year. “March and April are …

Kosmos Energy, a leading independent oil and gas exploration and Production Company has marked one year of “zero lost time of injury” across its operations in the country. Dr. Kwame Boakye-Agyei, Director for Health, Safety, Environment and Security, who paid …

The former Archbishop of the Province of West Africa of the Anglican Church, the Most Reverend(rtd) Robert G. A. Okine has advised Christians to take inspiration from the courage , commitment and hope of lotto stakers in their service to …

Professor Domwini Kuupole, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has advised students of the University not to only dedicate their time to praying but should endeavour to study to enable them to make good grades. He expressed worry …

Mr Ussif Mustapha, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Yagba/Kubori in the Northern Region is advocating against the sale of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) by Government. He said the move by the Government to sell the …

The Gomoa West District Secretariat of the Ghana National Association of Private School (GNAPS) has called on the government to encourage second cycle schools, including private ones to establish cadet corps. This, it said, will help instill discipline and hard …

Trade Minister Haruna Iddrisu Players in the business industry have been advised to prepare a comprehensive proposal to help review the Export Development and Agricultural Investment Fund’s (EDAIF) Act to enable it effectively support the private sector. Mr Haruna Iddrisu, …

Nine people lost their lives when two buses were involved in a headlong collision at Simbrofo Junction near Apam Junction on Saturday afternoon. Briefing the Ghana News Agency at Apam, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lawrence Kwesi Lumor, Apam District …

Ghana can now produce potassium permanganate, a chemical used in the treatment of water. It is being produced from waste cocoa pods and manganese dioxide obtained from manganese ore which also abounds in Ghana. Potassium permanganate is used in the …