Bryan Yaw Acheampong - MP For Abetifi Honourable Bryan Yaw Acheampong was born on November 27, 1972. He hails from Nkwatia-Kwahu in the Eastern Region of Ghana and belongs to the New Patriotic Party in Parliament representing the Abetifi Constituency. He was a Minister of State in charge of National...
Even as Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations prepares to have talks with players in the nation’s pensions sector, in a month, to block the plans of 12 public sector unions from embarking on a strike over what they term as low pensions being paid by...
Nestlé is laying out its plans to support and accelerate the transition to a regenerative food system – one that aims to protect and restore the environment, improve the livelihoods of farmers and enhance the well-being of farming communities. Nestlé will work with its food system partners, including the company's...
All things being equal, the Sunyani Airport will be reopened for aircrafts come May 2021, after its closure to freights since 2015 for renovations, Kweku Ofori Asiamah, Transport Minister, has announced. The Minister made the disclosure after he led a delegation to inspect the progress of the renovation works at...
Letshego Ghana has partnered Opportunity International EduFinance to host a webinar series themed ‘Resilience! Repositioning Your School after COVID-19’. The partnership provides all schools with a multifunctional digital toolkit to equip schools in keeping their staff and learners safe, while mitigating the risks educational institutions face in the current unpredictable...
The Chief Executive Officer of First National Bank Ghana, Dominic Adu, has hailed the implementation of Ghana.Gov - an easy to manage digital payment platform for the government, as an outstanding intervention for the Ghanaian economic system. Mr. Adu remarked that providing one platform to streamline transactions - ranging from...
Maize and leguminous crops farmers are planning on increasing production due to anticipation of favourable prices during this year’s farming season. The Upper West Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture, Emmanuel Sasu Yeboah, disclosed this to the B&FT in an interview in Wa Municipality, Upper West region. He said that the...
The country’s Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) have yielded US$2.9 billion in revenue for the year 2019, a report by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has shown. The report, which was launched at GEPA’s newly opened Ashanti zonal office in Danyame, Kumasi, showed the NTEs grew 3.1 percent over the 2018...
…as deserving brands receive honours at 4th Shippers’ Awards The Deputy Minister of Transport, Frederick Obeng Adom has said government is earnestly working on streamlining port charges to help reduce shipping and logistics cost in the country. According to him, the move is critical as it is an avenue the nation...
Premier asset management firm, Tesah Capital has held the maiden edition of its thought leadership webinar - the Tesah Capital Investment Dialogue series. Held under the theme ‘Investing after the Financial Sector Clean-Up’, the first edition of the quarterly interactive session drew from a wide range of resources, particularly from...