The Bono regional minister has praised the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), for undertaking the ongoing nationwide second phase of disinfection, fumigation and cleaning of markets, lorry parks and other public places.
According to the Minister, the exercise – a collaboration between MLGRD and Zoomlion Ghana Limited...
… gov’t’s freeze on new IPP deals delays production of cheaper and cleaner energy
A 1,000MW wind power project, which has secured all the technical permits from the relevant government and district agencies, has stalled due to government’s decision to put a freeze on discussions and issuance of licences for...
The Standard Chartered Bank has announced the completion of an agreement for a €78 million financing to the Ministry of Finance, for the construction and equipping of the new Eastern Regional Hospital, at Koforidua.
The facility which was made possible through UK Export Finance (UKEF) is seen as a significant...
Urban rail on the continent is vital in providing a very efficient alternative to transporting large volumes of passengers and freight at high frequencies and reasonable cost. Rallying with this notion, Ghana has embarked on intense rehabilitation and development of its national rail network.
This according to government, is to...
AstraZeneca, the Ghana Health Service and PATH Ghana have marked the one-year anniversary of the Healthy Heart Africa programme’s launch in Ghana.
Over the first year of implementation, the programme has conducted over 275,800 blood pressure screenings in communities; identified over 44,500 elevated blood pressure readings; and diagnosed over 10,200...
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has said, so far, 76 factories under the government’s flagship industrialization programme dubbed the ‘One District, One Factory (1D1F)’ initiative, has been completed and currently in operation across the country.
Additionally, he said 232 other projects are on course and are at various stages...
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed that the introduction of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme has saved parents and guardians a cumulative total amount of GH₵ 3.2 billion since 2017.
Delivering the 2020 mid-year budget, Mr. Ofori-Atta again revealed that the Free SHS policy has sustained the...
Facebook has released findings from The Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study conducted by Analysys Mason that highlights how Facebook investments in infrastructure and connectivity across the region will deliver over $57 billion in Economic Benefits over the next five years (2020–2024).
According to The Economist...
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, has announced that plans are advanced for the launch of a GH₵100 billion development programme aimed, among others, to revitalize the local economy, at the back of the difficulties brought by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
The three and half years programme,...
Nana Afrifa Foundation (NAF), a not-for profit organisation, has cut the sod for construction of a six-unit classroom block for the St. Andrew Primary School at Juaso in the Asante-Akim South Municipality as part of its efforts to provide quality education infrastructure to deprived communities.
The school’s plight came to...