Since the launch of government’s flagship programme ‘Planting for Export and Rural Development’ (PERD) in 2019, a total 15 million seedlings of cashew and other cash crops have so far been produced and distributed to farmers across the country, Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture in charge of perennial...
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, George Oduro, has said there is a need to offer critical support to cashew-growing farmers on the continent, as the impact of COVID-19 on their operations is affecting their livelihoods.
“With the outbreak of COVID-19, farmers have witnessed declining farm gate prices -...
The National Lottery Authority(NLA), in a joint operation with the Volta Regional Police Command, has successfully apprehended four persons for defrauding lotto-staking residents of Akatsi and Ho in the Volta Region.
The four arrested lotto fraudsters are Godwin Agbenyefia-alias Demon, aged 19; Reuben Abusah-aka Last Burial, aged 20; Kelvin Kwame...
The nation’s industrialisation agenda is the main pull-factor for the consideration of nuclear energy to be added to the energy mix, Board Chairman of Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG), Fred Oware has said - noting that even though there are many uses of nuclear energy, the country is considering the move as...
An International Consultant at Black Bridge Consulting Limited, Maame Awinador-Kanyirige has urged young women to form the right perceptions about themselves in order to build their confidence.
She said the way people think about the world and themselves is what shapes their confidence. She, therefore, urged young women to think...
The president of the Institute of Human Resources Management Practitioners (IHRMP) Ghana, Dr. Edward Kwapong, has on behalf of the Institute expressed gratitude to President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo for assenting to the bill passed by Parliament that has given charter status to Human Resources Management Practitioners.
Reacting to the...
The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for the 2020 academic year begin today at various examination centres across the country, and candidates have expressed preparedness to give their best despite the lack of adequate classroom work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The BECE, which is usually written in the month...
Banks have stepped up their game to help quick recovery of the economy from the ruins of coronavirus pandemic, as new data show increased credit support to one of the most pressing areas of the economy - the manufacturing sector.
The Statistical Bulletin report (June 2020) indicates that credit to...
The Chirano Gold Mine Limited (CGML), a subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation, has presented seven thousand mathematical sets to candidates sitting for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in their catchment areas.
The gesture, which among others affirms the Mine’s commitment to improving on the quality of education of communities...
As part of efforts to mark International Day of Charity, Vodafone Ghana Foundation has donated hampers to 30 newly delivered mothers in designated hospitals in the Greater Accra and Northern Regions.
The hamper which contained essential items such as baby diapers, mosquito nets, soap, disinfectant, lotion, clothes and COVID-19 safety...