Mr David Kwateng Darkwa, the Managing Director of Westrafo Ghana Limited, has said Sustainable Peak Load (SPL) transformers with ‘FR3 fluid’ will be the solution for many problems within the distribution and transmission system.
He said the quality of the insulation system influences the expected lifetime of the transformer, as...
Sunyani Technical University (STU) has reached an agreement with a world class tourist centre, Ocean City in Maryland, USA for STU Tourism and Hospitality students to work there during summer vacations.
The deal takes effect from June 2018; it is expected to help the STU students gain practical experience and...
The second in a series of capacity-building workshops specifically designed for executives of the Greater Accra Markets Association took place last Thursday, 30th November, 2017. This particular workshop was at the Institute of Local Government Studies, Ogbojo-Madina, centred on basic bookkeeping and accounting and brought together selected market women...
Managing Partner at Delta 3 International, an IT security firm, Dele Aden, has urged government to enact and enforce legislation that will make cyber-crime offences more punitive.
“If the criminals know that they can hack into systems and get away with it, then they will keep on doing it but...
A Malaria Safe Awards and Recognition ceremony has been held in Takoradi to recognize companies in the Western Region who have made innovative investments in malaria prevention and control activities that target employees, dependents and host communities.
The ceremony was also aimed at appreciating individual company efforts in contributing to...
Positive economic data figures from World Trade Organisation and German Engineering Federation VDMA indicating an upward trend for West Africa’s agrofood and plastprintpack industry inspired the 4th edition of the trade show, organisers have maintained.
The 4th edition of agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa is featuring a record participation of...
The agricultural sector on the continent needs stronger regulations to correct the existing governance processes that are fraught with weakness, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe, has said.
“Land rights are not secure, the procurement process for inputs such as fertilizer and other inputs remain...
Ghana sold 5.29 billion cedis ($1.16 bln) worth of long-term bonds last week Thursday, dominated by re-openings of previous bond issues by the major commodity exporter to help restructure its high public debt, lead arrangers said.
Ghana is grappling with budget deficits, inflation and a volatile local currency, all of...
Outspoken financial analyst Kenneth Thompson is predicting scarcity of cash in the economy next year, despite the optimistic tone of government in the 2018 budget.
Alluding to the budget’s allocation of more than 80 percent of revenue to the payment of salaries and interest on loans, Mr. Thompson noted that...
The Ministry of Fisheries is to target key institutions like the prisons, military, schools and colleges in the production of catfish and tilapia as part of a new initiative to help reduce the country’s fish import bill.
The country consumes an estimated 980,000 metric tonnes of fish per annum, out...