Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has said that 50% of the national assets of Ghana is being managed and controlled by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) hence the need for a policy framework that will require real time reporting to keep track of SOE debts and other related performances. “The role of SOEs...
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has said it is confident it will by May 1, 2018 implement the EasyPASS programme - a voluntary trade facilitation scheme, aimed at ensuring that products imported into the Ghanaian market are of the required quality standards to protect public health and save the...
Aviation industry regulator, the Ghana Civil Aviation authority (GCAA), is to meet all dormant airlines by the end of this month to ascertain the cause of their inactivity and collectively decide on a roadmap for resumption of their operations. “We are meeting them to find out their current situation so...
New study points to strong subscriber and mobile broadband growth in West Africa The mobile industry in West Africa is forecast to contribute more than US$50billion annually to the region’s economy by 2022, according to a new GSMA study published at the ‘Mobile 360 – West Africa’ event being...
Land, as we all know, is a very valuable asset known to appreciate in value over time. Most Ghanaians will testify to the fact that the price at which they bought their plots of land some years ago is not the same currently; were they to buy a plot of...
Ghana and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have agreed to review bilateral cooperation in various sectors to support the attainment of the Ghana Beyond Aid Vision. To this end, a working group is to be set up at the political and technical levels to draw a work plan to concretise...
The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu has revealed that government needs $21 million to effectively implement a five-year national plan to address the phenomenon of Anti-Microbial Resistance in the country. The minister made the pronouncement during the launch in Accra, saying: “The implementation of the policy will bring a...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has emphasised the need to deal with the phenomenon of antimicrobial resistance in the country, saying the situation remains a threat to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goal 3. “As Co-Chair of the United Nations Advocates Group of Eminent Persons on the 2030 Sustainable...
Report of some so called Ghanaian journalists having been deported from Australia has led to a probe by the Government. At least 50 Ghanaians who form part of that contingency are to face the national security lead probe. This is not the first time sports men have tarnished the...
After experiencing a cow die helplessly from foot and mouth disease, Peter thought about what can be done to give good health to farm animals - which is the livelihood of many in the community where he was raised. Read on as he shares his story with the B&FT’s...