As I write this article, my heart bleeds because of the wanton destruction of our environment in the search for gold by both Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians.
This is the seventh article I am writing in two years on the menace of illegal mining to our water resources, forests and environment....
Ghana has since time immemorial been saddled with various pertinent health challenges. One of such is having a doctor-to-patient and population deficit. A report by the World Bank indicates that the doctor/patient ratio of the country is 1:1000; a situation the Ghana Medical and Dental Association has described as...
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has brought together some commercial banks and Small Medium Enterprises (SME) who are into export in the Ashanti Region at a forum to ensure ways to survive and compete effectively in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), including the growth of non-traditional...
Vice President and General Manager of Asante Gold Corporation George Nutor has assured host communities of the mine - after the recent acquisition of Chirano Gold Mines - of their readiness to contribute in the socio-economic development of catchment areas.
Addressing host community members, traditional authorities and other dignitaries at...
AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has held a development symposium to woo would-be partners to help in the implementation of a 10-year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP) for the Obuasi township and its adjoining communities within the Obuasi Municipality and Obuasi East District Assemblies.
The overall goal of the plan is...
Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen has reiterated government’s commitment to nurturing and developing the capacities of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the areas of profiling, matchmaking and linkage to supply chains of large enterprises in order to be major players in the Africa Continental Free Trade...
First Atlantic Bank has inaugurated and handed over classroom blocks to the Abua D/A Primary School located in the Pru West district, Bono East Region.
The project, which lasted for two months, in record time entailed the renovation of an existing 6-unit classroom block, washrooms and the provision of furniture...
26,000 already reached with GH¢100m
The Financial Inclusion for Enterprise Development (FINEDEV) programme for women, being implemented by Sinapi Aba with support from Opportunity International – Canada, has so far benefited some 26,000 SMEs in the last five years, while hoping to reach twice the number by the...
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Association of Banks (GAB), John Awuah, has described as ‘impossible’ the assertion that banks in the country could be benefitting from the difference between respective lending rates by borrowing at the lower rate and on-lending to the market at the higher rate, citing...
Governments around the world have indeed taken on more and more functions over time. As a result, they now guarantee the operation of many services once provided by the private sector. They also collect massive amounts of taxes and often demonstrate inefficiencies in their operations.
However, it is essential to...