Shea farmers and processors in the Northern Region have called for revamping the Presidential Special Support for Shea-nut, an initiative aimed at guaranteeing export earnings from the Shea commodity.
Shea has the potential to generate more foreign exchange for the country and also provide jobs for the teeming youth, as...
Ouided Bouchamaoui, the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate, has warned that Africa’s growing youth population could be a plus for Africa or a political time-bomb. This, according to her, depends on how leaders anticipate the future.
In remarks she made at the African Development Bank’s Eminent Speaker Series seminar on...
The 2018 Work Programme of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is expected to be approved soon, following the laying of paper on the floor of parliament.
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei-Owusu, has subsequently referred the work programme to the Mines and Energy Committee for consideration and...
Government’s plan to eliminate any hazardous or infectious diseases at the country’s ports through import decontamination is on track, Sen Korhan Muharrem, Chief Engineer at LCB Worldwide-the contracting firm to undertake the exercise, has indicated.
He said the company has started constructing scanner-like tunnels at the various gates of Tema...
A member of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr. Steve Manteaw, has called on government to ensure transparency in the process leading to selection of a local partner for ExxonMobil in the Deep-Water Cape Three Points (DWCTP) oil contract.
The contract, signed last week, has ExxonMobil - the...
An Economist at the University of Ghana, Dr. Eric Osei-Assibey, has said that low lending rates should not be expected anytime soon, as the gap between the central bank’s policy rate and inflation rates remain wide - urging the Bank of Ghana to address the challenge.
Following BoG’s decision to...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has stated that the two former Guantanamo Bay detainees cannot be repatriated back because they were granted refugee status under the Mahama government in July 2016.
“Our hands are tied because they have been granted a legal status to...
Brussels Airlines, a unit of Lufthansa, has introduced a new promo dubbed “Super Fares” in its bid to increase passengers for the Ghana Europe route.
The Super Fares which is an Europe promo is ongoing from now until 17 February 2018.
Brussels has seen air fares cut down by between 10...
Despite efforts to clamp down on all human activities within the Bui Hydroelectric Dam enclave, illegal mining and logging continue to thrive in the area - posing a threat to safety of the national asset, B&FT has gathered.
According to the Chief of Bui Resettlement Camp, Nana Kwadwo Wuo II,...
Despite efforts to clamp down on all human activities within the Bui Hydroelectric Dam enclave, illegal mining and logging continue to thrive in the area - posing a threat to safety of the national asset, B&FT has gathered.
According to the Chief of Bui Resettlement Camp, Nana Kwadwo Wuo II,...