The Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Ms Sigrid Kaag visited Ghana on Monday, November 27,2017. Since her assumption of office some weeks ago, Ghana is the first African country she has visited. The purpose of her visit was to  reaffirm and further strengthen the excellent relations between...
The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has reminded all technical universities of the need to resolve all the outstanding transitional issues to make the conversion process complete. Most polytechnics in the country were converted into technical universities through the promulgation of the Technical Universities Act, 2016, ACT 922,...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said government will increase the installed generation capacity by about 487MW through Cenpower (340MW), Early Power Phase 1 (147MW), this year to meet the growing demand for electricity. Presenting the budget, he said the country’s installed generation capacity was increased from 4,132 MW in 2016...
Ghana is set to get its first waste to energy recycling plant, as the Ghana Plastic Manufacturers Association readies to establish a £5million recycling facility. The plant, to be located at Akunse in the Eastern Region, will transform sachet-water-bags waste into carrybags, which after use will also be converted -...
  Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Ami Mehl, has thrown has his weight behind the President’s quest to move Ghana from an aid-dependent country to trade. According to him, Ghana after 60 years does not need aid or assistance but needs to cooperate with other countries, as the many problems can be...
I have no idea who you would love included in your ideal Black Stars squad, but what I know for a certain is that there are so many footballers of Ghanaian descent that if we had succeeded in poaching, might have helped us to achieve something. Over the years, the...
Golden Star Resources Limited has been adjudged Mining Company of the Year at the 2017 edition of the Ghana Mining Industry Awards. Golden Star beat competition from over 10 other mining companies to win the top award at the 4th Ghana Mining Industry Awards, organised by the Ghana Chamber of...
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana is pleased to issue its official opinion on the 2018 Budget Statement and Economic Policy presented by the Minister of Finance to the Parliament of Ghana on Wednesday 15, November, 2017. The Akufo-Addo Government presented its...
The 4th Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA 2017) brings together over 400 industry players in the oil and gas industry annually from downstream, mainstream and upstream specifically. The awards recognises achievements from local and international companies involved in the Ghana oil and gas sector and rewarded those that have played...
Danish investors who trooped into the country last week, with Queen Magarethe II of Denmark, have shown interest to invest in government’s flagship One District, One Factory programme. In an interview with the B&FT at a forum organised last week as part of the visit, CEO of the Ghana Investment...