Agriculture General News

CSIR-FORIC rewards Best Workers, Retirees, called on workers to plan towards retirement

1,616  Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR- FORIG as part of activities to mark end of the year rewarded best workers and eight (8) retired staff who work at the institution between eighteen to forty-two years for their commitment and contribution to the institution over the years. Professor Dr. Daniel A. Ofori Director at […]

General News Health

Reduce prices of medicines – Pharmaceutical Society demands over cedi appreciation

1,600  The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana is demanding an immediate reduction in the prices of medicines over the appreciation of the cedi. The Society is concerned that despite the relative stability in the rate of the cedi, prices of drugs continue to remain high. It therefore wants players in the pharmaceutical supply chain “including manufacturers, […]

General News Politics

Ashanti Regional Minister Urges MMDAs To Work Closely with Security Agencies To Prevent Crime

1,738  The Ashanti Regional Minister has charged the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to work closely with the various security agencies to combat crimes in their areas. Mr. Simon Osei Mensah said with resurgence of criminal activities in the neighbouring countries and the threat of terrorists activities in the West African sub-region, it would […]

General News Politics

“Why are we entertaining such nonsense’ – Subin MP on Ofori-Atta’s continued stay in office

1,663  Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi says Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta would have been sacked long ago in any civilised democratic country. The NPP MP in an interview with JoyNews on Tuesday said the rebel MPs demanding Ofori-Atta’s dismissal will hold President Akufo-Addo to his promise to remove the Minister after the […]

Business General News

9 Eurobonds maturing in 10 years could cost government $7.85bn – Finance Ministry

1,479  The government of Ghana was expected to pay outstanding Eurobond loans worth at least $7.85 billion in the next 10 years, without a debt restructuring. According to data contained in the 2021 debt report released by the Finance Ministry, nine outstanding Eurobonds maturing in the next the 10 years could cost government at least […]

Agriculture General News

Farmers could face acute shortage of farming inputs due to government’s indebtedness – Minority

1,490  The Minority in Parliament says farmers are set to face a crisis during the next planting season if government does not settle its indebtedness to suppliers. Government currently owes suppliers of fertilizer and improved seedlings several millions of cedis. Speaking during the consideration of budget estimates for the Ministry of Agric, Deputy Ranking Member […]

General News Social

Eastern Region leads forced early child marriage-Report

1,374  The statistics in 2017-18 available revealed that the Eastern Region of Ghana was leading forced early child marriage in Ghana. Julina Abbeyguaye, the Acting Eastern Regional Director at the Department of Gender at National stakeholders meeting on End Child Marriage in Ghana ,in Kumasi organized by Ministry of Gender ,Social and children protection in […]