The shortage of premix fuel in communities within the South Dayi constituency in the Volta Region, has resulted in untold economic hardship for the people of the area, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Member of Parliament for the area, has revealed.
According to him, fishermen are unable to go about their daily business...
The Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide as well as the Acting Director General of the National Sports Authority Robert Sarfo Mensah have been suspended from office, by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo.
The suspension which takes immediate effect is in reaction to the visa scandal which has...
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...
Government has estimated US$400million as the amount needed to dredge and clean the heavy mercury content from the Ankobra River in the Western Region, due to the activities of illegal small-scale mining.
This followed an assessment of the river’s turbidity level by a private research firm, which was commissioned by...
Paa Grant-Krakue-Asmah International Governance Center has been launched at Mpohor District in the Western Region to deepen knowledge, advocate for developmental, train the youth and help better the economy of the area among others.
The center, named after some of the founding members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in...
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says although his administration has only been in office for 15 months, the track record of Government, in the first year, indicates that the Agenda for Jobs, which formed the basis upon which he won the 2016 election, is on...
The Inflation Rate for March 2018 dropped marginally to 10.4%, representing 0.2% decrease from the 10.6% recorded in February, 2018.
According to the release issued by Ghana Statistical Service at a news conference (GSS) in Accra, “the year-on-year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 10.4...
Vice President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Humprey Ayim-Darke, has asked government to adopt innovative ways of financing planned reforms at the country’s seaports without levying shippers overbearingly.
Specifically, he called for a shift from situations where shippers are made to bear the cost of revenue enhancing programmes...
Delays in the completion of some projects - notably roads, schools among other infrastructure funded with proceeds from the petroleum revenue - led to cost overruns of at least GH¢104million, according to some 11 projects monitored by Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC).
In some cases, the cost of projects...
HFC Bank has given indication it will raise an additional GH¢255million through a renounceable rights issue, in a bid to meet the GH¢400million new minimum capital requirement.
The bank raised GH¢50million in a similar fashion in November 2017 to meet the then-minimum capital requirement of GH¢120million; and according to its...
















