Sunday, July 12, 2026
Mining giant Golden Star on February 1, 2018 reached an important milestone, as its Prestea Underground Mine in the Western Region achieved commercial production. The project construction of the Prestea Underground mine, including the installation of all ancillary infrastructure has been completed. Operational and gold production is expected to continue to...
ASA Savings and Loans Limited is to spend some GH¢225,000 on its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) this year in the areas of health and education. Last year, the company spent a total of GH¢157,507 on its CSR in all the 17 branches and 96 Business Centers across the country of...
About 30,000 smallholder legume farmers in the Northern Region are to benefit from a grant worth US$689,984 to help boost production of legumes using rhizome inoculant technology. Out of the number 9,000 are women, representing 30 percent selected from five regions: namely the Northern, Upper West, Upper East, Volta and...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Construction Sector has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, pass a law on interest payment for delayed payment of public construction works. A delayed payment law, according to the association, would among other things ensure funds for construction projects are well-budgeted for...
The Volta River Authority (VRA) is to import about 200 megawatts of power from neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire to augment local production and avert power rationing, otherwise known as ‘dumsor’, following shutdown of the Jubilee FPSO on February 1, 2018 for planned maintenance. The Jubilee Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO)...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to present his second State of the Nation address to Parliament on Thursday, February 8, 2018. The President’s address is also expected to reinforce belief in the economy, after he told reporters last month during his first year in office that the economy...
The Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP) has settled the claims of five farmers, under an outgrower scheme of Agricare Limited in Kumasi, whose farms were affected by drought and the Fall Army Worm. The farmers, who were subscribed to the insurance package by Agricare Limited as part of an agreement...
Following the announcement that American multinational oil and gas company- ExxonMobil Corporation is to begin full operations in Ghana this year – 2018, it brings a lot of hope to the country’s nascent oil and gas industry. However, following the latest accountability and transparency report index (P-TRAC) which focuses on...
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called on government to address delays to input distribution, the poor quality of inputs, as well as bureaucracies holding back smooth implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative. According to the PFAG, reports from its regional monitoring identified loopholes...
The Customs Service Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been urged to remove all barriers to trade and promote a conducive environment to attract international trade. Deputy Finance Minister Kwaku Kwarteng, speaking on the theme ‘A Secure Business Environment for Economic Development’ at the World Custom Day in...