About 500 local and foreign exhibitors have expressed interest in taking part in the International Trade Fair to be hosted in the Northern Regional Capital, Tamale under the auspices of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) and Ghana Trade Fair Company. The 20th edition, scheduled to take place between February 26 and Mach 7, 2016, […]
The assertion that the average Northern Ghanaian woman spends about 70 percent of her time on house chores alone cannot be far from the truth as most women in this part of the country are less educated and are mostly not allowed to take decisions that affect their lives for personal development. Despite the acceptance
Communication Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah has said Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko is one of the main reasons Nana Akufo-Addo can never ascend to the presidency.“You see Gabby Asare Otchere Darko is part of the reason why Nana Akufo-Addo will never be president of this country,” Dr Omane Boamah said on Joy FM’s special end-of-year edition
A clerk assigned to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has been arrested for allegedly concealing vital information in connection with the state’s appeal challenging the freeing of businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome.Officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) picked up Kafui Bansah after it emerged that he had deliberately refused to enter the
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has denied allegations that it is turning down an invitation to meet with the former chair of the Nigerian Independent Electoral Commission Prof. Attahiru Jega. The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is organising a public forum to be addressed by Jega, but reports making rounds are that the electoral body
President Mahama has conferred national honours on some 28 prominent Ghanaians including former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor at a special event in Accra. The former governor of the Bank of Ghana was honored with the Companion of the Order of the Volta award in Accra Friday. Dr. Duffuor was among 28 dignitaries who were
About 30% of poultry imported into the country are injected with water, Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture has revealed.Dr. Bissiw disclosed this in an interview with Media practitioner Thursday December 10.According to the Deputy Minister, this practice is done by the perpetrators in order to increase the weight of the
A member of the Council of Elders for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Ayisi Boateng, has said the suspension of General Secretary Kwabena Agyepong and the second Vice-Chairman, Sammy Crabbe, will not create any disaffection for the party.He told ghnewsnew Reporter that, the party members identified the problems confronting the party, and if
A member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has described as “laughable” the reasons adduced by the leadership of the party to justify the indefinite suspension of general secretary Kwabena Agyepong, second vice-chairman Sammy Crabbe, and Chairman Paul Afoko.In a statement, Dr Kennedy said those charges “diminish the proud traditions
Farming is a lowly job with a poor image and low profile. As young people flock to cities to realize their dreams, what will be the future of agriculture and food industry? Youth – defined by the United Nations as aged between 15 to 24 – make up 18% of the world’s population. According to
