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Nana Akufo-Addo announced this when he addressed a presidential debate with President Macky Sal of Senegal at the fifth edition of the Africa CEOs Forum in Geneva
Nana Akufo-Addo announced this when he addressed a presidential debate with President Macky Sal of Senegal at the fifth edition of the Africa CEOs Forum in Geneva

Ghana to establish Bauxite Development Authority — Prez

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the establishment of an integrated bauxite and aluminium development authority tasked with mobilising the relevant resources towards the development of an integrated industry right from the extraction of bauxite to the production of aluminium.

Joseph Kofi Adda, Minister for Sanitation Water and Resources
Joseph Kofi Adda, Minister for Sanitation Water and Resources

Ghana faces water crisis -Within 20 years due to activities of galamsey operators

As Ghana joined the international community to mark World Water Day yesterday, the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and its stakeholders have warned of a possible scarcity of potable water nationwide in the near future if the pollution of water bodies is not addressed

Fire destroys Metro Mass Transit bus (photos)
Fire destroys Metro Mass Transit bus (photos)

Fire destroys Metro Mass Transit bus (photos)

One of the newly acquired buses of the Metro Mass Transit was burnt beyond repairs on Wednesday at Opeikuma junction.

The bus with registration number GR 5182-15 caught fire whilst it was transporting passengers.

Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah, Director of the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital addressing participants at the graduation ceremony
Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah, Director of the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital addressing participants at the graduation ceremony

Ghana produces first batch of Plastic Surgery, Burns nurses

The National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre (NRPSBC) has taken a bold step to save the country thousands of cedis that go into the training of Plastic Surgery and Burns nurses abroad.

Prof. Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, Vice Chancellor, UPSA
Prof. Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, Vice Chancellor, UPSA

UPSA fans entrepreneurial spirit in students

The Faculty of Accounting and Finance (FAF) of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has launched its Professional Week celebrations with a charge to students to build their entrepreneurial skills while in school.

Mr John Dekyem Attafuah
Mr John Dekyem Attafuah

Ghana Airport Company gets new MD

Mr John Dekyem Attafuah, a Management Consultant, has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited.

He holds a degree in Computer Science and Statistics, from the University of Ghana, Legon, and a Master of Science degree, in Systems Development from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

Mr Andy Karas (3rd left) explaining a point during the press briefing. Those with him are Mr Kwesi Korboe (right), Mr Kevin Sharp (left), and Mr Brian Conklin (2nd left), both representatives of USAID.
Mr Andy Karas (3rd left) explaining a point during the press briefing. Those with him are Mr Kwesi Korboe (right), Mr Kevin Sharp (left), and Mr Brian Conklin (2nd left), both representatives of USAID.

Over 140,000 farmers benefit from agric programme in Northern Region

More than 140,000 farmers in the Northern Region have had their incomes doubled in the last four years following a policy to make high-yielding seed varieties accessible to rural farmers under the Feed the Future (FTF) programme of the US government.

Mr Simon Osei-Mensah
Mr Simon Osei-Mensah

Bosomtwe District honours minister, two others

As part of activities marking Ghana’s diamond jubilee celebration, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr Simon Osei-Mensah, and two other indigenes of the Bosomtwe District have been honoured  at a special ceremony at Kuntanase by the Bosomtwe District Assembly for their meritorious support towards the development of the area.

The two other awardees are the Presiding Member (PM) of the Bosomtwe Assembly, Lawyer Joseph Kwasi Assumin, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.

ACP Alex Amenyo, the Oda Divisional Police Commander
ACP Alex Amenyo, the Oda Divisional Police Commander

Oda Police to reduce menace of narcotic drugs in municipality

The Oda Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr Alex Amenyo, has warned that his outfit will work relentlessly to reduce the menace of narcotic drugs in the municipality to the barest minimum.

In this regard, he has admonished his men to intensify the search for narcotic drug dealers in the area in order to bring them to book to serve as a deterrent to others.

 The collapsed school building
The collapsed school building

Rainstorm destroys school and compels pupils to study under tree

A rainstorm last Sunday night hit the Asante Mampong Municipality in Ashanti, leading to the destruction of the Patasi-Sesease-Kokoben (PSK) MA primary school.

The storm destroyed the entire six-classroom block of the school including the furniture, staff common room and a store.

Mr Paul Asare Ansah (head of table) addressing members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism
Mr Paul Asare Ansah (head of table) addressing members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism

Tema Shipyard and Drydock Company receives GH¢13.5m boost

Tema Shipyard and Drydock Company Limited has received a major boost with the injection of GH¢13.5 million from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to enhance the effective operation of the company.

The money, which is refundable, will be used for the procurement of needed logistics for use at the facility.

Mr Alan Kyerematen - Minister of Trade and Industry
Mr Alan Kyerematen - Minister of Trade and Industry

‘Don’t allow foreigners to take over retail of mobile phones’

Some mobile phone dealers in Accra have threatened to shut down all Chinese mobile phone shops in Accra following what they described as an attempt by their Asian counterparts  to take over the phone retail  business.

According to the mobile phone operators, although the country’s laws only permitted foreigners to trade in the wholesale sector, the Chinese had ventured into the retail trade in a manner that was having a debilitating effect on local dealers.

Mr Carl Sackey
Mr Carl Sackey

GCNet to help GRA meet target

Ghana Community Network Services (GCNet), the information technology company which provides trade facilitation services for the country, says it will work with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to enable it to exceed its revenue target for the year.

The 2017 Budget tasked the GRA to collect 33 per cent more revenue this year than it did last year, although the government has abolished and reduced some domestic taxes.

Ms Cathering Afeku -  Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts
Ms Cathering Afeku - Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts

Kintampo Waterfalls closed down

The Kintampo Waterfalls, the tourist facility at Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region, has been closed down indefinitely following the  incident there last Sunday which claimed the lives of 19 revellers.

The acting Brong Ahafo Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Sergeant Sampson Gbande, confirmed to the Daily Graphic that the Kintampo Municipal Security Council took the action in the wake of the incident.

Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC)
Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC)

TUC urges government to raise tax-free threshold

The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has described the 2017 budget as an ambitious one that seeks to address the challenges confronting the country.

It further described it as a budget consistent with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s statement that he was in a hurry to return Ghana to a growth path that would bring prosperity to all Ghanaians, irrespective of their sex or location.

File photo
File photo

41 Police recruits sacked for forgery

Forty-one police trainees have been dismissed from police training schools for allegedly using fake certificates to get recruited into the Ghana Police Service.

Out of the number, 22  trainees were dismissed  from the Puwalugu Police Training School in the Upper East Region, 10  from the Kumasi Police Training School in the Ashanti Region, five from the Police Training School in the Greater Accra Region, two from the Police Training School in Koforidua, Eastern Region, while two were from the Ho Police Training School in the Volta Region.

Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (right), the Minister of Education, exchanging pleasantries with Madam Tove Degnbol, the Danish Ambassador to Ghana, after the meeting. Picture: EDNA ADU-SERWAA
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (right), the Minister of Education, exchanging pleasantries with Madam Tove Degnbol, the Danish Ambassador to Ghana, after the meeting. Picture: EDNA ADU-SERWAA

Danish Government to provide $15m for skills development

The Danish Government has committed $15 million to support skills development in the country, the Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Madam Tove Degnbol, has announced.

She said the amount was a renewal of an earlier $15 million towards both formal and informal skills development in the country.

Affail Monney is seeking re-election as President of GJA
Affail Monney is seeking re-election as President of GJA

GJA releases list of 456 journalists eligible to vote

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has released a final list of 456 journalists who are eligible to vote in the planned March 31, 2017 national elections.

The revised list of 456 members is different from the 988 members which was earlier published by the association in the national dailies and on the GJA website on March 1, 2017.

Kintampo Waterfalls closed down indefinitely

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture have in consultation with the Brong Ahafo Regional Security Council (Regsec), ordered the indefinite closure of the Kintampo Waterfalls. 

Mr Tony Elumelu
Mr Tony Elumelu

Elumelu Foundation supports 79 Ghanaian entrepreneurs

The Tony Elumelu Foundation, through its Entrepreneurship Programme, has supported 79 Ghanaian entrepreneurs over the last two years.

The programme, which started in 2015, provided these 79 entrepreneurs with business skills training courses, mentoring, an entrepreneurship ‘boot camp’ and seed capital funding.

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