Indigenous Ghanaian Airline, Africa World Airlines will be flying three times a week to its newest destination, Wa, the Upper West Regional Capital. The Company yesterday September 5 2019 opened advance ticket sales for Wa and customers can purchase same for the first flight due on October 15 2019. The company said there will be […]
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AWA agrees to start commercial flights to Wa in October
Indigenous Ghanaian Airline, Africa World Airlines has after meetings and deliberations with the Minister and officials of the Aviation Ministry, agreed to commence commercial flights to Wa, the Upper West Regional Capital, from October 2019. A statement from the Aviation Ministry and signed by the the sector Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda gave the tentative date […]
Maximise digital technology to drive agriculture for poverty alleviation-Dr Bawumia
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has charged African governments to be proactive and have the political will to use digital technology to provide decent job opportunities for the youth and promote social inclusion. He said enhancing the use of digital technology, for instance, in agriculture can also ensure economic growth and help alleviate poverty on the […]
PDS touts achievements in 4 months; GH₵3.3bn debt reduced by over GH₵1bn-outages drop by 20.5%
By Elvis DARKO, Accra Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited has listed a number of operational improvements realised in the first four months of its operations in the Southern Distribution Zone. GH₵3.3bn ECG debt reduced by over GH₵1bn The company said Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) outstanding debt of about GH₵3.3 billion, which has been […]
Govt to support rural farmers with subsidised mobile phones
The Minister of State in charge of Agriculture, Dr Nurah Gyiele, has hinted of moves by government to subsidise mobile phones for rural farmers to augment the huge subsidies given to farmers in seed and fertilisers with technology. He says the move forms part of government’s efforts to improve mobile network and access to internet […]
Create fund to support real estate sector – Dr Orleans-Lindsay
Real estate developer and executive chairman of JL Holdings, Dr James Orleans-Lindsay has renewed his call on government to establish a fund to support players in the real estate sector provide affordable housing units for Ghanaians. A construction levy or fund, according to Dr Orleans-Lindsay, will afford developers lower interests on loans taken to build […]
Zero seed imports for 2019 crop season – Agric Minister
The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has revealed that for the first time, Ghana did not import any seeds in the 2019 crop season. He was speaking at the launch of the new ‘Leadership4Africa’ Forum for African Agriculture Ministers held in Accra yesterday. The Minister said, “Improved seed that our own scientists had […]
Create internship opportunities for students-Dr. Awal to Entrepreneurs
Minister of Business Development, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has appealed to entrepreneurs to create internship opportunities for students and give them essential skills to equip themselves. This, he said, is the surest and practical way in building an entrepreneurial culture among students before they come out of school. He also urged entrepreneurs to create more […]
COCOBOD set to distribute electronic cocoa weighing scales soon
The Chief Executive Officer of Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo says the Board will soon distribute electronic scales that will be used to weigh cocoa in farming communities across the country. He said this at Pramkese in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region as part of his working visit to the region. Mr. […]
Vice President Bawumia announces new fiscal regime for Mining sector soon
Government will soon introduce a new fiscal regime for the mining sector to ensure Ghana derives maximum benefit from the extraction of her mineral resources, the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed. The paradigm shift in the thinking behind the utilisation of Ghana’s mineral resources would seek to ensure value addition to the minerals […]
COCOBOD to eliminate labour-intensive aspects of Cocoa farming-CEO
The decision by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to import and distribute motorized slashers to cocoa farmers in the country was born out of the government’s recognition of the need to alleviate the labour intensive parts of cocoa farming; beginning from planting to harvesting and then on to the sale of their harvest. It is […]
Gov’t increases 2020 daily minimum by 11 percentage points
The 2020 National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) has gone up 11 percentage points over the 2019 NDMW of GHC 10.65 to GHC11.82, effective from January 1, 2020. This is in pursuance to the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) section 113 (1) (a) and the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921). Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, […]