From Yahaya MASAHUDU, Tamale GUINEA fowl farming is an age-old occupation, mostly for smallholder farmers in northern Ghana. Till date, smallholder farmers account for the majority of guinea fowl farmers. Traditionally, the birds are kept for socio-cultural purposes such as contracting marriage, gift-giving, sacrifices, celebrating guinea fowl festival, and funerals. Farmers also rear them for […]
The construction of the 1050 megawatt Lamu Coal plant in Kenya is expected to create some one thousand seven hundred and sixty one jobs during the initial stage. The 2 billion dollar plant to be constructed by Amu Power Company Limited, a single-purpose entity that is 51 percent owned by Centum investments, a Kenyan investment […]
Mobile Telecommunications giant, MTN has launched the 10th anniversary celebrations of its Mobile Money operations in the country. According to the company, the introduction of the Mobile Money Service has brought in its wake, tremendous benefits to patrons and clients of the company, following the introduction of additional services. General Manager in charge of Mobile […]
The floor price for Cocoa has been pegged at US$2,600, by stakeholders from Ghana and the Ivory Coast after a two day meeting encapsulating Cocoa Trade houses, processors and manufacturers in Accra. A statement issued by Cocobod a while ago and made available to BestNewsGH.com explained that a technical meeting would be held in Abidjan […]
Pamela Gondwe, an employee of Barclays Bank Longacres Branch on Monday this week, disappeared with US400,000 Cash, the Watchdog has been briefed. She recently returned from a trip to Ghana with her West African boyfriend. Pamela was one of the people entrusted with the Vault (Dollar Safe box). Two weeks ago she went to work […]
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have suspended the sale of cocoa beans to the open market under the 2020/2021 crop season until further notice. The move, which is the first of its kind by the two countries, is meant to put pressure on stakeholders to adopt a floor price for cocoa beans. The suspension was announced […]
Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has agreed that his country would help Guyana’s energy sector, Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon said. Briefing the media after Akufo-Addo was conferred with Guyana’s national award, the Order of Excellence by President David Granger, Harmon said the technical assistance cooperation would be provided free of cost. […]
4G mobile broadband service provider, Busy Internet, has appointed Rosy Fynn as its new CEO effective June 10, 2019. Ms Fynn holds a first degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Smith College and an MBA from Harvard Business School, both in Massachusetts, USA. Rosy comes into this new role with a wealth of strategic […]
Ghana and Ivory Coast will today present a united position on a fixed minimum price to sell cocoa beans to over 300 representatives of cocoa buyers and processors from around the world. The move is aimed at making the two countries price determiners, and no longer price takers. Persons familiar with the matter said the […]
Some 1,600 jobs in the shea industry are to be created for local women in Ghana’s Northern Region, thanks to a collaboration between the Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) and the Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SEHP). Dubbed the ‘Shea Enterprise Project Initiative’, the project aims to economically empower women engaged in the shea value chain […]
Government has served notice it will soon begin the Community Mining Programme which will see mining concessions reserved across the various mining regions. A statement signed by the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng announcing the move, invited interested persons to register with the Various Metropolitan, Municipal […]
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is advocating for a new model contract which pays oil companies for each barrel of crude oil recovered from the ground or seabed. According to the independent public policy institute, this model will provide huge foreign reserves for Ghana’s development. Some countries using the model Several countries, including Iran, […]
