Indian hemp farming to be permitted in Ghana
Ghana is to permit the farming or cultivation of Indian hemp (weed) under license for industrial or medicinal purposes. The Head of Communications and Media Relations at the Narcotics Control Commission, Francis Opoku Amoah made this known in a statement. In 2020, some countries in Africa through their national legislations decided to permit the cultivation […]
Ghana Garden and Flower Show launched
The Ghana Garden and Flower Show began in 2013 with 14 exhibitors. It has since grown to about 140 exhibitors. The Garden and Flower Show is to create awareness among Ghanaians the commercial, aesthetic and health benefits of having gardens and flowers in homes, offices, etc. The annual gathering of garden enthusiasts is enjoying a […]
Ghana remains Africa’s top gold producing nation
Ghana remains Africa’s top producing nation of gold despite the decline of gold production in 2020 due to issues related to the pandemic and others. In 2019 Ghana produced 5 million ounces of gold, surpassing South Africa’s production of 4.2-million ounces. With traditional companies and artisanal miners contributing to Ghana’s gold production, some of the […]
Report: Impact of pandemic in Ghana reveals 16,000 agribusiness firms remain closed, 78,000 staff laid-off
COVID-19 has affected almost all sectors of the economy and agribusinesses, which form an important part of the economy. New data on the impact of the pandemic on agribusinesses in Ghana suggest it may take a little more time and support for businesses to recover from the impact of the pandemic. According to a Report […]
North Korea introduces new law to stamp out any kind of foreign influence
North Korea has introduced a sweeping new law which seeks to stamp out any kind of foreign influence – harshly punishing anyone caught with foreign films, clothing or even using slang. Anyone caught with large amounts of media from South Korea, the United States or Japan now faces the death penalty. Those caught watching face […]
Mali’s junta leader sworn in as president
Col Assimi Goïta, the leader of Mali’s junta, was officially sworn in Monday as the country’s interim president and promised “credible, fair and transparent elections”. These are expected in February next year, AFP reports. Two weeks ago he had removed the transitional president and prime minister in a coup – the second he’d engineered in […]
Global spending on cloud computing surpasses $300 billion – Report
Cloud Services have become an integral part of business operations for many large companies and in 2020 the industry earned an estimated revenue of over $300 billion globally. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, global public IT cloud services market revenue for 2020 was at $312.4B – a 34% Increase from 2019. In 2016, global […]
Foreign Affairs Minister bids farewell to outgoing British High Commissioner to Ghana Iain Walker
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has bid farewell to the outgoing British High Commissioner to Ghana Iain Walker. Mr. Walker was appointed British High Commissioner to Accra in August 2017. Prior to that, he served as Board Member of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London as its Director […]
The relevance of June 4 Revolution
The relevance of June 4 has been underscored as critical in modern Politics, more than four decades after the insurgency that arose out of a combination of corruption, bad governance, frustration among the public, and lack of discipline and frustrations within the Ghanaian Army. Radio Ghana finds out from a member of the June 4 […]
Shopify expands partnership with Google Cloud to enable global growth
Google Cloud and Shopify, a global commerce company, have announced an expanded partnership that will enable Shopify’s more than 1.7 million merchants to have access to Google Cloud’s technology across a broader set of regions. And, by leveraging Google Cloud’s power-efficient resources globally, Shopify is working to reduce its overall carbon footprint while delivering a […]
Leadership of Parliament meet media
For leadership of Parliament, the second meeting of the first session of the eighth Parliament will be packed. 22 referrals have been made to the various committees for consideration while 44 questions have been admitted to be answered by Ministers. The Leadership of the House have interacted with the Parliamentary Press Corps in Accra. More […]
13% upward adjustment in transport fares takes effect from Saturday June 5
In line with the administrative arrangement on public transport fares, the Road Transport Operators have reviewed upwards the prices of public transport fares across all category of services by 13% with effect from Saturday June 5. A Press Release issued by the Road Transport Operators stated that this is to accommodate predominantly an increase in […]
Africa Centre for Retirement Research reacts to pension schemes past credit transfer
The Africa Centre for Retirement Research (ACRR), has reacted to the call of The FORUM for Registered Public Sector Labour Unions to transfer past credit currently managed by SSNIT to second tier occupational pension schemes. According to a statement signed by Abdallah Mashud, the Executive Director of the Africa Centre For Retirement Research, such a […]
Bank of Ghana reduces policy rate
Bank of Ghana in its monetary policy committee meeting has reduced its interest rate to support the recovery of the economy. The monetary policy committee reduced the rate to 13.5% from 14.5%, Governor Ernest Addison told reporters on Monday in Accra. More on Video Click Below For Details MPC-Press-Release-31st May-2021 Meanwhile potential borrowers of Ghana’s […]
