AfDB to support Ghanaian women in agribusiness
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to offer Ghana a $20-million loan facility to support women entrepreneurs in agriculture and agribusiness in the country. The fund will be channelled through the Ghana Incentive-based Risk-sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL), which leverages lending to people in agriculture and agribusiness through a risk-sharing scheme. The facility, which […]
Man, 38, busted at KIA with $1.4m dollars
Operatives of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) have busted a member of a money laundering syndicate in the country. The suspect, Darwich Hussein, 38, a Lebanese, who was travelling to Beirut, Lebanon, was arrested with $1.4 million and 256,000 euros in his carry-on bag at the KIA in Accra […]
Drunk dad rapes daughter after mistaking her for his wife
The 59-year-old dad came home “stinking of alcohol” and crawled into his daughter’s bed thinking she was his wife. He heraped his own 15-year-old daughter after mistaking her for his wife – and the victim has forgiven him and hit out at a social worker, a court heard. The 59-year-old dad came home “stinking of […]
Government bans importation of excavators in Ghana
Cabinet has placed a temporary ban on the importation of excavators in efforts to combat illegal mining. The ban takes effect from May 1, 2019, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Transport and signed by the sector minister, Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah in Accra. According to statement, the ban will remain in […]
