All is still not well in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Nandom Constituency of the Upper West Region, six months after the party lost one of its safest seats at December 7, 2016, polls to the then opposition New Patriotic Party candidate, Ambrose P. Dery. One would have thought that since that crushing … Read more
The Exim Bank Ghana is to support the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) with GH¢100,000 each to promote the export drive of the government. The support which is expected to start in July this year will be mainly in the form of capacity building, identification of an exportable product and the development of a … Read more
Ghana’s desire to increase cocoa production has suffered a major setback as it has been revealed that 40% of all cocoa trees in Ghana are not productive. Out of the 40%, 17% have been affected by swollen shoot disease while 23% are over 30 years and had become unproductive. Ghana, the second-largest producing country in … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has tasked the staff of the Board to work hard to change the bad image the board has gained in the recent past. Mr. Aidoo says in recent times very negative stories have been published in the media as well as the politicisation … Read more
Ghana’s desire to increase cocoa production has suffered a major setback as it has been revealed that 40% of all cocoa trees in Ghana are not productive. Out of the 40%, 17% have been affected by swollen shoot disease while 23% are over 30 years and had become unproductive. Ghana, the second-largest producing country in … Read more
A conservationist who was training rangers to track and protect black rhinos in Rwanda has been killed by one of the animals, the organisation he worked for has said in a statement. Information about the exact circumstances of Hungarian Krisztian Gyongyi’s death on Wednesday morning in Akagera National Park is “still being gathered”, said Peter … Read more
Officials of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) are beginning the process to review and in some cases abrogate service contracts, it has described as “senseless and outrageous.” The Chief Executive of the Authority, Kwesi Agyemang Busia, told Joy News in an exclusive interview Wednesday it is unacceptable that service providers were taking 70 … Read more
The Asantehene, Otumfuor Osei Tutu II has offered himself as the promoter of Ghana’s cocoa as his contribution towards the campaign to inspire people to patronise cocoa products. The Asantehene made the declaration when Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) Joseph Boahen Aidoo paid a courtesy call on him at his palace on Wednesday, … Read more
American tourism companies are seeing early signs that US President Donald Trump’s still-young administration is hitting foreign visits and fear “destination USA” could suffer further in the years to come. Travel industry executives in particular expressed anguish over Trump’s proposed travel ban on visitors from seven predominately Muslim countries, an issue the US president raised … Read more
Celebrated Ghanaian entrepreneur and President and Chairman of Groupe Nduom (GN), a multinational conglomerate, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has won another international award in the United Kingdom (UK). The business magnate was early this year recognised and commended by the State of Georgia in the United States of America (USA) for his tremendous impact on … Read more
Celebrated Ghanaian entrepreneur and President and Chairman of Groupe Nduom (GN), a multinational conglomerate, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has won another international award in the United Kingdom (UK). The business magnate was early this year recognised and commended by the State of Georgia in the United States of America (USA) for his tremendous impact on … Read more
Member of Parliament for Cape Coast Constituency, Kweku Rickett Hagan has donated 2,748 pieces of mathematical set to pupils writing the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) within the Cape Coast metropolis. The gesture is intended to relieve parents of the burden of buying mathematical sets for their wards because of the exams, which some … Read more
Broadcaster and host of the morning show on Madina-based Oman FM and NET2 Television, Fiifi Boafo has quit the media. According to Myjoyonline.com sources the Broadcaster has taken up a new post as Special Assistant to the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod). For some days now, the voice of regular host of the … Read more
About eight hundred New Patriotic Party activists engaged by the Akufo-Addo government to replace dismissed Beneficiary Monitoring Assistants of the Youth Employment Agency employed under the National Democratic Congress are seething with anger over deep cuts in their salaries. The newly employed NPP activists who are mostly Constituency Youth Organizers of the governing party, the … Read more
Even before the National Executives of the opposition National Democratic Congress gives the go-ahead for the election of a flagbearer for the 2020 elections, a nationwide research conducted by The aL-hAJJ indicates former President John Mahama has an edge over his potential competitors. This is in spite of the immediate past President’s abysmal performance in … Read more
One of the largest clinical trials for prostate cancer has given “powerful results”, say UK researchers. A drug for treating prostate cancer that has spread was found to save lives when offered earlier, a study found. The trial looked at abiraterone as an additional treatment in patients with prostate cancer who were about to start … Read more
Even before the National Executives of the opposition National Democratic Congress gives the go-ahead for the election of a flag bearer for the 2020 elections, a nationwide research conducted by The aL-hAJJ indicates former President John Mahama has an edge over his potential competitors. This is in spite of the immediate past President’s abysmal performance … Read more
The US tourism industry faces the possibility of another “lost decade” of foreign visitors due to President Donald Trump’s travel ban, a leading hotel executive said Monday. Jonathan Tisch, chief executive of Loews Hotel & Co., warned that policies viewed as hostile to foreign visitors could damage the US industry, much as a visa crackdown … Read more
Neogenics Education Consult has launched the second edition of its Education Community Awards (EDUCOM). The Award, scheduled for Saturday August 19 2017, is designed to acknowledge stakeholders within the education sector for their various contributions to the promotion or development of education. “The purpose of the awards is ti identify positive contributions within the education … Read more
The food industry is turning to the same technology used by virtual currencies to strengthen food safety and inventory management by tracking meats and crops from farm to table. Working with IBM, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores is testing the technology system on mangos in the United States and pork in China. Blockchain, the underlying technology … Read more