Ghana has again made history by being the first African country to successfully undergo a nuclear research reactor conversion from a Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) sensitive fuel, to a Lower Enriched Uranium (LEU) sensitive one. The conversion, which was done by a joint team of scientists from the United States (US) Security Department and China, … Read more
A Ghanaian non-governmental organization (NGO), Youth Empowerment Synergy (YES-Ghana), has dragged a US based NGO, Cooperative Housing Foundation operating in Ghana as Global Communities, to the Human Rights Court for abrogating a contract between the two organizations. The Ghanaian NGO is praying the Court to place an injunction on the termination of YES-Ghana’s involvement in … Read more
Cenpower Generation is set to add on stream a combine-cycle power plant of 350 megawatts to the country’s energy needs by the third quarter of this year. The US$ 900 million project, a special-purpose vehicle created to develop the Kpone Independent Power Plant (KIPP) in the Tema industrial zone, is a combine-cycle gas turbine plant. … Read more
Future of African agribusinesses is linked to maximizing use of technology – report Access to financial sources is not always the main key to ensure sustainability of agribusiness Access to financial sources is not always the main key to ensuring the sustainability of agribusiness ventures launched by young African entrepreneurs. This is the main finding … Read more
Prof. Emmanuel Debrah has called for an investment mechanism for LEAP beneficiaries to make them financially independent. Lauding the programmme, he explained that even though LEAP had reduced poverty and debt levels among the poor, there is the need to make it more sustainable to fully alleviate poverty among the vulnerable in Ghana. The Senior … Read more
The 2017 Champions League final in Cardiff could be played under a closed roof for the first time. UEFA will make the decision closer to the June 3 final at the Principality Stadium, local organising committee officials told a Champions League media briefing on Friday. The roof of the 74,500-capacity stadium has been closed in … Read more
About 23,700 jobs are expected to be created in Ghana’s construction sector by the end of the year. This follows a new report by the World Bank which shows that one million jobs will be available in Ghana’s construction sector between 2015 and 2020. Ghana’s Construction Sector grew by 4.9% in the first quarter of … Read more
About 23,700 jobs are expected to be created in Ghana’s construction sector by the end of the year. This follows a new report by the World Bank which shows that one million jobs will be available in Ghana’s construction sector between 2015 and 2020. Ghana’s Construction Sector grew by 4.9% in the first quarter of … Read more
The streets of Dubai may be known for architectural superlatives like Burj Khalifa, the highest of the world’s high-rises, and the Middle East’s largest shopping centre Dubai Mall. But a group of street artists now also wants to turn the concrete walls of a fast-growing urban sprawl into an open-air museum that celebrates Emirati heritage … Read more
Vivo Energy Ghana, the award-winning company behind the Shell brand in Ghana, has re-opened its Sunyani Bekwae station with additional exciting offerings in its ever-expanding network in Kumasi. This is the second Shell station to bring the global fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) to Kumasi residents. Speaking at the inauguration, the Executive Vice-President … Read more
Barring any last minutes hitches, Ghana would receive its first gas from the West Africa Gas Ltd. (WAGL) LNG terminal currently under construction in Tema on the 1st of July 2017. This, according to Ole Agerndal, the Project Director of WAGL, is as a result of “WAGL’s decision to fast-track the construction process in order … Read more
Government’s desire to stabilize Ghana’s gas supply to enhance electricity production has received a major boost as the West African Gas Limited, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation builds a 180million square cubic feet of gas plant at Tema. The project is expected to supply thermal plants in the Tema Power enclave with … Read more
Government’s desire to stabilize Ghana’s gas supply to enhance electricity production has received a major boost as the West African Gas Limited, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation builds a 180million square cubic feet of gas plant at Tema. The project is expected to supply thermal plants in the Tema Power enclave with … Read more
Twenty-five people have been trained in batik, tie and dye, soap making, beads making, dress making and Information Communication Technology (ICT) vocational at Navrongo in the Upper East Region. The training was organised by the Our Lady of Mercy Community Services (OLAM) in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development. Most of … Read more
Taking bribes and committing one’s self to vote for a particular party or person, has been cited as one of the major factors that account for the high numbers of rejected ballots during election periods. The Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in-charge of the Kassena-Nankana Municipal, Mr Paul Kwame Ganvu, … Read more
Members of the Our Lady of Mercy (OLAM) Kaana Manga Women Association have embarked on a peace march in the Navrongo Township to create awareness on the need for peace in this election period. The peace march was also aimed at drawing the attention of all women in the country to use their influential abilities … Read more
Ghana has the highest youth unemployment rates in the world with 30 per cent unemployed youth in its capital city, Mrs Vera Kafui Mills Odoi, Project Director, Youth Inclusive Entrepreneurial Development Initiative Employment (YIEDIE) has said Speaking at a round table discussion on Ghana’s unemployment rate at the University of Cape Coast, she said research … Read more
Ghana has the highest youth unemployment rates in the world with 30 per cent unemployed youth in its capital city, Mrs Vera Kafui Mills Odoi, Project Director, Youth Inclusive Entrepreneurial Development Initiative Employment (YIEDIE) has said Speaking at a round table discussion on Ghana’s unemployment rate at the University of Cape Coast, she said research … Read more
The issue of a device to instantly determine chemicals contamination has become sensitive in the country, especially given the fact that majority of fishes arrive at shore harvested through unapproved means. Fish processors and fishermen alike definitely wholeheartedly welcome an initiative that can help identify these once brought to shore. The minister in charge of … Read more
The Ghana Refugees Board has told AccraReport.com, it has so far registered about ninety six Syrian refugees since the war started. The Foreign Affairs Ministry announced a few weeks back that Ghana will welcome more Syrian refugees, especially those who have family and friends here. More Syrians have since been applying to settle in Ghana … Read more