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Continue the good work – Pokua Sawyer commends farmers

The Member of Parliament for Agona East, Queenstar Maame Pokua Sawyerr has lauded the roles farmers in her constituency play to sustain the nation...

Farmers are worth more than National awards – MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona East, Hon Obaatanpa Queenstar Maame Pokua Sawyerr has observed farmers in the country are worth more than...

Farmers’ Day holiday has no significance to farmers; abolish it – GAWU

The General Agricultural Workers Union, an umbrella of the Ghana Trades Union Congress, has asked government to cancel the celebration of farmers’ day as...

Minority to haul fisheries Minister to Parliament

The Minority in Parliament has hinted it will sermon Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye to Parliament to address issues on the...

Minority to haul fisheries Minister to Parliament over pre-mix fuel diversion

The Minority in Parliament has hinted on plans to drag the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye to address Members of Parliament...

First Lady sells "stable and peaceful" Ghana to Chinese investors

First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has assured Chinese investors at a conference to promote trade relations between Ghana and China in Hunan in the...

‘The broad agenda for 2018 is to create jobs’

Accra, Nov. 25, GNA - Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, the Deputy Minister of Finance, says the broad agenda for 2018 and the medium term is...

AFAG welcomes pro-poor& growth focused budget

AFAG welcomes the 2018 budget statement warm-heartedly. We noted three critical pro-poor interventions which if implemented to the latter would go a long way...

Violent Shepherds: The ugly story of clashes between nomadic herdsmen and farmers

"Most of the armed robberies going on in the region and elsewhere, some are criminals. For instance in the northern region those I arrested last...

FULL TEXT: 2018 budget statement

“Rt. Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to move...

Hot video: Ghana’s economy suffering "Cerebral Palsy" – Allotey

The Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as abysmal the New Patriotic Party (NPP) management of the economy...

Govt has not won fall army worm fight – MOFA

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has said it cannot win the fight against fall armyworm invasion in the country. Rather, the Ministry has...

HOT AUDIO: YEA bought a bicycle for GHC15k under Mahama – Awuku

The Board Chairman for the Youth Enterprise Agency Sammy Awuku has disclosed that the agency under the erstwhile Mahama government purchased bicycles for GHC15,...

African governments must prioritise disaster management – Annor-Dompreh

Mr Frank Annor-Dompreh, Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs has called on African governments to attach extra importance to disaster management issues by making...

First batch of 1 village, 1 dam to begin in Dec

Some communities in the Northern Regions are expected to benefit from government’s One Village, One Dam programme when it commences in December.According to the...

First batch of 1 Village, 1 Dam to begin in December

Some communities in the Northern Regions are expected to benefit from government’s One Village, One Dam programme when it commences in December.According to the...

One-village, one-dam not for all communities in 3 Northern regions – Minister

A Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Sagre Bambangi has clarified that government’s flagship programme, “One Village, One dam” does not necessarily mean...

Poultry farmers threaten to sell infested birds to public

A group calling itself the Concerned Poultry Farmers within the Greater Accra Region, has warned that their members may sell unwholesome chicken to the...

Nana Addo promises one-student, one-chocolate

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that his government will soon roll out a programme that will see every school going child from...

Ghana will regain cocoa glory – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has celebrated the hundreds of thousands of cocoa farmers across the country responsible for the production of a crop...

Two renowned Ghanaians receive prestigious GODSU High Honors

During the just ended USA Congressional Black Caucus Week, the Prestigious GODSU University and Seminary,  held a Women's Empowerment Conference and honored HE Dr....

I am not the cause of NDC 2016 defeat – Seth Terkper

Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper says his fiscal decisons cannot be blamed for the 2016 defeat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).He told Joy...

Ghana can produce 30 million metric tons of cassava

Ghana’s cassava production level could hit 30 million metric tons a year through the adoption of best farming practices by farmers, Professor Joe Manu...

Full text of President’s speech at launch of free SHS

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FREE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL POLICY, AT WEST AFRICA...

Minority flays govt over propaganda free SHS

The Minority in Parliament has criticized government over what it described as propaganda that has characterized the implementation of the free Senior High School...

Prison Service concerned over its inability to pay bills

The Ghana Prison Service has expressed concern over its inability to pay medical bills, inmates ration bills, and utilities due to the delay in...

Cocoa roads project under scrutiny

A comprehensive value for money audit of the country's Cocoa roads Projects is underway to assess the financial obligation of the projects to government...

Group petitions IMF over Ofori-Atta

A group called the Progressive Alliance Media Communicators (PAMC) has petitioned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, USA, over what they describe...

Farmers schooled on need to test soil before farming

Farmers in the Brong Ahafo Region have been urged to test the soil of their farmlands before the beginning of a new farming season,...

Hot Audio: Owusu Bempah begs for William Quaittoo

General Overseer of the Glorious Word Ministry Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to immediately re-instate the Deputy Minister for Food...

Rabies kills boy at Prestea Nsuta

An eleven year-old boy from Prestea Nsuta in the Prestea Huni/Valley has died of rabies. The deceased, Ibrahim Laminu, passed away at the Government hospital...

Govt’s promise to eliminate armyworm is ‘panic reaction’ – Scientist

Government’s promise to eliminate the incidence of Fall Armyworm invasion is not realistic, Crop Scientist at the University of Cape Coast Dr. Michael OseiAdu...

President Akufo-Addo thanks Presbyterian Church for support, prayers

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed his profound appreciation to the leadership and membership of the Presbyterian Church of...

Thank you for supporting me, NPP – Akufo-Addo to Presby Church

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed his profound appreciation to the leadership and membership of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana for the prayers and support given to...

National Farmers’ Day celebration launched

This year’s National Farmers’ Day (NFD) celebration will be remodelled to reflect and showcase better contribution of the farmers and fisher folks as well...

Free SHS to begin in September – Bawumia

The Vice-President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated that the government’s plan to begin implementation of its Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy in...

Amidu replies Kofi Adams and Koku Anyidoho

Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Martin Amidu has responded to allegations that he was on the payroll and being ‘remote controlled...

‘Planting for food’ farmers to be allocated warehouses

The Government is to allocate warehouses to off-takers of the planting for food and jobs programme to enable them to stock excess food during...

VIDEO: Army worm invasion won’t lead to shortage of food – Minister

The Deputy Agriculture Minister has assured that the recent destruction of farmlands by army words that invaded the country would not lead to food...

Public Accounts Committee probes Food and Drugs Authority

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament headed by Dr James Klutse Avedzi has commenced a two-week public hearing to consider financial infractions and performance...