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Government has begun discussions with mining companies in Ghana, especially those engaged in the mining of gold, to ensure the country derives the maximum revenue from the exploitation of natural resources. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia made the disclosure on Tuesday when he gave the keynote address at the ongoing Regional Conference on Fiscal Management of Mining and Petroleum Resources in West Africa in Accra. “Thankfully we have now begun conversations about the process of making sure that every single bar of gold leaving our shores is properly weighed, tested, valued, and accounted for,” Dr. Bawumia said. The Precious Minerals…

Chairman of the Parliamentary Subsidiary Legislation Committee and MP for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga has said the awarding of sole sourcing contracts is to blame for the growing indiscipline by vigilante groups and some party faithfuls in Ghana. According to the MP, who was speaking on Sunrise on 3FM on Tuesday, the real justification for sole sourcing and restrictive tendering is to make it easier for politicians to dispense with political patronage. “When you see people killing in campaigns and firing guns, when you see vigilante groups running and fighting left and right wielding machetes and threatening to wound and…

As climate change threatens agriculture, food security and water resource, the Ghana chapter of EBAFOSA will launch the National Day of Resilience on March 1 to take stock and showcase progress made in sustainably industrializing Ghana’s food systems. EBAFOSA – Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly – is poised to serve as a platform to foster collaboration in combating food insecurity, climate change, ecosystems degradation and poverty in the country.E Food systems serve as the engine and strategic thrust for accelerating the achievement of Ghana’s socioeconomic priorities, creating wealth opportunities for enhanced incomes and jobs. The resilience day will…

President Nana Addo Danlwa Akufo-Addo has asked German authorities to treat African migrants humanely even if they breach the immigration laws of Germany in their quest to seek greener pastures in Europe. He argued the migration challenges being faced by the European continent are no justification for the West to mishandle such young and daring Africans. Nana Akufo-Addo observed the rather terrible economies of Africa have been the reason young Africans are embarking on such dangerous travels to better their lot in Europe. The President said this when he delivered the keynote address at the 5th German-African Economic Forum in…

A 26-year old Kenyan woman who allegedly trafficked to Ghana three kilogrammes of narcotic substances with an estimated street value of 90,000 dollars has been arrested in Accra. Ivy Mugure Daniel was arrested by officials of Ghana’s Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) at the Kotoka International Airport on January 9, 2018 when she landed with Ethiopian Airline flight ET 921. A search conducted on her luggage revealed a big parcel wrapped with a black polyethylene material containing an off-white powdery substance, officials of NACOB said in a statement issued February 27. “A test conducted by the Ghana Standards Authority on the…

The Police in the Twifo-Ati Mokwa District have commenced investigations into how the security detail of the MP for the area allegedly inflicted serious cutlass wounds on four persons during the New Patriotic Party’s constituency executive elections. The attack, according to the victims, was prompted by the defeat of a candidate the MP, Abraham Odoom, was alleged to have presented to contest the incumbent constituency chairman who had the support of the DCE. One Kwamina, popularly known as foreman, has been named as the ring leader of the group that attacked the victims which left them with multiple wounds in…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has arrived in Dortmund, Germany, to participate in the 5th German-African Economic Forum which takes place today, February 27. Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to deliver the keynote address at the forum. His address is expected to talk about strong economic partnership between Ghana and Germany, the ‘Ghana and Africa beyond aid’ agenda, leveraging of Ghana’s natural resources for its development and the increasing of trade investment between Africa and the rest of the world. The President will also attend an event pitched and organized by the German Corporation for International Cooperation’s (GIZ) ‘Make It in…

The Ghana Association of Forex Bureaux says its members are living in constant fear following incessant armed robbery attacks on them in Accra and Tema. This year alone, over 20 forex bureaux have so far been attacked by armed robbers in Accra and Tema in the Greater Accra Region. While most of the robbers carried out their attack at night when the operators had closed, a number of them, on the other hand, displayed sheer bravado by holding operators hostage in broad daylight and made away with their safes containing cash. Some of the bureaux robbed this year include Emmajets…

Sellas Tetth, former head coach of the national U-20 male football team, the Black Satellites, has signed a one year deal with Tamale City Football Club. Tetteh, who led the national U-20 team to conquer African and the rest of the World at the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in Egypt 2009, would be entitled a renewal after the one year deal expires. In a press the release copied to the GNA Sports, it said, the management of the club has a bigger ambition in the future, hence the signing of a brilliant coach to stir affairs…