Video: SynoHydro arrangement is innovative outside the box thinking- Veep Dr. Bawumia
Vveep Dr. Bawumia at 2018 Ghana Economic Forum in Accra
SynoHydro arrangement is innovative outside the box thinking- Veep Dr. Bawumia
The decision by the Nana Akufo-Addo government to enter into a $2 billion Bauxite for Infrastructure barter arrangement with the SynoHydro Corporation of China is an example of the innovative, out-of-the-box thinking influencing the government’s approach to national development, the Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated. This arrangement seeks to leverage […]
ECG to commission new primary sub-station in Tema
The Tema Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will on September 6th commission its newly constructed primary sub-station at Tema Meridian. The five million US Dollars sub-station would receive 33kilovolts of power from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and convert it into 11kv to feed the sub-station D and A at the […]
IMANI cautions gov't against hasty implementation of "half-baked" local content policies
IMANI-Africa on Wednesday says the impulse to institute local content policies for multiple sectors of Ghana’s economy needs to be checked in order to avoid hasty implementation of what it described as half-baked policies which consequences may be dire for the economy in the long term. Presenting a research report at a forum in […]
Captain of Harambee Stars to miss Ghana match
Victor Wanyama, captain of the national football team of Kenya, the Harambee Stars, would not be available for the crucial Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), qualifier against the Black Stars of Ghana, due to injury. The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, Wanyama, according to information gathered by the GNA Sports, would not be available for the Group […]
Sinotruk International to establish Assembly Plant in Ghana
Sinotruk International, China’s first heavy duty truck manufacturer, has signed an agreement with the Government of Ghana to establish an assembly plant in Ghana, to serve both Ghanaian and West African markets. This was after the Ministry of Trade and Industry, on behalf of the Government of Ghana, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sinotruk […]
Giraffe tramples mum and child in South Africa
A mother and her three-year-old son are critically injured after a giraffe trampled on them in a farm in South Africa. Paramedics initiated life support interventions at the scene, before airlifting the two to hospital. It is still unclear how the giraffe came to trample on the woman, believed to be in her 30s, and […]
Two Russians lose world championships medals over doping
Russian athletes Tatyana Lebedeva and Maria Abakumova have lost three world championships medals after their results were cancelled over doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Wednesday. Lebedeva’s results from August 2008 to August 2010 were cancelled, effectively stripping her of the silver medal she won in the long jump at the 2009 world […]
Mnangagwa helps 'grieving' Grace Mugabe return home
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has assisted former first lady, Grace Mugabe to return home, following the death of her mother, Ambuya Idah Marufu last Thursday. Mr. Mnangagwa was last year forced to escape the southern African country, following a fallout with Grace, who was aiming for the presidency after her husband Robert Mugabe’s retirement or […]
