Author: Minna Dablu
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2021 census: We’ve enumerated 99.4% of persons living in Ghana – GSS
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says it has so far enumerated 99.4% of persons targeted in the nationwide exercise. The census which commenced on June 27 was extended several times in a bid to cover more people and households. Addressing the press on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, government statistician Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim explained that…
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COCOBOD to introduce electronic scales to prevent LBCs from tampering with weighing devices
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it will, in the coming months, introduce digital scales for weighing cocoa beans in Ghana. This move according to COCOBOD will curb the practice where Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) and Purchasing Clerks (PCs) adjust their scales to cheat cocoa farmers. “The decision to introduce the electronic scale was to…
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Government to set up National Housing Authority to bridge housing deficit
The Ministry of Works and Housing says processes have begun to set up a National Housing Authority (NHA) to lead the supply side of the housing market. Available research continues to highlight housing as the key to the development of any economy, as it provides core security to families, societies, and communities while promoting sustainable…
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Formulate policies to restore Ghana’s forest cover – Lands Minister to Forestry Commission Board
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has tasked the newly inaugurated 11-member Forestry Commission Board to help to restore the country’s forest cover. The country boasted of some 8.2 million hectares of forest in 1900, however, this figure has depleted considerably with the world at large also battling climate change due to some human…
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Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana welcome other cocoa producing countries to the table
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo says the country is ready to welcome other cocoa-producing countries in the sub-region to the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative. Even though the initial agreement centres on the two largest cocoa-producing countries in Africa, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the secretariat says it is…
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Government to digitalize fertilizer distribution to curb smuggling – Ofori-Atta
Government says it is rolling out measures to digitize the distribution of fertilizer in the country. In recent times fertilizer smuggling has become the order of the day as the Planting for Food and Jobs Secretariat reported that the country lost a whopping GHS120 million from unaccounted for fertilizer, diversion of coupons and fertilizer smuggling…
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Aircraft accident investigation bureau to commence simulation exercise
The Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau says it will begin a simulation exercise to guide the public and other stakeholders on what to do when an accident occurs at the airport. According to the Bureau, this is crucial to the safety of the aviation sector and is an effort to minimize the…
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Ghana Maritime Authority to speed up processes for passage of Cabotage law
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) says it has begun exploring ways to fast track the processes of getting the Cabotage Law in full force. Cabotage deals with the transportation of goods or passengers between two places in the same country by a transport operator from another country. According to the Authority, once the law is…
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Bawumia stresses on importance of digitalizing land registration processes
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says digitalizing land registration processes is the best way to improve the current state of the economy. Speaking at a national symposium on the Land Act, 2020, Dr. Bawumia said the only way Ghana can make the much-needed strides in development is when technology becomes the driving force for all…
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ICAO-commissioned civil-military collaboration committee expected to improve airspace safety
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says the newly inaugurated Ghana Civil-military Collaboration, Cooperation Coordination committee will see to the development of Civil-Military manuals and related Memoranda of Cooperation between the GCAA and the military. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) observed over the years that airspace traffic levels increase every 15 years. However, with…