Ho Technical University (HTU) has formalized its relationship with Japan Motors. The process which witnessed bilateral talks between the two institutions at various levels was today finally documented. A memorandum of understating (MOU) was penned by the two institutions in the F. O. Kwame Council Chamber of the University to commemorate the event. Vice Chancellor of Ho Technical, Prof. Ben ...
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Ghana, South African Consortium Sign MoU For Accra Sky Train Project
The Minister for Railways Development, Hon. Joe Ghartey, MP, on behalf of the people and Government of Ghana, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Africa Investment (Ai) SkyTrain Consortium, based in South Africa, for the construction of the Accra Sky Train Project. With Accra experiencing ever-increasing road traffic congestion, with its detrimental effects on economic activity, pollution and ...
Read More »Ghana-China to barter bauxite for infrastructure projects
The Government of Ghana has announced a new funding model expected to improve infrastructure in the country through a barter system that will allow a Chinese firm ,Sinohydro Group Limited to develop specific projects in Ghana at no cost but in return for refined bauxite. Finance Minister,Ken Ofori Atta announced this measure in his mid year review budget presentation to ...
Read More »MTN shares offer attracts massive participation: 52,000 subscription so far
Two weeks of roll out of the initial public offering of shares of the telecommunication giant MTN has yielded over 52,000 Ghanaians subscribing for shares in the company. According to the Senior Manager, Marketing Planning Analytics, Guido Sopiimeh, 94% of the subscription has been done through MTN Mobile Money. He reiterated that the response in terms of the usage of ...
Read More »Investors chase startups in Volta
Enterprise Ghana,a youth led initiative has opened applications for Volta based businesses to link investors through a competitive business platform that is geared towards the selection of best ideas for funding. The opportunity is opened to startups and existing businesses that will demonstrate the ability to make profit and create more jobs. Funding is between $ 1000-10000. Speaking at the ...
Read More »Illegal gold mining boom threatens cocoa farmers
Kwaku Asare grabbed his machete and trekked through the bush to his cocoa farm—through winding pathways and hills, past ominous pits of muddy water, and underneath the low-hanging canopy of dried cocoa leaves. But the trees were bare. A few rotting cocoa pods littered the ground, while other stunted pods refused to ripen on the branches. “When the Chinese came, ...
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