General News - June 2012
Tuesday 05/06/2012
The Government of Ghana has targeted to subsidise 176,000 metric tonnes of granular and liquid fertilizer at a cost of GH¢120.3 million and 151,000 metric tonnes of certified seeds at the cost of GH¢4.8 million, all totaling GH¢124.1 million....
Sunday 03/06/2012
The government of Brazil has approved a request from Ghana for an urgent consideration of financing for the Tamale International Airport project in the Northern Region.
Responding to Ghana’s Vice President, Mr John Mahama’s request in a...
Sunday 03/06/2012
President John Atta Mills on Sunday morning visited the scene of accident of a Boeing 727 cargo plane that crashed at the Hajj Village near the El Wak Stadium in Accra, reported to have so far claimed 12 lives.
He expressed sympathy to the bereaved...
Friday 01/06/2012
Introduction
As in most traditional societies or countries, the concept of poverty in Ghana is a recent phenomenon, which has come about as a result of a number of factors including modernization and economic development. There was communal or...