The European Union added two cargo carriers from Ghana to Europe’s list of unsafe airlines, prohibiting Meridian Airways from flying in the bloc and restricting operations by Airlift International. The ban on Meridian Airways is justified by “a series of very poor results” in inspections of the company’s aircraft, said the European Commission, the 27-nation EU’s regulatory arm.... 

Mr. Kwame PianimFormer Chairman of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Mr. Kwame Pianim, says it is time for electricity consumers to stop their ‘radical opposition to tariff increases” and face the realities of the day by paying economic price for energy. He has also advocated total independence for the PURC to enable the Commission to engage utility companies directly... 

Mr. Mahama Ayariga, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, on Wednesday announced that the government had secured GH¢5 million to revamp the cotton industry to make it viable and productive. He said the Ministry of Trade and Industry through the Export Development and Investment Fund (EDIF) had provided a GH¢ 3million facility for cotton farmers and an additional GH¢2million as subsidy... 

Former Ghana Airways staff on Wednesday called on government to investigate how $2 million dollars being the collection of KLM royalties by Ghana Airways between 2005 and 2008 was handled. The government must also investigate the liquidation of Ghana Airways as quickly as practicable. Speaking at a press conference in Accra, Mr Roland Wobil Mosore, Former Senior Staff Association Chairman, said the... 

Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday gave assurance that Ghana would not hesitate to support its neighbours with its resources anytime the need arises. “We are all neighbours and therefore need to be interdependent on each other and with the discovery of oil and gas in Ghana the government will support her neighbours as soon as she embarks on the drilling of those resources.”... 

Managers of laundry establishments have been urged to form an association to ensure sustainable development of the industry. Mr Kofi Ankama-Asamoah, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cleaning Solutions Limited, an industrial cleaning organisation, noted that such an association could help liaise with policy makers to setup and enforce standards to enhance their operations. He expressed worry at the... 

Yaw Asiamah, a farmer who grew wild and uttered abusive words on his in-laws and later threatened to poison their drinking water, has appeared before an Akim Oda Magistrate’s Court in the Birim Central Municipality. Asiamah, who pleaded not guilty to offensive conduct and threat of death, was remanded in Police custody by the court presided over by Mr Albert Owusu Annor, to reappear on September... 

The Upper East Deputy Minister, Mrs Lucy Awuni, has said henceforth students who engage in demonstrations in the Region would be sacked. The Minister said this when she interacted with students at vacation classes organized by the Northern Patriots in Research and Advocates (NOPRA) on Tuesday. NORPRA is a non-governmental organization working in the interest of the marginalized and organises holiday... 

The Government has put a freeze on the issuance of additional licenses for mobile telecom companies willing to operate in Ghana. This is because all available space on the GSM spectrum for mobile operators has been exhausted. But with plans to migrate Ghana’s television network from analogue to digital in 2013, Communications Minister, Haruna Iddrisu believes space will be freed on the spectrum. Currently... 

Mr. Richard Lasi, Member of Parliament for Keta East and a Board Member of Venture Capital Trust Fund has urged entrepreneurs to take advantage of the Venture Capital to help grow their businesses. He said the Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) which was established in 2004 was to provide financial support through credit and equity financing to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs). Mr Lasi, who...