Monthly Archives: January 2019

Ghanaian researchers introduce new vitamin A improved, orange-coloured maize

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in partnership with the Crops Research Institute (CRI) has introduced to farmers in the Fanteakwa and Atiwa Districts of the Eastern Region, a new improved vitamin ‘A’ rich orange-coloured maize varieties. The gesture was to enable the farmers to shift from the cultivation of white maize to the newly introduced orange and ...

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Unilever commissions Eco-friendly factory, plants at Tema

One of Ghana’s leading fast-moving consumer goods company, Unilever has commissioned three new plants at its factory site in Tema to expand their business and ensure continuous production of quality products for the market. The three new plants, The Personal Care Dryer, Biomass boiler and Orals factory, are said to be environmentally friendly and part of Unilever’s commitment to ensuring ...

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Days of public finance disarray are over – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has assured that his government will continue to work to create a stable economic framework and positive outlook for businesses. According to him, “the days when economic indicators went haywire and through the roof are over. The days of disarray in our public finances, the reason for our recent ‘marriage’ with the IMF, are over.” He explained that ...

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Tema Ports Manager may have been raped before being murdered – Police report

A Police wireless report intercepted by atinkaonline.com suggests that the assailants of the former Marketing Manager of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) may have raped her before carrying out the murder. According to a transcribed wireless report, the police inspection team dispatched to the scene of the incident revealed that aside a fresh cut on the right eye ...

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Ghana to operate own airline by March

Ghana  will be operating its own home-based air carrier by the second quarter of this year, the Minister of Aviation, Mr Joseph Adda, has stated. He said the ministry had already entered into an understanding with Ethiopian Airlines and was also engaging with some investors who wanted to participate in the effort. He disclosed that there would be further negotiations ...

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‘Nuon-verkopers misleiden aan de deur

Deur-aan-deurverkopers van Nuon verstrekken misleidende informatie om contracten af te sluiten. Bedragen die aan de deur worden genoemd, komen niet overeen met tarieven in contracten. Dat zegt een verkoper van de energiemaatschappij tegen het AD. Het verhaal van de verkoper wordt bevestigd door getuigenissen van klanten, Vereniging de Vastelastenbond en de Consumentenbond. Die laatste organisatie ziet het aantal klachten over ...

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Government to support Apostle Kwadwo Safo – Frimpong-Boateng

Government will assist Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo, the Founder and Leader of Christo Asafo Church, to successfully go through the licensing, intellectual property registration, trade secrecy and patenting regimes for three of his agro inputs, Minister for Environment, Science Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has disclosed. They comprise an organic fertilizer, a pesticide and a weedicide, which are safe ...

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No member of NPP has crossed carpet to NDC – Jomoro NPP Communications Directorate

The Communications Directorate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Jomoro Constituency of the Western Region has refuted media reports suggesting that about 20 members of the party have crossed carpet to the NDC and destroyed party’s T-shirts. It was reported that during the visit by the former President of Ghana, John Mahama in the Jomoro Constituency on ...

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DE LES UIT DE DENK REL: STOP DE DUBBELE NATIONALITEIT!

In de Tweede Kamer zitten Nederlandse Turken of Turkse Nederlanders, die, neem ik aan, allemaal een dubbele nationaliteit hebben. Een dubbele nationaliteit betekent dat het Turkse regime Erdogan hen aan kan spreken op hun Turkse loyaliteit.  Ik heb nooit begrepen waarom mensen met een dubbele nationaliteit en dus met een dubbele loyaliteit in het Nederlandse parlement en in de Nederlandse ...

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Britten vragen massaal paspoort EU-land aan

Met het oog op de op handen zijnde brexit is het aantal Britse aanvragen voor naturalisatie in veel EU-landen aanzienlijk toegenomen. Dit geldt onder meer voor Duitsland, Ierland, Portugal en Zweden. Dat concludeert het Duitse persagentschap DPA na eigen onderzoek. Eerder deze week werd al bekend dat bijna 100.000 Britten in 2018 de nationaliteit van buurland Ierland hebben aangevraagd. Het ...

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