IMANI boss Franklin Cudjoe has described as absurd plans by the Communications Ministry to cut the ‘monopoly’ of MTN in the communications industry. According to him, the move is akin to being penalised for being too good in class. A statement by the government and signed by the sector Minister, …

Answering a question on radio on 28th May 2020, the General-Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association stated thus. “We are not soldiers who take an oath to die for Ghana. We nurses do not swear to die for Ghana. We must therefore be given PPEs to protect …

No church services will be held in classrooms, Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has cautioned Christian religious leaders in the country. Following President Akufo-Addo’s ease of restrictions on public gatherings, schools across the country have reopened for final year students and churches are permitted to …

Three Ghanaians, namely Enoch Adjei, Hamadu Hassan and Anane Vida who have completed 102, 94 and 61 courses respectively emerged as top learners on the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) scholarship programme. Ghana, through the Ghana Library Authority forms part of the four countries which includes …

The confidence to return to work has been a major subject in this COVID- 19 era. The assurance of whether one is safe being at home or at the workplace remains fully unanswered. The way forward in resolving the major part of this challenge is to have your workplace/home/environment disinfected.  …

Telecommunications giant, Mobile Telephone Network (MTN), has responded to media reports on the National Communications Authority’s (NCA) decision to implement some specific policies to ensure a level-playing field for all network operators within the telecommunications industry. The new policies, according to the reports, are due to MTN’s huge market share …

Mpumalanga has recorded its first death as the number of COVID-19 infections increased by 2 312 to 48 285. Meanwhile, in the Western Cape, 45 people succumbed to the COVID-19 related disease, bringing the death toll to 998 as of Sunday. “We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the …

Relevant stakeholders in the trade facilitation chain at the Tema Ports are frustrated as they continuously point out the evident lapses in the Ghana Link/UNIPASS-ICUMS system and the increasing nature of it that has disrupted the ease of doing business and resultant revenue loss to the state. Importers are up …

The Ministry of Communication has announced it is taking frantic steps to break the near monopoly MTN Ghana enjoys as its dominance is not helpful for the growth of the Ghana Telco space. In a statement released Sunday, it emerged that almost 92% of Ghana’s 4G spectrum is covered by …

Mr John Awuah, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Association of Bankers, has revealed that the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down banking business and increased risk of impact on loan performance. COVID-19 has had a negative impact on the economy and the banking sector as economic …

Management of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has responded to some assertions made by IMANI Africa against the newly deployed Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS). GRA in a press release on Sunday June 7, 2020, addressed the concerns raised by the policy think tank. Read fully GRA’s response to IMANI …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has dismissed claims by Imani Ghana that port operations in the country have reverted to pre-2002 manual system due to the introduction of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS). According to GRA in a statement signed by Florence Asante, Assistant Commissioner, Communication and Public Affairs, …

According to Forbes, the Juventus talisman has now joined fellow sportsmen Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather in the billionaire’s club, hence, making him football’s first-ever ten-figure player. The Portuguese captain earned $105 million before taxes and fees in the past year making him the first footballer in the history of …

Exports of cocoa beans and products increased by 5.0 per cent to US$2.29 billion in 2019, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said in its 2019 Annual Report. The report said cocoa beans exported amounted to US$1.45 billion, an increase of 3.2 per cent compared to the value in 2018. …

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), has appealed to the Akufo-Addo government to speedily fix the challenges bedevilling the implementation of Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA)’s new Integrated Customs Management Systems, also known as UNIPASS. According to the traders, the existing difficulties with the system which is causing delays, are …

Junior High School students will not spend more than four hours in school per day, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said. The comment comes after President Akufo-Addo announced the reopening of schools for final year students in the country. As part of measures to return lives to normalcy while …

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is working with the Government to allow entry for international students returning to the campus to complete their academic work for the Second Semester. They include those in the fifth and sixth years in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, School …

The AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, is financing the construction and asphalting of a 1.3-kilometre road in the Obausi Municipality. The project estimated at GH¢5.7 million is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility initiative in the community. Mr Eric Asubonteng, the Managing Director of the Company, who made this known …

Nearly 30 health workers in the Eastern Region have tested positive for Covid-19. The affected health workers are a mixture of those conducting contact tracing and those working in hospitals and other health facilities. About eight (8) out of the total number have, however, recovered. The inadequate Personal Protective Equipment …

Policy think tank IMANI Africa says UNIPAS, which is the new Customs Management system introduced at Ghana’s ports and frontiers is causing the country millions in loses. In a release copied to GhanaWeb, the group says the new system which was introduced to improve efficiency at the ports has in …

Conferences and programmes that have been earmarked to take place at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) when the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement finally takes off may be unfeasible as a result of the poor state of the facility. The AICC, the country’s flagship event venue that …

The tight security apparatus that President Akufo-Addo has set up at the country’s ports continue to prove very robust, as the hawkish eyes of the Tema Port security nip a vessel carrying people infected with coronavirus before it would dock. The Formula 1 vessel was intercepted after intelligence confirmed that …

Conferences and programmes that have been earmarked to take place at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) when the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement finally takes off may be unfeasible as a result of the poor state of the facility. The AICC, the country’s flagship event venue that …

Some drivers’ unions in the country have been calling on the government to reduce fuel prices or face the possible increment in transport fares. These actions were stemmed from the report that consumers of petroleum products should be prepared to pay more for fuel at the pumps following an increment …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has given the green light to some disqualified aspirants to contest its parliamentary primaries slated for June 20, 2020. Most of the candidates in Greater Accra, Western North and Ashanti regions seeking to contest their incumbent Members of Parliament …

The death of 46-year-old George Floyd in the United States has sent shockwaves around the world, as well as in South Africa, igniting protests and public campaigns against police brutality in the name of #BlackLivesMatter. The reaction to Floyd’s death has sparked conversations in South Africa about the struggle of black …

Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, has warned fertilizer suppliers of the Planting for Food and Jobs fertilizer to stop smuggling the fertilizer or risk losing license and contracts with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. He said though the PFJ programme had come to ameliorate the …

Three persons out of the seven who tested positive to COVID-19 in Sissala East have recovered and reunited with their families. This was after 26 days in isolation where the three made up of two females and a male underwent two separate tests, conducted at different times and came out negative, Mr …

Two landfills—one in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality, Greater Accra Region, and the other in the Asokore Mampong Municipality, Ashanti Region, will soon be turned into multi-purpose recreational centres.   This came to light when the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, undertook an inspection tour of …

Ghana has recorded 337 more cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the country’s total case count stands at 8, 885. Recoveries have also increased marginally to 3,189 while the death toll still stands at 38. The current active cases stand at 5,658. Accra still has the highest …