Government says it is hopeful the country’s energy sector will witness improved efficiency when ongoing reviews in the sector are completed. A review of take or pay clauses in power purchase agreements is currently underway following the set-up of a steering committee under the Energy Sector Recovery Task Force, assigned …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that pupils in primary school will not attend school on today, October 30, as the day has been set aside for the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of teachers. The GES says the CPD has been adopted into the academic calendar to allow teachers …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that pupils in primary school will not attend school on today, October 30, as the day has been set aside for the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of teachers. The GES says the CPD has been adopted into the academic calendar to allow teachers …

GCB Bank Ltd has extended financial support to the tune of GH¢100 million to the energy sector of the country this year. This went into selected oil marketing companies (OMCs) and bulk distribution companies (BDCs) as working capital and financing for capital expenditure. The Managing Director of GCB, Mr. Anselm …

Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, has launched the Asona Family Educational Foundation and Scholarship to assist members of the Asona clan to get a good tertiary education. At a durbar of all the Asona Chiefs in Ghana at Kyebi, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II said the fund seeks to …

Over 200 aggrieved Menzgold customers trooped the Osu verification center on Tuesday as part of processes of recovering their held up investments. However, these aggrieved customers have expressed frustration with the slow pace of the process. Menzgold on October 23 announced outlets in the various regions for their customers to …

Ghana’s graded and sealed (G&S) cocoa arrivals hit 44,000 tonnes between the start of this year’s harvest on October 1 and October 17, up 7.3% from the same period of the previous season, data from marketing board Cocobod showed on Monday. G&S is cocoa that has been quality checked and …

K1 — KOO, Have you heard? K2 — You’re no doubt talking about the PBS nonsense? — Koo, it isn’t “nonsense”! It was a typical ‘free market’ scam that inevitably got unravelled… — How do you mean? — Who constituted PBS? Had you ever heard of any industrialist/trader/entrepreneur/body corporate mentioned …

Ghana has earned $40 million extra revenue from the sale of cocoa beans for the 2020/21 crop season to be distributed to cocoa farmers. The amount was grossed from the sale of 100,000 tonnes of next season’s cocoa beans, according to data sighted by the Daily Graphic. The earnings are …

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has inaugurated a government-led Energy Sector Recovery Programme Steering Committee to help identify issues and propose solutions in the energy sector. The committee which consists of members across various sectors and ministries, is part of the governments’ initiative to collaborate with each Independent Power Producers …

The Africa Public Sector Conferences and Awards (APSCA) has awarded the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), the Executive Chairman of JGC and Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong and the District Common Fund Administrator Naa Torshie Addo among others at its Second Africa Public Sector Awards night in Accra. …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for completing the Adaklu Senior High School at Adaklu-Waya in the Adaklu District of the Volta region. He said education remained the key to opening up societies for rapid development and praised the government highly for finishing construction …

The Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB) has called on the Akufo-Addo-led administration to pay the $1.5 billion debt owed them to guarantee uninterrupted power supply. The chamber, in a statement signed by its CEO Mr Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor, said its members expected the delays in …

The Ministry of Education has begun consultations with the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) to spell out implications of a new policy for admissions to universities and other tertiary institutions that introduces some flexibility in the consideration of non-credit passes. Under the new policy, the status of grades such …

The country is tipped to regain its US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 status, the BFTonline reports. This follows the realignment of various policies, establishment of key institutions, and amendment of laws governing the aviation sector in line with international requirements over the past few years. The economic benefits …

Women in cocoa farming with their spouses are advised to prioritise legal issues regarding farmlands and other property acquired together, to forestall needless litigations in case one of them is no more. Mrs Doreen Asumang-Yeboah, a Networking and Advocacy Expert at Tropenbos Ghana, who gave the advice said the absence …

Broadcast journalism students of the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) were the toast of the audience on Wednesday, 23 October 2019, as they trashed graduate students from the University of Ghana, Legon and their undergraduate counterparts from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), African University College of Communications (AUCC), …

Stephen Ashitey Adjei, an Executive Member of the National Democratic Congress in Tema East, has called on President Akufo-Addo to direct attention to problems in the premix fuel distribution chain in Tema. Speaking at a news conference in Accra, the man who is popularly known as Moshake, said inconsistencies in …

The High Court has struck out an application by the Attorney General seeking to stop State Agencies from paying monies owed some contractors to Ghana Growth Fund. Ghana Growth Fund Company Limited (GGFC), which is a subsidiary of Groupe Nduom, sued the Attorney General’s Office (AG), Finance Ministry, Road Ministry …

Former President JJ Rawlings has waded in the impasse between authorities of the University of Education-Winneba and Professor Mawutor Avoke saying there is a “clear case of injustice”. The former President’s position comes after the former Vice Chancellor of the school petitioned him over his removal by the council of …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) October 2019 World Economic Outlook Report, has ranked Ghana first in Africa in gold production and sixth, with the United States of America in the world. Ghana has accrued US$7.4 billion from production of gold between 2016 and 2018. China is the leading producer of …

Former President John Mahama has started a spat over the termination of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession, describing the action as a self-serving, shady and needless decision. Even before the ink dried over his abrasive words, the government had fired back at him with remarks that his expression lacked …

Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Prof Stephen Adei has revealed plans to reward whistle-blowers. According to him, the GRA plans to revive an old practice where persons who expose tax defaulters are given a portion of the money when it is retrieved. “When you evade tax, there’s a …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has locked up Pasico Ghana for nonpayment of taxes. The company is known to be the best producer of aluminum frames and Louvre blades; the most popular is the Pasiguard security grills. It also deals the selling and hiring of lifting equipment and building materials. …

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana, TUTAG, has rejected the government’s proposal to pay its members extra allowances instead of migrating them onto the public university single spine salary structure. Government officials led by the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations reportedly proposed the payment of entertainment and responsibility …

The MTN Ghana Foundation has called for a relook at Math and Science education in Ghana. The foundation is calling for more innovative ways of teaching Math and Science to make it understandable and practical to Ghanaian students. The call was made Wednesday when the MTN Ghana Foundation donated special …

Tenants at the Accra Mall will temporarily close down their shops on Thursday, October 24, to express their objection to what they say is difficult conditions at the mall. The shop owners are asking among other demands a reduction in their rent charges and also an improvement in promotions to …

Residents of Kentinkrono in the Oforikrom municipality of the Ashanti region are angry at the municipal assembly for their inability to open for services, a constructed and equipped Community-Based Health Planning and Service (CHPS) compound that have been left to rot for years. The health facility which was constructed by …

The Electricity Company of Ghana has announced it has taken full control of power distribution as it terminates its contract with Power Distribution Services (PDS). Consequently, all activities which were hitherto undertaken by PDS have reverted to ECG. In a statement announcing the takeover, ECG said all stakeholders and customers …

The Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities in Ghana have given strong indications that the academic calendar of technical universities may be extended by three weeks if the ongoing strike by lecturers and administrators is not called off by the end of this week. The group which has been appealing to the …