BUSINESS

Coconut Sellers To Wear Uniforms

The President of the National Coconut Sellers Association (NCSA), Karene Beecham, has called on government to support efforts to regulate coconut business across the nation. Speaking in an interview with Lord Kweku Sekyi, Ms. Beecham appealed to investors to pay attention to the coconut industry, particularly its retail aspect, which …

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Government withdraws appointment of GHS Director-General

Government has withdrawn the appointment of Dr. Baffour Awuah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Citi News sources at the Presidency confirmed the withdrawal of the two weeks-old appointment. No explanation has so far been given for the government’s decision. Dr. Baffour Awuah, was appointed in …

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US$ 25m to be injected onto FX market

The Bank of Ghana over the coming weeks will issue onto the forex market a total of US$ 25 million, following a successful FX forward auction held on November 12, 2019. A notice from the BoG indicates that bids amounting to US$ 71.5 million were received from businesses through their …

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Three auto firms to unveil locally assembled cars in 2020

The three automobile companies that have signed agreements with the government to establish vehicle assembly plants in the country say they are on track to put their first vehicles on Ghana’s roads by next year. While VW is expected to deliver the first car by the first quarter of next …

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HIV Positive Maid Nabbed For Breastfeeding Boss’ Baby

Police in Zambia, Lusaka have charged and arrested a female adult aged 29 years of ZNS Airports Farms for negligent act likely to spread infection. Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata-Katongo said the suspect is employed as a housemaid by the complainant who is an employee of Zambia National Service. ” It …

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What happens to your body if you eat GINGER everyday

Ginger is one of those seasonings that adds something special to anything it’s in. Whether ginger is the dominant flavor, like in gingerbread, or whether it serves as that intriguing hint of spice in a stir fry or stew, it offers a nice combination of sweet and spicy that pleases …

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Parked Ambulances: Special Dev’t Ministry responds to OccupyGhana

The Ministry of Special Development Initiatives has responded to the questions asked by pressure group, OccupyGhana over the government’s delay in distributing ambulances parked in front of the State House. OccupyGhana which is disappointed by the delay was demanding from the government an outline detailing its action plan on the …

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1D1F: Pineapple juice from Ekumfi factory now on sale [VIDEO]

Pineapple Juice from the Ekumfi Juice Factory under One District One factory is now on sale. The nicely packaged pineapple ‘Eku Juice’ can be compared to those imported into the country. This juice is not from concentrates as the others are. The Food and Agric Minister, Dr. Afriyie Akoto, made …

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Ghana Club 100 Awards: Full list of winners

Telecommunication Company, MTN has been adjudged the best company at the 18th edition of the Ghana Club 100 awards. The event which was held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra brought together captains of industry in both the private and public sectors. Kosmos Energy, GOIL, and Sunon Asogli …

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Cocoa farmers adopt technological strategies to fight crime

Cocoa buying companies and farmer unions are being forced to adopt technological strategies to safeguard the lives of cocoa purchasing clerks from attacks by armed men. Robbers continue to target purchasing clerks in cocoa-growing communities in parts of Ghana, sometimes resulting in the loss of lives. The latest incident is …

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Domestic airlines to start trips to Ho airport 2020

In 2020 the Ministry of Aviation will engage domestic airlines in a bid to get them to extend operations to the Ho Airport, Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance has told Ghana’s parliament. During the reading of the 2020 government budget statement in parliament on Wednesday November 13, he said: “In …

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UDS appeals for completion of projects

The Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, has appealed for the early completion of ongoing infrastructural projects in the university to ensure the smooth take-off of the Wa and Navrongo campuses as autonomous universities. He noted that the completion of ongoing projects would …

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The sad tale of Aninkroma D/A Basic School

If multiple nondevelopment challenges were a disease, the Aninkromah D/A basic school in the Atwima Nwabeagya District of the Ashanti Region, will be the exact embodiment of the condition. The community’s only school serving three hundred and seventy students is facing dire infrastructure challenges. Old clay built classrooms used by …

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Ashanti region gets first meat factory

Ghana’s dream of having a meat factory that meets health and nutritional standards appears to have been reignited with the setting up of the first meat factory in the Ashanti region. This comes after several failed attempts to revamp the good old Zuarungu; Pwalugu and Bolga meat factories that went …

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Halt 2020 BECE registrations – GNACOPS

The National Executive Council of the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has called on all private schools in the country to hold on with the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) registration process until the promise made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the government will absorb half …

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‘Sex for grades’: Gyampo, Butakor report ready – UG V-C

The committee set up by the University of Ghana (UG) to investigate allegations of sexual harassment made by the BBC against two lecturers of the University of Ghana has submitted its report to the management of the school, Vice-Chancellor Prof Ebenezer Oduro Owusu has revealed. Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr …

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Kumasi Airport maintenance hub to create 400,000 jobs

The proposed Kumasi International airport will have an airplane maintenance hub that will serve airplanes from over 35 countries as well as create jobs for about 400,000 Ghanaians, the project leader has said. The hub will allow planes to fix mechanical faults, maintain avionics instruments and re-fuel amongst others. The …

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