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 viptransportservicesviptransportservices Managament of bus terminal VIP JEoun have announced new prices for the various routes they ply with an average of 22% increase across all routes based on MyNewsGh.com computations. Without stating the reason for the increment, it comes on the back of similar increments by the True Drivers, the …

  The Progressive Peoples Party (PPP), a party founded by businessman Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has criticized the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison for what they claim is inaccurate, unfortunate and misleading remarks made about him in relation to a suit in the United States. A statement signed by …

Ghanaian owned licensed large-scale mining operator Takoradi Gold Ghana Limited is suing the regulator of the country’s mining industry, the Minerals Commission, for what it claims are attempts to divert two of its mining concessions to another company. Takoradi Gold contends that the moves by the Commission to hand over …

Ghana’s gold production dropped 12.1 per cent to 4.02 million ounces in 2020 Sat, 5 Jun 2021Source: GNA Ghana’s gold production dropped 12.1 per cent to 4.02 million ounces in 2020 compared with 4.57 million ounces in 2019, representing the biggest fall in 16 years, the Ghana Chamber of Mines said …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has urged Ghanaians to be grateful for the 13 percent increment in transport fares. According to the union, other transport unions had proposed a thirty percent increment instead. The GPRTU and Road Transport Coordinating Council announced an increment in transport fares on Wednesday, …

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  The Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, (FWSC) Dr. Edward kwapong has admitted that, the 6% increase in wages may not be adequate but workers should bear with the commission as it expects a rebound of the economy to turn things around. The commission says …

  The National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) for 2021 is GHC12.53, the National Tripartite Committee (NTC), announced on Thursday, June 03, 2021. The figure represents six per cent over the 2020 figure of GHC11.82. The Committee also fixed the 2022 NDMW at GH¢13.53, which is eight per cent over the …

Government will shift focus on fiscal returns in the mining industry to promoting local content and participation, value addition, and resource-based industrialization, Mr George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, has said. Speaking at the opening of the West Africa Mining and Power Conference Digital Series, Mr …

The National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) for 2021 is GHC12.53, the National Tripartite Committee (NTC), announced on Thursday, June 03, 2021. The figure represents six per cent over the 2020 figure of GHC11.82. The Committee also fixed the 2022 NDMW at GH¢13.53, which is eight per cent over the 2021 …