Mr. Kofi Yeboah and Ms Afua Yeboah are 38-year-old twins engaged in commercial production of oyster mushrooms and snails at Fosu in the Assin Central Municipality of the Central Region. Mr. Yeboah is a graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) while Madam Yeboah is a …
Read More »Government to ensure 50% of cocoa is processed locally – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has stressed on government’s resolve to ensure that 50 percent of cocoa produced in the country is also processed locally. According to the Public Affairs Director of the institution, Fiifi Boafo, government has earmarked a number of measures to achieve the feat. Giving an address …
Read More »Why world’s biggest plane came to Ghana
• One of the world’s largest aircrafts stopped over in Ghana earlier this week • The Antonov An-225 Mriya, a strategic cargo flight, arrived at the KIA for a short stop • The six-engine plane was on its way to another African country The Kotoka International Airport, KIA, on Wednesday …
Read More »Bank of Ghana hospital now open to public
The Bank Hospital has now been opened to the public, with a pledge to provide quality service for clients, in line with best practices. Constructed by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) at a cost of €80 million, the 65-bed facility, which is located at Cantonments in Accra, comes with a …
Read More »Port duties to go up as Customs adjust freight rate
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has asked its officers to adjust freight rates – the amount paid to a goods carrier – upward at the country’s port on goods imported from Asia due to rising freight rates on the continent. In a letter cited by the …
Read More »Six-Eugene largest aircraft in the world lands in Ghana
The largest aircraft in the world, “Antonov An-225 Mriya” has landed at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Only two of such aircraft were built. The current Antonov An-225 Mriya, which is the only one in operation, according to Aviation Ghana, flew from Leipzig and successfully landed at KIA shortly after …
Read More »How can Melcom and china mall earning millions of cedis be paying workers 350gh, 500gh a month?- Man calls on Government to consider good salary structure
In a post shared on Twitter a username @law questions how can worker have their lives improved if they are going to receive 350 cedis as salaries. He further advocated for the 13 cedis minimum wage announced by government to be strictly implemented but even with the minimum wage people …
Read More »Put a stop to excessive borrowing – World Bank cautions Government of Ghana
•The World Bank has cautioned Ghana to act decisively against excessive borrowing •The institution called on government to implement stringent revenue generation measures to reduce the public debt burden •Ghana’s total public debt rose to GH¢304.6 billion as of March 2021 The World Bank has admonished Ghana to put a …
Read More »Illegal, unregulated sand-winning in Volta River soars
Illegal sand-winning in Ghana’s water-bodies is on the rise at the beaches, with the current situation escalating along the banks of the Volta River. Some towns along the river, particularly Bator, Asutsuare, Akuse Dam, Dodi Island and Mepe Adzigo, have been experiencing the most negative impacts of this menace in …
Read More »Prices of commodities swings at markets in Tema
The price swing of commodities in some markets in the Tema enclave at the beginning of July has been attributed to the onset of the rainy season and other variables including the nature of roads in the hinterlands. A GNA survey conducted in some Tema markets at the weekend revealed …
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