BUSINESS

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is in the process of developing mechanisms and modalities to tax e-commerce businesses by the end of the year. The move, which formed part of measures to widen and increase the tax net, had become necessary because of the emerging e-commerce business as a result …

• British Airways rescinds decision to move Accra flights to Gatwick airport •This came as a result of huge opposition from the Ghana government • Passengers on the Accra – London route will land at Heathrow Airport British Airways has bowed to pressure from the government of Ghana and rowed …

  Supporters of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo bought t-shirts and painted the headquarters of his Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) movement, one day before he returns to the country for the first time since 2011. “When he left, nobody wanted it. But they say he is coming. He is …

  The Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has handed Mr. Olloboi Commodore a one-match ban and a fine of GHC2,000. This follows an interview he granted to an Accra based radio station Happy FM where he said ‘if not for dubious officiating they (referring to Accra Hearts of Oak …

• A viral video has shown that, the FDA has shut down the meat section of the Accra mall following the sale of some thawed frozen chicken •The FDA is hinting on going to other branches to also close it down if more of thawed meat are found there as …

  The Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has sworn in a 3-member Interim Management Committee to oversee the affairs of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) as part of efforts to restructure and revamp it. The Chairman of the 3-member IMC is Nobert Cormla-Djamposu Anku. The other members are William Ntim Boadu …

The Managing Director (MD) of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Francis Boateng, has been sacked from his post, together with his deputy, Ato Morrison. The duo, who had been at the helm of the troubled state-owned refinery since May 2020, were reportedly served with their dismissal letters last Friday June 11, …

Counsellor George Lutteordt has described the public apology issued by Blogger Eugene Osarfo Nkansah to the wife on the day of their second year marriage anniversary following the secrets revealed by Abena Korkor as useless and one that should have been avoided. According to the controversial counsellor, the best approach …

After several years of lull with regards to new gold mines, Ghana is finally about to get one, as Canadian junior, Newcore Gold has announced a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Enchi gold project. It outlines plans for an open pit and heap leach operation processing 6.6 million tonnes …

  Ghana’s inflation rate dropped its lowest level since the start of 2013, at 7.5 percent in May, which is less than the median of the Bank of Ghana’s target band of between 6 percent and 10 percent. The fall in headline consumer price inflation from April’s level of 8.5 …