BUSINESS

COCOBOD doesn’t have the money to supply free fertiliser; free things are ‘misused’ – Hackman

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) does not have the money to supply fertiliser to farmers free of charge, Board Chair Hackman Owusu-Agyemang has said. Under the erstwhile Mahama administration, cocoa farmers were supplied free fertiliser to help boost their crops and, by extension, the cocoa sector. However, the free fertiliser policy …

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UT Bank collapse: I think of jail – Kofi Amoabeng confesses

Chief Executive Officer for defunct UT Bank, Kofi Amoabeng says he sometimes think about jail. Kofi Amoabeng’s UT Bank was part of the banks which were closed down due to their liquidity issues and the utter disregard for Corporate Governance. Speaking in an interview with Accra-based Mx-24 monitored by MyNewsGh.com he indicated …

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Parliament passes Enterprise Agency Bill

Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, on Tuesday described the passage of the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) Bill, 2020 by Parliament as “momentous.” “We want to extend huge gratitude to both sides of the House for passing the Ghana Enterprises Agency Bill, 2020. It is a momentous …

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Ghanaian exporters face high import duties in Britain

Ghanaian exporters are in impending danger of being slapped with high import tariffs by Britain as the country is just weeks ago from a no-deal Brexit. While Ghana is part of a preferential trade terms deal involving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union, Britain’s …

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‘Trotro’ driver who surprised Shatta Wale gives free ride today [VIDEO]

The die-hard fan of Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale who abandoned his passengers to meet him is still in a celebratory mood after he got the million-dollar opportunity of hugging the artiste. As readers may recall, last week, the trotro driver, disembarked his passengers, paid them off after hearing Shatta Wale was in …

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4 things Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association put before President Akufo-Addo

Late last month, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as part of his Greater Accra regional tour visited spare parts dealers in Abossey Okai. During his visit which received a mammoth crowd, the President also interacted with the executives of the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association. According to the Co-chairman of the …

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Clean-up exercise on banking sector was ill-managed – Togbe Afede XIV

Correction: This story earlier suggested that the President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV had blamed SEC for their poor handling of the clean-up process that led to the loss of many jobs. He did not state that, rather, he suggested SEC could have better performed its scrutiny …

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Okada Legalization: Stop the deceit and give a better alternative -GPRTU Chairman fires Mahama

A Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) Mr. Albert Boamah has charged the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama to stop deceiving Okada Riders with a promise of legalization their operations Former President John Mahama has promised that his next government will …

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Ronaldo scores twice on return from COVID-19 in Juve win

Substitute Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on his return after two weeks out with Covid-19 as Juventus won at Serie A rookies Spezia. The 35-year-old, who missed four games, slotted in to make it 2-1 three minutes after coming on in the second half. His second was a cheeky Panenka penalty …

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Menzgold customers storm NAM1’s office for their locked up funds

Some customers of the defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold Ghana, stormed the office of the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1) for their locked up funds. The customers said on Saturday, October 31 that NAM1 needed to update them on measures that are being taken to pay them …

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