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Mr Ken Ofori- Atta, the Minister for Finance has appeared before the National House of Chiefs to brief members on the concept and benefits that Ghana would derive from the Agyapa Royalties deal. The move formed part of a broader stakeholder consultation being undertaken by the Ministry to explain the …

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has indicated that all products that are locally produced but do not have the Made-in-Ghana logo embossed on them will soon not qualify for export. The move, according to the Ministry, forms part of efforts to ensure that quality products are made in Ghana …

South Africa plans to begin a gradual and cautious resumption to opening its borders to international travel on October 1. President Cyril Ramaphosa warned, however, that travel may be limited to countries that do not have high infection and transmission rates. The list of permitted and prohibited countries has yet …

There is tension on the Kpong-Akosombo road as members of the Western Togoland have mounted roadblocks at Akrade preventing vehicular movement. The group said to be wielding guns and sticks amid chanting of war songs mounted the roadblock around 3:00am Friday. Members of the group attacked two police stations in …

For many men, these categories of women are quite unappealing: 1. Bossy babe Women like this just can’t help it. They order your steps, want to be in involved in making every decision with you and that would have been cool if it stopped there. But most times they extend the …

President Akufo Addo has announced a new cocoa producer price for the 2020/2021 cocoa season from Ghc514 per bag to GHS660. He made the announcement at Sefwi Wiawso in the Regional Capital Western North Regional during the launching of the National Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme on Thursday. “Cocoa producer price as …

Executives of the Okada Riders Association in Ghana have said that granted that the Okada business is illegal and as such no insurance covers passengers, they still put measures in place to ensure the safety of their passengers. In a discussion about Okada legalization on the Happy Morning Show, representatives …

The Ashanti regional branch of the Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) has called on the government not to review the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre law against retail trade, to favour foreign traders as requested by the Nigerian government. The Ghanaian traders say the government will incur their wrath if it …

An internal audit conducted by Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has revealed there are 20,000 ‘ghost names’ have been on the payroll of the agency for the past three years. The ‘ghost names’, according to the audit, cost the taxpayer about GH¢82.5 million every year. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, revealed this …

Following in the footsteps of its competitors, carmakers Mitsubishi and Suzuki are planning to establish assembly plants in the country, CFAO Motors Ghana, local distributor of the two vehicle brands, has said. “Our group is working on that; obviously by the start of 2021 we will be present as an …