BUSINESS

Possible candidates for the Asante Kotoko CEO position

The Kumasi based club recently announced a new board with Dr. Kwame Kyei retaining his position to run Asante Kotoko SC for the next three years and they are planning to announce a new CEO soon. According to reports, George Amoako, the current Chief Executive Officer is set to leave the club as part …

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‘Floyd Mayweather will pay for George Floyd’s funeral’

Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather will pay for George Floyd’s funeral, a representative for the athlete told ESPN. Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police last week as former officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck and two other officers restrained him. A fourth officer stood by as it happened. The former …

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Agric can attract big investors if govt invests in infrastructure – Prof. Quartey

To make agriculture attractive to big investors, government must invest heavily in infrastructure that will facilitate farming activities and secure their investments, Director of the Institute of Social, Statistical and Economic Research of the University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey has said. His comments come on the back of declining …

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Railway Ministry to order about 35 trains

The Minister of Railway Development, Joe Ghartey has revealed that the Ministry will be ordering over 30 standard gauge trains in June this year. According to him, the Ministry has already gotten approval of about 130million dollars of trains which will be purchased from a company in China. Speaking live on Eye …

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GRA shuts down GCNET as Unipass takes over clearing system

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on June 1, 2020 shut down the Ghana Community Network (GCNet) clearing system as the new Integrated Custom Management System (ICUM) popularly known as Unipass, took over. This came after piloting the system at some ports including the Takoradi and the Tema Ports and training …

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COCOBOD gives over 90,000 bags of fertilizers to farmers in Western North

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through the Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) has presented a total 99,468 bags of Cocoa fertilizers to be distributed to 126 farmer cooperative groups within Wiawso and Akontombra districts of the Western North Region. Mr John Ahi, Boako District Technical Officer, who confirmed the …

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Tema Port gets new director

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Ms Sandra Opoku as the Director of the Tema Port. According to the state-owned newspaper, Daily Graphic, a letter announcing her appointment dated May 4, 2020, and signed by the Secretary to the Public Services Commission, Mrs Mabel Amoako Atta, said the decision by the …

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Menzgold, Payboy Saga: NAM1 cash gang arrested

Officials of the firm called Payboy Company Limited, appointed recently by the defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited to negotiate debt settlements with its numerous clients, have been arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). EOCO confirmed the arrests in a statement signed by the Head of its Public Affairs, …

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I can’t find love – Anthony Joshua cries out

Popular boxer, Anthony Joshua (AJ), has cried out on his inability to find love. The world heavyweight boxing champion spoke to The Sun about life in lockdown with his family including becoming “super dad” to his four-year-old son, J.J, and how it has been hard for him to balance his …

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ICUMS takes-over Tema Port today

Effective today, June 1, 2020, all transactions related to the import and export of goods at the various ports will be conducted through the one-stop service for all customs clearance procedures, dubbed Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS). This follows successful simulation and piloting of ICUMS at Tema Port, the final …

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