Details available to The Herald, suggest the Akufo-Addo government, is gravely divided over the implementation of UNIPASS transaction, which is to take over the Ghana National Single Widow (GNSW) operations at the country’s ports. The most shocking of all, is reports that the Government Economic Management Team (EMT) chaired by …
Read More »Pure Paint West Africa makes gaint stride in reducing Unemployment rate in Ghana
Pure paint west Africa has been helping the youth in zongo communities through skills acquisition and development. About seventy young people from Ghana, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and La Cote D’ivoire were trained and awarded certificates in their acquired skill at the end of the training. Speaking after the …
Read More »Fuel prices to fall by 8%
Fuel prices from Monday, March 16, 2020, are expected to fall by between 5 to 8 percent, which would bring some relief to consumers but whether commercial vehicle operators would reduce fares is another matter to fight over another day. Even though crude prices collapsed on the world market a …
Read More »Ghana’s new investment law delayed until 2021
With the processes aimed at operationalizing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that started this year, it has become necessary for the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) and key partners to slow down the process of revising the GIPC law. The completion of the review had been scheduled for …
Read More »Kotoka International Airport named among best airports in Africa
Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport has been named among the best airports in Africa under the world-renowned Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards. The awards recognize airports around the world that deliver the best customer experience in the opinion of their own passengers. This year, 140 awards have been won by 84 …
Read More »Prices of local goods increasing faster than imported goods
For a fourth consecutive month, inflation for locally produced goods has been growing faster than inflation for imported goods, although Ghana is an import-dependent country. Inflation for imported goods as at February was 5.9 per cent, well below the 8.6 per cent inflation for locally made goods. This is according …
Read More »Customs amendment bill passed
Parliament of Ghana has passed the Customs Amendment Bill into law to regulate the country’s automobile industry. The law prohibits the importation of salvaged motor vehicles and specified motor vehicles over ten years of age into the country. It also seeks to provide incentives for automotive manufacturers and assemblers in the …
Read More »IMF shuts Ghana office over coronavirus
The International Monetary Fund is shutting down its local bureau in Accra in a move to test its ability to manage the coronavius pandemic. Staff in the Accra office were asked to work remotely and move operations online on Friday. Currently, no staff of the Fund in Ghana has been …
Read More »GCAA staff threaten to withdraw services
The Union and Professional Associations within the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have threatened to withdraw some services which are critical to aviation safety from Monday, March 17, 2020. “The Union and Professional Associations within the GCAA wish to notify airlines and passengers travelling by air and the public of …
Read More »Parliament passes bill to stop accident cars’ importation
Parliament has passed the Customs (Amendment) Bill 2020, which seeks to ban importation of accident cars into the country. The law will prohibit the importation of specific vehicles of over ten years of age. The country is also expected to lose over Ghc802 million for the first three years in …
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