BUSINESS

The Africa Public Sector Conferences and Awards (APSCA) has awarded the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), the Executive Chairman of JGC and Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong and the District Common Fund Administrator Naa Torshie Addo among others at its Second Africa Public Sector Awards night in Accra. …

The Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB) has called on the Akufo-Addo-led administration to pay the $1.5 billion debt owed them to guarantee uninterrupted power supply. The chamber, in a statement signed by its CEO Mr Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor, said its members expected the delays in …

The country is tipped to regain its US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 status, the BFTonline reports. This follows the realignment of various policies, establishment of key institutions, and amendment of laws governing the aviation sector in line with international requirements over the past few years. The economic benefits …

Women in cocoa farming with their spouses are advised to prioritise legal issues regarding farmlands and other property acquired together, to forestall needless litigations in case one of them is no more. Mrs Doreen Asumang-Yeboah, a Networking and Advocacy Expert at Tropenbos Ghana, who gave the advice said the absence …

Stephen Ashitey Adjei, an Executive Member of the National Democratic Congress in Tema East, has called on President Akufo-Addo to direct attention to problems in the premix fuel distribution chain in Tema. Speaking at a news conference in Accra, the man who is popularly known as Moshake, said inconsistencies in …

The High Court has struck out an application by the Attorney General seeking to stop State Agencies from paying monies owed some contractors to Ghana Growth Fund. Ghana Growth Fund Company Limited (GGFC), which is a subsidiary of Groupe Nduom, sued the Attorney General’s Office (AG), Finance Ministry, Road Ministry …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) October 2019 World Economic Outlook Report, has ranked Ghana first in Africa in gold production and sixth, with the United States of America in the world. Ghana has accrued US$7.4 billion from production of gold between 2016 and 2018. China is the leading producer of …

Former President John Mahama has started a spat over the termination of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession, describing the action as a self-serving, shady and needless decision. Even before the ink dried over his abrasive words, the government had fired back at him with remarks that his expression lacked …

Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Prof Stephen Adei has revealed plans to reward whistle-blowers. According to him, the GRA plans to revive an old practice where persons who expose tax defaulters are given a portion of the money when it is retrieved. “When you evade tax, there’s a …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has locked up Pasico Ghana for nonpayment of taxes. The company is known to be the best producer of aluminum frames and Louvre blades; the most popular is the Pasiguard security grills. It also deals the selling and hiring of lifting equipment and building materials. …