BUSINESS

Steel workers demand shutdown of Rider Steel and United Steel over air pollution

Some steel factory workers within the Free Zone enclave in Tema are asking the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, to shut down two other steel companies, Rider Steel and United Steel, for polluting the environment. The workers, who embarked on a peaceful demonstration at the Free Zones enclave, allege that one …

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Some districts will get 7 factories before 2020 election – 1D1F boss

The Coordinator of the One District, One Factory(1D1F) Secretariat, Gifty Ohene Konadu has assured that each district in the country would have at least, one functioning factory, with some chalking a whopping seven (7) before the 2020 elections, MyNewsGh.com reports. She says some districts may even have more than the …

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Oti Region Welcomes H.E. Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, The Vice President Of The Republic Of Ghana

The people of the Oti region of the Republic of Ghana welcome you Your Excellency the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana to Jasikan for the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 56.4km Jasikan-Dodo Pepesu road. The people of the region shall give you a hero’s welcome not only …

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1D1F: Pineapple juice from Ekumfi factory now on sale [VIDEO]

Pineapple Juice from the Ekumfi Juice Factory under One District One factory is now on sale. The nicely packaged pineapple ‘Eku Juice’ can be compared to those imported into the country. This juice is not from concentrates as the others are. The Food and Agric Minister, Dr. Afriyie Akoto, made …

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Ghana Club 100 Awards: Full list of winners

Telecommunication Company, MTN has been adjudged the best company at the 18th edition of the Ghana Club 100 awards. The event which was held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra brought together captains of industry in both the private and public sectors. Kosmos Energy, GOIL, and Sunon Asogli …

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Cocoa farmers adopt technological strategies to fight crime

Cocoa buying companies and farmer unions are being forced to adopt technological strategies to safeguard the lives of cocoa purchasing clerks from attacks by armed men. Robbers continue to target purchasing clerks in cocoa-growing communities in parts of Ghana, sometimes resulting in the loss of lives. The latest incident is …

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Domestic airlines to start trips to Ho airport 2020

In 2020 the Ministry of Aviation will engage domestic airlines in a bid to get them to extend operations to the Ho Airport, Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance has told Ghana’s parliament. During the reading of the 2020 government budget statement in parliament on Wednesday November 13, he said: “In …

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Ashanti region gets first meat factory

Ghana’s dream of having a meat factory that meets health and nutritional standards appears to have been reignited with the setting up of the first meat factory in the Ashanti region. This comes after several failed attempts to revamp the good old Zuarungu; Pwalugu and Bolga meat factories that went …

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Spiritual gold deal goes sour as herbalist defrauds couple of GH¢94,000

A 31-year-old herbalist, Hassan Talha, popularly known as Alhassan, has been jailed for defrauding a couple to the tune of GH¢94,000 on the pretext of helping them retrieve a pot of gold buried in their family house. The couple, Charles Addai and Emelia Oppong, told the police that the convict …

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