BUSINESS

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has projected a significant fall in prices of petroleum products beginning Friday, December 16, 2022. The IES indicates that the expected fall follows the continuous appreciation of the cedi against the US dollar in recent times and the continued price falls recorded on the …

Minister for Transport Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has assured Parliament government will soon compel transport operators in the country to reduce fares. This follows concerns raised by Majority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh regarding transport unions’ refusal to reduce fares in spite of the continuous drop in prices of fuel. Speaking during …

The Brazilian firm working on the Kumasi Kejetia-Central Market Redevelopment Project and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Maternity ward project, Contracta Construction Limited, has begun laying off some of its workers. According to the company, it has become necessary to lay off some of its workers due to the …

    Ghana’s topmost agro-commodities trading firm, Kingdom Exim Ghana Limited, has received five top Awards including the prestigious President’s Gold Award for the export of shea nuts, from the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA).   The coveted Awards were presented to the Tema-based Kingdom Exim Ghana Limited at the …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has warned its customers using prepaid meters to purchase enough power to last them during and after the Christmas holidays. “Those of our customers who use prepaid meters should try and buy enough for their home this Christmas and after,” Public Relations Officer of …

Ghanaian actress cum musician, Yaa Jackson, has probed why she shouldn’t go on a date with other men despite the fact that she has a boyfriend. In an Instagram post, Yaa Jackson rocked a pink body suit revealing parts of her butt. She threw on a pink jacket to match. Interestingly, the popular …

  Source: Michael Agyapong Agyapa

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union of the Trade Union Congress (GPRTU) has indicated that the recent reduction in fuel prices is not significant enough to warrant a reduction in transport fares at the moment. The Director of Industrial Relations of the GPRTU, Alhaji Abass Imoro, who revealed this argued …

In recent years, the West African regional food war that has dominated many conversations in other parts of the world has focused on who has the best jollof rice, particularly between Ghana and Nigeria. While that debate, to a large extent, has proven that the jollof from Ghana towers over …

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA), has urged government to sustain its efforts aimed at stabilising the country’s local currency; the cedi. In a release signed by its President, Joseph Obeng, GUTA said it has taken note of the recent gains made by the cedi against major trading currencies …