At an open shed along the coast of Bortianor in Accra, one can hear the chatter of market women who hang around the landing beach most mornings in hope of buying fish to trade as fishers pull their nets miles away to the shore. “Sometimes, it takes as long as four hours to bring our […]Continue Reading
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Exim Bank (GEXIM) responsible for Banking and Business, Rosemary Beryl Archer, has urged Ghanaians living abroad to invest back home in line with the Government of Ghana’s industrialization agenda which paves way for the diaspora community to partner Ghanaian entrepreneurs through various initiatives supported by GEXIM. Ms. Continue Reading
The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Ken Attafuah, says the authority has been receiving complaints about some of its officials indulging in corrupt activities. In an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show, the NIA boss said just like other human organisations, there will be bad nuts in there, but the authority is […]Continue Reading
The Chairperson of the COVID-19 National Trust Fund, Justice Sofia Akuffo, is appealing for more donations for the fund, as they have only a balance of GH¢9 million left in their account. During the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020, a trust fund was set up to enable well-meaning Ghanaians and corporations to contribute […]Continue Reading
Organisers of the Ghana Shippers Awards have scheduled July 25 to end nominations for the 5th edition of the Awards. The award which provides a platform to recognise individuals and companies that play significant roles in the growth and development of the shipping industry also seeks to recognize key functions within the industry that promote […]Continue Reading
Enterprise Insurance has launched the innovative Same Day Claims Payment Service in Kumasi in a colorful ceremony attended by the Regional Manager of the National Insurance Commission, members of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ghana, Customers & other dignitaries. The insurance giant pioneered the Same Day Claims Payment in Ghana’s Insurance industry in March Continue Reading
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 53-year-old trader to 15 years imprisonment for defiling his wife’s 12-year-old niece at Afuaman near Ablekumah in the Greater Accra Region. This was after the Court presided over by Christina Cann, found Amadu Moro guilty on the charge of defilement. Handing the sentence, the Court said it found […]Continue Reading
The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo, has called on government to include funding of the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) in the 2022 mid-year budget review. According to him, the ‘no guarantor’ policy – since its launch – has increased the number of applications received this year by […]Continue Reading
Concerned Small Scale Miners Association has cast doubt on the commitment of the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry to go the long haul in investigating circumstances under which some illegal miners were brutalised by some soldiers on AngloGold Ashanti concession. The Sector Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor told journalists that a Committee has been set up […]Continue Reading
A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyapong has called for the resignation of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. His call is based on Ghana’s return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite the earlier claims by the Finance Minister about the country’s bright economic prospects. Speaking in an interview on The Hard […]Continue Reading