Bawumia lists Mahama’s ‘sins’ [Read]
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reminded former President John Mahama that the 2020 Presidential elections is a choice between his eight-year record as...
109 markets in the Upper West region disinfected
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited has conducted the second phase of the nationwide disinfection exercise...
Transport fares reduced by 10%
Transportation fares have been reduced by 10 percent, Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has confirmed.The new fares will be effective Saturday, August 1, 2020.Chairman...
Covid-19: Volta Region markets, lorry parks, others disinfected
About 78 markets together with lorry parks, public toilets and other public places have been disinfected and fumigated in the Volta Region.The exercise followed...
Why we have borrowed more than any govt – NPP man explains
Communications Director for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has explained why the ruling government has borrowed more than any other government...
I’m unable to sleep for more than 4 hours – Ken Ofori-Atta reveals
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says he is unable to sleep for more than four hours a day due to the nature of his job....
Ex-Staff writes: Was the collapse of the banking sector pre-meditated murder based on a self-fulfilling prophecy?
I have been thinking of why some banks, savings and loans companies and finance houses were shut down in 'Rambo style' and the only...
COPEC calls for reduction in transport fares as restrictions are eased
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is calling for a reduction in transportation fares as commercial vehicles return to taking passengers at full seating...
Restrictions on transport sector lifted
 The restrictions in the transport sector have been lifted to allow for full capacity in domestic airplanes, taxis, 'trotros' and buses, President Nana Akufo-Addo...
This is the time to borrow – Economist defends govt’s borrowing
Dr Owusu Sarkodie, an economist at the Institute of Fiscal Studies, has defended borrowings made by the government to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic...
Timelines for NLA payment of winning tickets/prize reviewed due to COVID-19 and lotto fraudsters
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is bringing to the attention of the staking public, media, lotto discounters, Lotto Marketing Companies (LMCs) and other stakeholders...
Govt announces reduction in 9% CST charges
Government has announced a reduction in the Communication Service Tax (CST) from nine per cent to five per cent.The move is to reduce the...
We won’t collapse your business – Govt to vehicle importers
The government has assured importers of ‘secondhand’ vehicles of job security following the passage of the Customs Amendment Bill.The Bill, passed on Tuesday, March...
76 factories completed under IDIF – Alan
Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has said 76 factories have been completed under its flagship the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) programme.Among them, he stated,...
Finance Minister justifies GH¢ 10 billion BoG loan
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has justified the government’s GH¢ 10 billion loan from the Central Bank.Presenting the 2020 Mid-Year Budget Review on Thursday,...
Kantanka granted official operational licence
The highly-anticipated Kantanka range of vehicles, built by Ghanaian inventor, Safo Kantanka, is set to soon get on the market.This is because the Kantanka...
Ken Ofori-Atta replies Bishop Agyin-Asare in 2020 Mid-Year Budget Review
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has hit back at the Presiding Bishop of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare.Presenting the 2020 Mid-Year Budget Review on...
Finance Minister justifies collapse of Ghanaian banks
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said that the banking sector clean-up undertaken by the government will contribute immensely to the strengthening of the Ghanaian...
Mahama’s govt liked awarding contracts ‘by heart’ – Ken Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said that things were dire when the Akufo-Addo government took over the management of the country in 2017.According...
Coronavirus: Markers, lorry parks in Ahafo region disinfected again!
Markets and lorry parks in the Ahafo Region on Thursday had their turn of the on-going second nationwide disinfection, fumigation and clean-up exercise, aimed...
Ghana failed to meet 2019 GDP target – Ofori-Atta reveals
Ghana failed to meet its target for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in 2019.This was revealed by Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta when...
Market disinfection: Local Govt Ministry applauded
The Bono Regional Minister has lapped praises upon the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), following the latter’s ongoing second phase disinfection,...
Illegal export of Rosewood from Ghana to China drops by 90%
The illegal export of Rosewood from Ghana to China has dropped by about 90% since July 2019, according to Washington DC-based Environmental Investigation Agency...
Silver Star Auto unveils Citroën Range of vehicles as an exclusive dealer in Ghana
Leading automobile premium and luxury dealer in Ghana, Silver Star Auto Limited has officially unveiled the new range of Citroën vehicles to the Ghanaian...
Clean-up exercise held in 29 markets in Greater Accra region
Markets in the twenty-nine (29) Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region on Monday benefited from a massive clean-up exercise.The...
MTN encourages customers to update their sim details
MTN Ghana is encouraging customers to update their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) details to ensure all customer details are captured accurately by the company.In...
Duffuor, Nduom, Amoabeng being destroyed out of envy – Agyinasare
The Presiding Bishop of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has appealed to Ghanaians to pray against the ‘demon’ that makes politicians collapse local businesses...
Seth Terkper advises Ken Ofori-Atta ahead of 2020 mid-year budget review
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, ahead of this year’s mid-year budget review, has advised the current Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to reconcile the country’s...
Govt possibly using Covid-19 funds to finance existing debts – Seth Terkper says
Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, says the government could be using Covid-19 funds to finance existing debts on the blind side of Ghanaians.According...
Role of the UNIPASS system in national revenue mobilisation
Contrary to the stance and expectations of some stakeholders in the import and export business; and some civil society groups, the Ghana Revenue Authority...
Twitter accounts of richest men in the world hacked for Bitcoin scam
The Twitter accounts of major public figures, including billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, have been hacked and used to post scam...
Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam.The...
Operations of rent control department to be digitised – Bawumia
Government is working on a number of initiatives to address the challenges affecting the provision of affordable housing and resolving matters involving rent, Vice...
ICUMS generates almost GHC 2 billion, as GRA Board Chair says system is better than GCNET
The new trade facilitation tool, the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) deployed by the government at the ports and frontiers, is said to have...
MTN Ghana Foundation supports COVID-19 Trust Fund GH¢5m worth of PPEs
MTN Ghana Foundation has presented 44,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), four Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Machines and Test Kits to the National COVID-19 Trust. The...
People’s Pension Trust and AirtelTigo Money launches mobile pension ‘RetireRite’
People’s Pension Trust, an award-winning corporate trustee, and AirtelTigo Money (ATM) have today launched a new personal pension product called ‘RetireRite.This is a tier...
‘Pussy Cat’, others on the run after hacking and stealing GH¢46 million from bank
A man identified by law enforcement agencies as Pussy Cat and another identified as Boateng Mends are on the run after allegedly aiding one...
Johnnie Walker whisky to be sold in paper bottles
Johnnie Walker, the whisky which traces its roots back 200 years, will soon be available in paper bottles.Diageo, the drinks giant that owns the...
ICUMS is a much better system than GCNET – Prof Adei
Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Professor Stephen Adei, has spoken highly of the not-so-long-ago deployed port management system; the Integrated Customs Management...
Bus that plunged into River Oti not ours – VIP
The management of transport company, VIP Jeoun, says the bus that plunged into River Oti at Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality does not...