Gov’t releases ¢88m for 2nd-yr Free SHS students
Government has released ¢88,056,438 for disbursement to all public senior high schools (SHSs) for the implementation of the free SHS programme for the 2019/2020...
Ato Essien, 3 others charged over Capital Bank collapse
Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien and three others; Tetteh Nettey, Fitzgerald Odonkor and Kate Quartey Papafio, have been charged over the...
GEPA to build capacity of small cocoa processors to increase export base
Deputy Chief Executive of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Albert Kassim Diwura, has said the Authority is set to provide capacity building for...
Voltic introduces new eco-friendly twist bottle water
Leading
mineral water producers, Voltic Ghana Limited has introduced a new eco-friendly
bottle called the Voltic Twist in order to make significant contributions to
environmental sustainability.The new...
ECG/PDS blocks credit supply to pre-paid customers at Dansoman
Some residents of Dansoman in the Greater Accra region have
been denied access to electricity credit to power their meters for electricity supply
to their homes.Customers...
Audio: Plastic materials cannot be banned completely – Prof Frimpong-Boateng
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says plastics cannot be banned completely in the country.Speaking on Asempa FM's Ekosi...
iPhone user sues Apple for turning him gay
A Russian iPhone user recently filed a one million ruble lawsuit against Apple, accusing the American corporation of indirectly turning him gay.In a court...
Persons adulterating fuel caused Kpone tanker explosions – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is blaming Wednesday night’s fire explosions at a Kpone tanker yard on illegal activities being ...
Menzgold customers push for meeting to discuss new payment plan
Customers of Menzgold Ghana Limited are calling on management of the company to convene a meeting for a schedule to be agreed by both...
Kantanka to produce electric cars by December – CEO
Indigenous car maker Kantanka says it is poised to manufacture electric cars before the end of this year. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kwadwo...
World Vision Ghana invests $20 million annually to support the vulnerable
World Vision Ghana has said every year it spends about $20 million in the country to help improve the standards of living of the...
Fabewoso: ‘Govt’s take-over of Akwatia Diamond Mine justified’ [Video]
A key advocate for the takeover of the Akwatia Diamond Mine from Jospong Group of Companies has said the government did not err in...
Audio: Cocoa farmers unhappy about 8.42 per cent increase in cocoa price
Some cocoa farmers in the country have expressed disappointment in the government following increment of the price of cocoa from GH¢7,600.00 to GH¢8,240.00...
Government increases cocoa price by 8.42 per cent
The government has
increased the price of cocoa from GH¢7,600.00 to GH¢8,240.00 a tonne and GH¢475.00
to GH¢515.00 a bag, Dr. Gyiele Nurah, a Minister of...
18-year-old Thomas Arthur wins car in Cindy Rice promo
An 18-year-old senior high school graduate, Thomas Arthur, is the owner of brand new Hyundai i10, after he was declared the winner of the...
Dangote plans big growth in African cement capacity
Aliko Dangote, the richest person in Africa, is looking to expand cement capacity on the continent by 29% to 62 million tons, entrenching his...
Electricity tariff up by 5.94%, water 2.22%
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an upward adjustment of electricity and water tariffs.Electricity is up by 5.94%, while water is up...
All bank customers to be issued with gh-link cards before end of 2019
All bank customers are expected to be issued with gh-link cards before the end of this year, the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems...
Give us GH¢500 per bag – Some Cocoa farmers tell COCOBOD
Ahead of the much-awaited announcement of the new producer price of cocoa for the upcoming crop season, farmers from across the country have been...
Minority pushes for fair, realistic farmgate price for cocoa farmers
The 2019/20 cocoa season begins in October (next month) and
farmers are anxiously waiting on the Nana Addo gov't for the determination of
the producer price...
1-D-1-F: Govt commissions Charcoal Briquettes factory at Bamang
The government has commissioned a Charcoal Briquettes Factory at Bamang in the Ashanti Region as part of the one-district-one-factory policy.The factory was established by...
Asempa FM’s ‘Eko Sii Sen’ is CIMG Radio Programme of the Year
Asempa FM’s late afternoon political programme ‘Eko Sii Sen’ has been adjudged Chartered Institue of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) Radio Programme of the Year 2018.The award to...
Listen: Not all villages in the North will get a dam – Hawa Koomson
Government seems to be backtracking on its promise to provide a dam to every village in the five Northern regions.RELATED STORY: 1V1D: 300 dams...
Baba Jamal support’s govt takeover of Akwatia diamond mine
Former Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Baba Jamal has commended
government for its decision to take
over the Great Consolidated Diamonds, formerly Ghana Consolidated
Diamond...
Unicredit’s case: Court throws out BoG’s ‘lack of jurisdiction writ’
An Accra High Court Thursday dismissed Bank of Ghana’s (BoG’s) application seeking to strike out a case filed by UniCredit challenging the revocation of...
Fabewoso: Tumu Council revenue collector pockets Assembly funds [audio]
The Auditor-General has indicted the Tumu Urban Council in the Upper West region for failing to recover GH¢30,336.00 from its revenue collector.Jiah Borsu Jiatus...
We followed due process – Govt responds to JOSPONG
Government insists it followed due process in the takeover of the Great Consolidated Diamonds Ghana Limited."We have solid grounds and we followed due process...
13 institutions to face court for non-payment of employee pensions
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has begun a process to prosecute 13 companies for failing to honour any of the mandatory schemes for...
JOSPONG reacts to govt’s illegal takeover of GCDGL
The
management of JOSPONG Group of Companies has described government’s
recent takeover of the Great Consolidated Diamonds Ghana Limited (GCDGL)
over contract breaches as...
Audio: Textiles Workers Union exposes Education Minister
The Ghana Textiles Workers Union has dismissed claims by the Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh that there is a contract advertisement for local companies...
StanChart engages clients on its wealth products
Standard Chartered runs an advisory-led Wealth Management business that provides tailored wealth solutions to clients based on their individual objectives and product suitability.The Bank...
Telcos to begin charging 9% Communication Service Tax Oct. 1
Telecom firms are to begin charging its customers the revised
Communication Service Tax (CST) from October 1, 2019, the Ghana Chamber
of Telecommunications has...
Money paid by Jospong for Akwatia Diamond mine missing
It has emerged that monies paid by Ghana Consolidated Diamonds Ghana Limited (GCDGL), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies to acquire defunct...
Government abrogates Akwatia mine contract
The government has abrogated the contract awarded to Great Consolidated Diamonds Ghana Limited (GCDGL) in 2011 to mine diamonds at Akwatia for...
Garment and Leather Employees Union schools Napo
Members of the Garment and Leather Employees Union (TGLEU) have descended heavily on the Minister of Education for demonstrating 'gross ignorance' about the textile...
Security takes over Akwatia Diamond
Police and military personnel have reportedly taken over the Great Consolidated Diamonds Limited (GCDL) at Akwatia in the Eastern region.According to reports, the security...
GRA to clamp down on tax defaulters
The Ghana Revenue Authority will from Monday September 23, embark on a tax
compliance exercise to clamp down on corporate institutions and individuals
that reneged on...
Just in: Auctioneers move to sell NPP chairman’s assets on court order but NIB insiders attempt to block move [Photos]
Reliable information available to adomonline.com indicates that auctioneers
have moved in to execute a court order against Allship Logistics Limited
through the auctioning of the company’s...
COCOBOD pledges to be first class borrower
Chief
Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has assured banks that it
will remain a dependable first class borrower that pays back loans on
time. He
was speaking...
Banking crisis: Submission date of ‘proof of debt forms’ extended for customers
The Receiver of
collapsed financial institutions, Eric Nana Nipah, has extended the deadline
for the submission of ‘Proof of Debt forms’ to Friday, September 27, 2019.The...