Komenda Sugar Factory acquires 20,000 acres for plantation
Negotiations are almost complete to enable the Board of Directors of the Komenda Sugar Factory to acquire 20,000 acres of land suitable for growing...
GTP workers demonstrate, want new MD removed
Workers of GTP are demonstrating for the removal of their new Managing Director (MD), Fatoumata Doro.Clad in red, the agitated workers hoisted placards and...
Komenda Sugar Factory to begin production in April
The Komenda Sugar Factory is set to bounce back in April this year.President Akufo-Addo gave the assurance when the chiefs and elders of Komenda...
55% of MASLOC loans unpaid – CEO
The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), has been able to recover only 45% percent of loans disbursed nationwide.This was disclosed by the Chief...
Cost of repairing mobile phones, accessories goes up
The cost of mobile phone repairs and prices of accessories have shot up in Kumasi.Dealers in phone accessories say high import charges and the...
Coffin makers ordered to obtain permit
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has directed casket makers along the Mortuary Road, near the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, to obtain permits...
Govt holds 4th town hall meeting on E-levy in Wa
Government, through the Information Ministry, will today hold another town hall meeting to discuss the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy).The 4th meeting will take place...
All set for the Ghana Cares Chocolatarium Business Summit
The much-awaited summit on the business of Chocolate dubbed 'The Chocolatarium Business Summit’ comes off on Monday 21st February 2022 at the Kempinski Gold...
GPRTU to increase fares effective February 26
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced that commuters should expect an increment in transport fares from Saturday, February 26.Speaking in an...
Cedi crosses ¢7 to one dollar mark less than two months into 2022
The local currency has crossed the ¢7 to one dollar mark on the retail market with less than two months into 2022.Joy Business checks...
Fisherfolk, boat operators cry over irregular supply of premix fuel
Fisherfolk and boat operators in the Oti Region have made a passionate appeal to the government to help ensure the regular supply of commodities...
GTA to hold first edition of the Chocolatarium Business Summit
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) is hosting the first-ever Chocolate Business Summit dubbed ‘The Chocolatarium’.The Summit will discuss the business of chocolate and its...
GRA to pilot e-commerce, gaming and bet taxes in April
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that it is preparing to pilot an electronic-commerce, gaming and bet taxes in April 2022.The GRA Commissioner-General,...
MTN Ghana introduces additional measures to improve experience at SIM registration centres
MTN Ghana has introduced new measures to reduce congestion and enhance customer experience at all its SIM registration centres across the country.Key among the...
Accept E-levy or IMF will ask us to cancel Free SHS – MP
Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, says if Ghanaians don't accept and pay the Electronic Transaction levy (E-Levy) then...
SEC strengthens its efforts to end Ponzi scheme operations
Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Rev. Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh, has noted that efforts to apprehend operators of pyramid or Ponzi schemes...
Jute factory, other defunct industries at Asokwa to be revamped
The Chief Executive of the Asokwa Municipal Assembly has revealed plans to revive some defunct factories in the municipality.The Jute Factory, among others, according...
Fuel prices to go up by 30 pessewas – COPEC reveals
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has hinted that fuel prices could go up by 30 pesewas soon.According to COPEC’s Executive Secretary, Duncan...
Cement Manufacturers caution quality of cement on the Market
The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) is appealing to government to promote the production of quality cement by instituting a legal regulatory framework...
There is absolutely nothing good about E-Levy – Lydia Forson
Actress Lydia Forson has opposed the implementation of the new Electronic Transaction Levy. She indicated that there is nothing good about the levy.In a...
Dangote adds $950m to his personal worth as shares of his cement company rises
Aliko Dangote got off to a great start in 2022, adding about $950 million to his fortune since the year began.The Nigerian billionaire’s wealth...
Minister of Lands lauds progress of GIADEC’s Project 4 – VALCO Modernisation
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has reiterated the government’s commitment towards the mordenisation of VALCO, to improve efficiency and...
Economic woes not entirely govt’s fault – Stephen Amoah
Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, has intimated that government cannot be blamed entirely for the current economic woes of the country.Whilst admitting...
We are not kids – Gyedu-Blay Ambolley wants E-levy bill scrapped [Video]
Veteran highlife musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley has waded into the ongoing E-levy debate which has been laid before Ghana’s Parliament awaiting the green light.According to...
Drivers union sets records straight on fare increment [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · GRTCC ON TRANSPORT FARESThe Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has confirmed that there would be an increment in transport fares very...
Netizens applaud Ghana Post for Valentine Initiative
It has always been a norm for people to celebrate love every year on 14th February by sending messages of love and affection to...
AU panel calls for Moody’s review of Ghana’s rating
An African Union-backed panel has urged Moody’s Investors Service to review an appeal by government against the rating agency’s downgrade of the country’s credit...
Sarkodie breaks silence on E-Levy debate
Rapper Sarkodie has finally waded into the ongoing debate about the proposed E-levy tax which has been laid before Ghana's parliament.The rapper said...
Kasapreko reacts to money laundering claims
The management of the Kasapreko Company Limited has denied engaging in money laundering activities that have led to financial loss to the state.Media reports...
Apiate explosion: Maxam fined $6 million
Maxam Ghana Limited, the company at the centre of the explosion that occurred at Apiate in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region, has...
Govt rolls out six tax relief measures to lessen hardships
As part of measures by the government to lessen the hardship on businesses and citizens, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced six tax...
Bukom Banku sends ‘special’ message to Akufo-Addo over E-levy bill [Video]
Ghanaian boxer, Bukom Banku, whose real name is Braimah Kamoko, is the latest celebrity to speak against the controversial E-levy bill which has been...
E-levy should be scrapped; it doesn’t make sense – Kwaisey Pee [Video]
Highlife musician Kwaisey Pee says the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) should not be passed because it simply does not make sense.Speaking in an interview with Andy Dosty...
Pan-African classifieds champion Jiji acquires Tonaton.com, its main competitor in Ghana
Jiji, the biggest African marketplace platform, acquires Tonaton.com, part of Saltside Technologies AB.The deal is a milestone in Jiji's strategy to build a leading...
Fuel prices to cross ¢8 per litre by March – OMCs
Chief Executive of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies has revealed that consumers will have to pay more than ¢8 per litre for fuel...
Govt implements 6 tax relief measures
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has started the implementation of six tax reliefs introduced by the government to lighten the tax burden on businesses...
Fuel prices to soon cross GH¢8 mark – COPEC predicts
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has advised the government to employ strategic measures to lessen the impact of the rise in petroleum...
You could be jailed for not paying contributions for house helps – SSNIT
Legal Services Manager for SSNIT, Emmanuel Sackey, has indicated that persons who fail to pay SSNIT contributions for their employees are liable to a...
Finance Ministry reacts to Moody’s downgrade of country’s rating
The Finance Ministry is appealing against the downgrade of the country’s credit rating to Caa1, from B3 and economic outlook to stable, from negative.It...
Ignore 30% transport fare increase – GRTCC
The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has refuted claims that transport fares are expected to go up by 30 per cent.According to General...