Republic Bank Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited of Trinidad and Tobago, has attained certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management Systems standard. The ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification is a further proof of the bank’s commitment and demonstrated ability to continuously align and improve its processes and controls...
Ghana's quest to reduce the importation of rice by increasing local production has received a major boost, following the purchase of 520 specialised rice tractors by government for onward distribution to rice farmers in the country. The tractors, comprising 220 Cabrio Compat tractors and 300 Global Multipurpose mini tractors, were...
Many agric enthusiasts share the corroborative view that the responsibility of developing agriculture must be shared by government and the private sector. The mammoth significance of agriculture and the dominant role it plays in keeping our economy alight and alive means private firms must stand tall with an effectual...
Zoomlion Ghana Limited has been commended for using World Health Organisation (WHO) approved standards, and state-of-the-art equipment, in its disinfection and fumigation exercises. Deputy Minister of Defence, Major (Rtd) Derrick Oduro, made the commendation when he launched the nationwide disinfection and dis-infestation of military facilities and Garrisons at Burma Camp,...
A Managing Trustee of the Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund, Senyo Hosi, has lauded the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for its immense support to the construction of the COVID-19 Infectious Disease and Isolation Centre from the moment the idea was conceived. “The Ghana Armed Forces has been the driving force...
Ama K. Abebrese, the award-winning British-Ghanaian actress, television presenter and producer, is Appolonia City’s newest homeowner. Ama’s film credits include the critically acclaimed Sinking Sands, Ties That Bind, The Cursed Ones and the Netflix original movie, Beasts of No Nation. She starred in Azali, which was selected in 2019 as the...
The Ghana Securities Industry Association (GSIA), a body of fund management firms, has appealed to government to pay individual and institutional customers of defunct savings and loans, finance houses and microfinance companies more in cash than the bond option that the Receiver announced in April, 2020. The Receiver, Eric Nana Nipah,...
Fan Milk Limited has announced to its shareholders that it would not be able to pay dividend for year 2019 due to COVID-19 economic challenges. The company has noted the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) about the move. It said in statements that, “In the uncertain context of COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting...
The Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956 has been detained again for the same illegal fishing crimes as it was apprehended for a year ago. In 2019 the vessel operators were issued with a fine for using under-size mesh nets and taking fish below minimum landing size: despite refusing to...
Pharmaceutical manufacturer, Intravenous Infusions PLC, has donated 100 cartons of normal saline (IV fluids) to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana. The fluids, according to Intravenous, would help the Institute and the nine other testing centres across the country to assist in dilution and testing...