Even as the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has said payment of Past Credit has been effected, some pensioners are feeling shortchanged and therefore demanding the formula for calculating the amount. According to them, the Past Credit - which is a one-time benefit being paid pensioners who are...
Government must use its coronavirus stimulus package for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) as a catalyst to formalise the informal economy, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged. As part of requirements for accessing the GH₵1billion support, prospective applicants are required to have Tax Identification Number (TIN), be registered, must...
Players in the oil palm industry have expressed fears that the Ghana Revenue Authority’s decision to maintain and continue implementing the 50 percent benchmark value on palm oil imports is severely hampering the development of local content - collapsing businesses and leading to job losses. President of the Oil Palm...
As senior high schools (SHS) prepare to re-open on Monday, June 22, heads of SHS in the Eastern Region have assured that all arrangements are in place to receive both the final-year and Form-two students. These arrangements, they said, include availability of Veronica buckets, soaps, alcohol-based hand sanitisers among others...
It took the intervention of the coronavirus which emanated from China in early January 2020 to briefly halt the persistent increases in fuel prices in Ghana. Prior to that, the country have had to contend with persistent increases in fuel prices since January 2017. The revision and the neutralization of...
The world is full of people who are very certain—in politics, in religion, in all manner of things. In addition, political, religious, and social organizations are marketing certainty as a cure to all life’s problems. This is purely because the human brain according to neuroscientist is wired for certainty....
Hydrogen power has been on the market for decades but has never really been able to break the glass ceiling of mass-market appeal, mainly due to a host of technical and cost issues. Indeed, battery power appears to be winning the race to replace the internal combustion engine (ICE) more...
Ghana’s supreme urban radio station, Y107.9FM has taken edutainment to a whole new level with the all-new Y Leaderboard Series segment on the Myd Morning radio show hosted by Rev Erskine. The ‘Y Leaderboard Series’, which hosts leaders and achievers in various industries globally seeks to develop and provide...
Our attention has been drawn to some information circulating on social media and online news websites concerning ‘breaches’ in the privacy rights of Vodafone Ghana customers. This information is a gross misrepresentation of the facts. In March 2020, The President of Ghana, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, passed an Executive Instrument (E.I....
Club Beer has emerged the winner of the ultimate award, Product of the Year, at the prestigious Ghana Beverage Awards (GBA) 2019. Club Beer, which is produced by Accra Brewery Limited earned the most public votes against other nominees such as Kpoo Keke, Voltic, Bel Active, Verna and Alomo...