Auditing firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has asked government to put in place measures to insulate the Coronavirus Alleviation and Revitalization of Enterprises Support (CARES) programme from any political risk and transcend regimes since it has the potential to place the economy on a sustainable growth path. The Finance Minister announced in Parliament...
About 500 illegal miners operating on the concession of the Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) say they are not ready to stop the illegal activities they are engaged in since there are no jobs in the communities. According to them, the 25acres of land they are mining on at ‘Mba...
Golden Star Resources (GSR) Limited, the gold mining company that owns and operates the Wassa and Prestea underground mines, has said the sale of its Bogoso-Prestea Gold Mine to Future Global Resources (FGR) for US$95million presents the best opportunity to focus all of the company’s attention on maximizing the...
Republic Bank Ghana Group, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, posted a profit after tax of GH¢79.1 million for the year. This represented a year-on-year increase of 180.6 percent from the GH¢28.2 million registered in the same period last year. According to manager of the bank, the profit position...
Of the GH¢21 billion used to ensure depositors’ funds are protected after the Bank of Ghana introduced reforms which led to the collapse of some financial institutions, just about one-tenth of that amount, or GH¢2 billion, has been recovered so far, leaving an astronomical GH¢19 billion yet to be...
World's first airline to offer its passengers free cover for COVID-19 medical expenses and quarantine costs, in a unique assurance when they fly to any destination, in any class of travel  Emirates customers can travel with confidence, as the airline will cover medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and...
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on government and all political parties to help empower the local seed industry by providing an enabling environment and logistical support to ensure that Ghana is seed sufficient. The CSOs believe that government and political parties can, through their manifestos and policies, safeguard input...
The National Lottery Authority (NLA), has indicated that due to the shift system it is implementing to make its working environment safe from COVID-19, and the increasing spate of lotto fraudsters, it is taking reasonably longer to pay winning tickets or prizes and thus appealing to the staking public...
What is your name?  “A good name is to be chosen rather...” – Proverbs 22:1 Names trigger emotions, they evoke memories and they inspire actions. Out of the billions of people on earth, everyone has a name. In West Africa, names are so important to the extent that names they give to...
Mr. Ernest Frimpong, the Managing Director of Loyalty Insurance Company Limited, has made a call to insurance policyholders/insureds/claimants to report accidents or insurance claims to insurance companies on time to speed up investigations, processing, settlement and payment of insurance claims in a fair and prompt manner. Mr. Frimpong indicated that...