Despite efforts to clamp down on all human activities within the Bui Hydroelectric Dam enclave, illegal mining and logging continue to thrive in the area - posing a threat to safety of the national asset, B&FT has gathered. According to the Chief of Bui Resettlement Camp, Nana Kwadwo Wuo II,...
The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) has said it is taking an aggressive stance in improving the quality of houses delivered in the country. The association says it has taken note of public sentiments and complaints about the poor delivery of houses by members, and therefore promised to help...
Mr. A.B. Adjei, the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), has been inducted as a Doctoral Fellow of the Institute of Project Management Practitioners (IPMP). Mr. Adjei, a seasoned procurement and supply chain management specialist, was the first Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority of...
About 36 percent of public basic schools in Ghana lack toilet facilities, thus encouraging open defecation, according to Prof. Gabriel Ayum Teye, Pro-vice Chancellor of University for Development Studies (UDS). This, he said, affects the health status of future leaders in Ghana - thereby compelling government and donor agencies to...
Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL), Ghana’s only total beverage business - in line with its commitment to delight consumers with fantastic new drinks rooted in identified consumer insight - has launched Ɔdehyeɛ Beer: a beer celebrating the Akan heritage, progress and future. A testament to our pioneering work in local...
  Ahafo Community Bank at Kukuom in the Asunafo South district of the Brong Ahafo Region has outlined strategies to increase owners’ equity significantly to meet the minimum capital requirement by end of first quarter this year. All Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) were required by the Bank of Ghana (BoG)...
Electronics and home appliances maker – Samsung – has set a target of increasing Africa’s contribution to its total revenue from below 10percent to between 15percent and 20 percent in both mobile phone and television sales over the next five to ten years. Addressing stakeholders at the Samsung Summit 2018...
Kumasi City Mall, the Ashanti Region’s most coveted destination for affordable one-stop shopping and recreation, has added another powerful attraction to its irresistible menu of entertainment – Ghana’s first ever world class ‘Watch-and-Dine’ Cinema!! Shoppers, plain revelers and of course, movie and chow freaks in the Ashanti Regional capital, all...
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has said it plans to extend the ongoing paperless clearance of goods at the country’s ports to cover exports and transit trade, even as it tightens processes at the imports section. According to the ports operator, it intends to fully explore the paperless...
The central bank has maintained its policy rate at 20 percent amid growing concerns that inflation could drift further from the 8±2 medium-term target. Speaking at the press meeting to announce the policy rate yesterday, Governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr. Ernest Addison said although inflation expectations appear to...