Information reaching www.thebftonline.com indicates that, tension is brewing at Goldfields Ghana Limited (Tarkwa Mine) over the company’s attempts to serve termination letters to over 2000 permanent employees to be laid off as part of its proposed retrenchment.
This comes after the management of the mining giant, brought in uniformed armed...
Consumer finance firm afb Ghana, has launched an Education solution to support players in the educational sector of the country.
The new solution was launched in collaboration with the Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS), during its education week celebrations in Accra.
The solution, designed to address the respective needs...
Ghana, a country rich in every sense of the word, has had a chequered history. While not attempting to tell the complete history of the country in one article, as Ghana marks its 61st independence anniversary, it is worth recounting key economic and socio-political events that have shaped the...
Government will soon launch a national strategic plan aimed at properly mainstreaming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) into the country’s educational system.
The plan encompasses a wide-ranging policy revolution, including curriculum revision of TVET institutions, construction of 20 modern TVT institutions, and upgrading 35 NVTIs as well as...
Vodafone is today rewarding customer loyalty on the occasion of Ghana’s 61st Independence celebration.
For customers who have spent five or more years on the network, the telecoms company has lined up a host of rewards to show its commitment and appreciation to these loyal customers.
For close to nine years,...
Regulator cries it has no power to prosecute defaulters
Most private sector employers are yet to comply with provisions of the Tier-2 pension scheme, which mandates companies to contribute 5 percent into a privately managed pension scheme.
Out of 51,466 private establishments/companies active under the Social Security and National...
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has yielded to governments quest to reduce electricity tariffs against calls by the utility companies and civil society to increase tariffs.
According to a statement, issued by the PURC and published on their website, the current review is as result of reductions in key...
The International Aviation Transport Authority (IATA) released latest figures from 2017, which showed that last year, global aviation safety improved dramatically.
According to IATA, in 2017, there were six fatal accidents with 19 fatalities among passengers and crew in 2017, compared with an average of 10.8 fatal accidents and approximately...
Ethiopian Airlines has become the first A350 XWB Simulator operator in Africa and among the few in the world.
The machine is fitted with a full electrical motion system which delivers improved performance while providing energy savings and environmental benefits.
Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, said: “The introduction...