The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s President and Chief Executive Officer, H. E. Hamad Buamim, says Dubai and the gulf region is strategically positioned do more with Ghana in the area of trade, which is to help government to achieve its target of massive infrastructural development. According to the...
White Stone Frozen Foods Limited has not evaded tax, officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have revealed. The frozen foods giant has been accused by some of its competitors of evading taxes, but investigations reveal that what has been instituted is a Customs Valuation Agreement. “it is normal that in...
FDA report reveals A Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) report has debunked that rotten chicken imported into Ghana had been dumped on the market and is on sale at Techiman. The document indicates that 266 cartons of imported chicken were safely disposed of when it was realised on arrival in...
The Energy Commission is to implement the electrical wiring regulations which will ban uncertified electricians from operating in the country, its Associate Programmes Officer, Stephen Yamoah has said. “Very soon all electricians would have to be certified by the Energy Commission, go through an examination before you are certified, if...
Government has said it will support about 200,000 farmers with farm inputs and fertiliser, as part of its flagship Planting for Food and Jobs programme, to boost agricultural productivity in the country. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced this at Nalerigu while addressing the chiefs and people of East Mamprusi...
Minister of Information Mustapha Hamid has urged marketers to include in their communication, information that will advocate behavioural change in society so as to foster national development. “As marketers, if you want to associate with causes, you should look for those that will contribute to the moral fibre of society....
Fidelity Bank has made five more lucky customers of the bank 10x richer in the third draw of the Fidelity 10x Richer Promo held at Takoradi in the Western Region bringing the total number of winners so far to 15 customers. The five lucky customers are Esther Okuto of the...
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has said the era of illegal connections and meter theft will be a thing of the past as it readies to introduce smart meters from November. The exercise will begin with some 40,000 Danish intelligent meters, which officials of the company are upbeat will...
The Global Competitiveness Index 2017-2018 report by the World Economic Forum indicates that access to finance difficulties, high taxes, and corruption are the three-leading challenges confronting the private sector in Ghana. The data, which ranks on a scale of 0-20, assesses the 16 most problematic factors confronting businesses in all...
With an allocation of over 6 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Ghana’s spending on education is among the highest in Africa, a World Bank report indicates. This is above the global average of 5 percent expected of every country - although it is behind Swaziland, which has the highest...