A Bank of Ghana report has revealed serious lapses in the structures, systems and processes in place to promote consumer protection and the early resolution of customer complaints, as poor and unfair customer service has been going on in the banking industry for a long time. Dr. Richmond Akwasi Atuahene,...
Ghana’s case count for the COVID-19 pandemic infection has scaled the dreaded 10,000 mark, yet we understand that essential drugs meant for the treatment of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients are locked up at the ports simply because of challenges faced by the newly introduced Integrated Customs Management Systems...
The Agricultural Development Bank’s (ADB) loan facility of GH¢23.2million presented to six players in the poultry value chain is geared towards the revival of the ailing poultry industry in the country. Poultry farmers have long faced crippling competition from their counterparts in developed countries as the country imports around US$200...
The persistent cutting down of shea trees for charcoal is putting the livelihoods of many in peril, especially women who make up the bulk of the labour force in the northern regions, the National Coordinator for Shea Network Ghana, Iddi Zakaria, has noted. He is therefore calling for a law...
Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has come out to condemn the activities of illegal small scale miners, as cyanide and mercury are being dumped into the Bia River. The development poses serious health challenges for residents, since they are compelled to drink from the Bia River as...
Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ghana, Yasumichi Araki, has said the organisation’s support, in the form of a grant for construction of the Tema motorway interchange, will help boost the local and regional economies of West Africa. “I believe this high-quality road infrastructure will improve the transportation...
The rains came down yesterday and, as usual, some parts of the city got flooded, One person has been confirmed dead at Odawna after the over-five hours of flooding in Accra. Over the years, residents of low-lying areas across the country, particularly in the Greater Accra Region, have experienced flooding...
It appears Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) which have been hit hard in amid the COVID-19 are really being catered to. Apart from the GH¢600million secured under government’s stimulus package programme, the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) says it will be disbursing the GH¢90million secured together...
A report prepared by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) named Ghana as the 8th country in Africa facing a high risk of debt distress. The World Bank and IMF have maintained Ghana as a high-risk of debt distress country. This generally infers that the country is accumulating so much...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has waded into the issue of indiscipline on the country’s roads, and observed that the severity and frequency of accidents on our highways due to over-speeding and indiscipline are a great reproach to all of us. The president hit the nail on its head when...