Based on what meteorologists are saying, there is likely to be unprecedented rains this season; and as a consequence, many parts of the city of Accra will again be flooded. Works and Housing Minister Samuel Atta Akyea toured some parts of the capital to inspect drains ahead of the...
‘Once bitten, twice shy’ is the most apt adage that explains the general apprehension surrounding the emergence of fall armyworm (FAW) infestation that seems to have come to stay with us for a long time.
Since 2017, the devastation wrought by the FAW in Ghana has been phenomenal - and...
Minister for Communications, Madam Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is on record as giving a hint that there is a tax on mobile money transactions under consideration. The minister gave this hint last year when she faced the Parliamentary Appointments Committee as she was being vetted on her nomination by the president.
However,...
Fuel-smuggling appears to be rife, as two vessels were apprehended last Saturday near Tema engaging in the illegal activity in Ghanaian territorial waters. One of the vessels is purported to be a Nigerian-registered vessel with a Nigerian crew - caught by the Ghana Navy transferring fuel to another vessel,...
Following a petition to the president by local banks to extend the duration required for banks to meet the new minimum capital requirement, the Council of State has waded into the matter and is rather urging local banks to consider mergers if they cannot raise the stated capital by...
Last week, the president launched a seven-year development plan that forms the basis for his government’s development planning. As a result, all metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) are required to develop their medium-term programmes in line with the overall agenda of the 7-year development plan.
This is a constitutional...
Following a petition to the president by local banks to extend the duration required for banks to meet the new minimum capital requirement, the Council of State has waded into the matter and is rather urging local banks to consider mergers if they cannot raise the stated capital by...
Last week, the president launched a seven-year development plan that forms the basis for his government’s development planning. As a result, all metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) are required to develop their medium-term programmes in line with the overall agenda of the 7-year development plan.
This is a constitutional...
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is confident of implementing a voluntary trade facilitation scheme that will ensure products imported into the Ghanaian market meet the required quality, so that Ghanaians are safeguarded against health/safety hazards.
This move is long overdue, since the liberalised economy that we operate in the country...
This year, around 40 state-owned enterprises have submitted themselves to performance contracts, and this is a marked improvement from the 25 that submitted themselves last year, states Executive Chairman of the State Enterprises Commission, Stephen Asamoah-Boateng.
Mr. Asamoah-Boateng observed that the key performance indicators in the performance contract are to...