The world of extreme sports has received good news in recent weeks, with the United States confirming the schedule for World Cup freestyle skiing and snowboarding events this (Northern Hemisphere) winter, although the Alpine Skiing World Cup will not have its usual North American events. Viewers on DStv can enjoy...
The Honour: ‘Ever since you assumed the position of the Commissioner of Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission…your achievements, key among which is the introduction of the Motor Insurance Database (MID) to checkmate fake motor insurance in Ghana cannot go unnoticed. Your institution of an...
“The only constant is change,” might seem like an overbeaten cliché but COVD-19 has once again brought the veracity and usefulness of the expression to bear. Whilst pandemics are not new, the effects of the current one, anchored largely upon the world being interconnected on a scale never seen...
As Ghana celebrates farmers across the country today, the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is calling for a review of the selection criteria in awarding the farmers. The association is of the view that the selection process is skewed in favour of the minority large scale farmers—neglecting smallholder farmers,...
Even though government has revised its growth target for the year upwards, Professor of economics at the University of Ghana, Peter Quartey, has projected the economy to exceed that target given the rebound of economic activity in various sectors. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in his 2021 first quarter budget presentation...
Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC has declared dividend for the third year running to its shareholders, after the company’s 48th Annual General Meeting held in Accra. The financial year under review delivered GHc 4.26 million in dividend, which translates into a dividend payout of GH¢0.0138 per share, which was approved by...
… as gov’t officials express confidence in meeting outstanding benchmarks Managing Director of CAL Bank, Philip Owiredu has called for more visibility of the steps undertaken to bring reforms with regards to anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF), particularly in the financial sector, as it is crucial for the...
… but GIPC boss says stakeholder consultations delaying implementation A few days after players in the beverage industry hailed the effects of the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) excise tax stamp on the curbing of counterfeit products, players in the textiles and garment industry have launched a fresh campaign for the...
About 90,000 small-scale rice farmers across the 16 regions in the country have received diverse support to boost rice production in order to make the country self-sufficient producer of the staple food in the next few years. The support to the farmers is part of the implementation of a three-year...
The Minister of State in charge of tertiary education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, has reiterated government’s commitment to providing the needed funds to assist infrastructural development of the country’s technical universities. The minister, who was represented by the Chief Director of the ministry - Prof. Baba Insah, said that in line with...