Government has authorised a partial payment of up to GHS50,000 to all customers of the remaining collapsed Fund Management Companies whose monies were locked up.
This follows an earlier directive by government to pay customers whose claims were validated.
A statement issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the...
… as less than 2% of gov’t expenditure goes to women owned businesses. This must change
Using the same relatively unsuccessful formula and expecting a different result when it comes to realising procurement related value for money, achieving accountability and governance, significantly curbing unnecessary public sector spending and reducing waste...
President Akufo-Addo has stated that he did not interfere in the work of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu.
This follows allegations made by Mr. Amidu after he resigned that President Akufo-Addo has interfered in his corruption assessment of the Agyapa Royalties transaction.
Below is the full response issued by the presidency
Re:...
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), industry regulator, has conferred on Eusbett Hotel, a wholly Ghanaian-owned facility in Sunyani, as the 2019 Best 3-Star Hotel in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions.
This is the 14th time that Eusbettt Hotel has won an industry-based award. They include regional (erstwhile Brong...
We now know that 28-year old fishing observer Emmanuel Essien was actively taking actions against vessels engaged in illegal fishing practices before he vanished onboard a Chinese-owned trawler called Meng Xin 15 on July 5th 2019. In his report on the penultimate vessel he worked on, dated 24 June,...
…4 times recipient of the award; 2nd time running
Atwima Kwanwoma Rural Bank Limited, at Pakyi No 2 in the Amansie West district of Ashanti Region, has been adjudged the CIMG Rural Bank of the year 2019 by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG).
The bank is a 4-time recipient...
… Andrew Takyi Appiah, CEO, picks up Best Fintech CEO of the Year
Zeepay (myzeepay.com), a fast-growing fintech company in Mobile Financial Services across Africa, has for the first time been adjudged Best Fintech of the Year at the 2020 Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms Awards (GITTA).
The company’s CEO, Andrew...
The prevalence of COVID-19 among children requires that the state intensifies its campaign on making children understand the importance of adhering to safety protocols for the prevention of respiratory diseases, a new study on the State of Children in Ghana published by Child Rights International has noted.
In Ghana, the...
… gov’t indifference to menace worrying
Tax expert Dr. Abdallah Ali-Nakyea has cited the nation’s extractive sector as a breeding point for the massive Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) which have resulted in some current economic challenges - top among them being the European Union anti-money laundering blacklist.
According to him, the...
For agriculture to sustain economic growth of the country in this pandemic period, there will be the need for practical incentives to be formulated across the value chain, speakers at an agriculture conference have said.
The suggestion comes after data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) showed that agriculture was...