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...
Ghanaian Seafarers are calling on governments of countries engaged in maritime trade to as a matter of urgency take a unified approach to protect the welfare of seafarers.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large numbers of seafarers across the globe, including Ghanaian seafarers, are having to extend their service...
Hollard Insurance has launched the first virtual insurance chatbot in Ghana, with the goal of making insurance more accessible to Ghanaians via popular messaging channels such as WhatsApp.
The innovative product, called Hollard ChatInsure, is currently hosted on WhatsApp by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot called ‘Araba Hollard’. Araba is...
Stanbic Bank has donated COVID-19 items to three health care institutions to help in their fight against the pandemic. The institutions are Ghana Health Service (GHS), Cardiothoracic Unit of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and the 37 Military Hospital.
The GHS got 5,568 units of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits,...
The general price levels of goods and services, according to Ghana Statistical Service, have further increased in the month of May - following price hikes by traders due to the coronavirus pandemic effects.
General prices increased by 0.7 of a percentage point over the previous month, as it recorded 11.3...
Shipping lines, through their mother body - the Shipowners and Agents Association, have served clear notice to freight forwarders that they should be ready to bear the consequences of system delays being experienced due to use of the newly-introduced Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS).
In a letter addressed to the...
GH¢17.8bn to be borrowed
Only GH¢2bn in fresh issuance
Government plans to borrow a total of GH¢17.8billion between June 20 to August 20, but 89% of the debt, GH¢15.8billion, will be used to roll-over maturing loans, with only GH¢2billion in fresh issuances.
According to the Ministry of Finance’s issuance calendar,...
Twelve public sector unions, which have come together to form the Forum for Public Sector Registered Pension Schemes, have given government a two-week ultimatum to address their concerns on low pension amounts paid by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), or they will lay down their tools.
According...
The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders has expressed displeasure about recurring challenges with the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) since its inception at the country’s ports.
According to them, unresolved challenges with the system are taking a serious toll on their businesses.
They mentioned that the use of importers’ Tax Identification...