Unannounced house-to-house checks by officials from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) saved the company some GH₵50million on power thefts last year. The sweeping exercise, which is an ongoing system losses reduction intervention, saw officers of the company visiting residential apartments to fish out illegal power consumers. “We went about communities...
Heritage Securities Limited (HSL), in partnership with the United States Friendship and Economic Development (FED) Group, has launched the first-ever Ghana-US Trade Hub to provide facilitation services for companies seeking to trade with the United States. Heritage Securities Limited, which is now a member of the US FED Group Consortium,...
Hello Readers, have you observed the latest catchy adverts on radio in respect of the new marriages between telephone companies (Telcos) and financial institutions? I find them very fascinating because barely two years ago, there was a turf war between the telco giants and banks, with so much suspicion...
The Minority in Parliament has slammed the government for failing to present the actual public debt situation of the country, which they claim now stands at GH₵140billion . According to the Minority and rather sought to seek refuge under a misleading calculation of debt to GDP ratio which relied on...
The United Nations (UN) has over the years made a strenuous effort to push access to internet as a right seeing the numerous benefits that can be derived from access to broadband. Regardless, internet access in sub Saharan Africa remains largely a privilege or unavailable altogether due to variety...
In the wake of recent scandals plaguing the banking sector, the implementation of a deposit insurance regime is a timely intervention to renew confidence in the country’s financial system, Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr. Ernest Addison has indicated. Addressing stakeholders in the banking and finance sector at...
The John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK) Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign to raise GH¢80million as seed capital for the establishment of an endowment fund to sustain the foundation’s governance and socio-economic development works. Funds raised from the campaign will be used to run foundation’s programmes - including the Kufuor Scholars...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said rehabilitation work is ongoing to operationise dilapidated and abandoned cattle ranches, as part of immediate measures to address the perennial clashes between crop farmers and nomadic herdsmen. Presenting the State of the Nation Address to the 275-member Legislature yesterday, the President said: “We...
Two buildings with contrasting features on Accra's Liberation Road show the vast inequality that exist just 30 feet apart--the Flamboyant Stool-shaped Flagstaff House and the Police-Military bungalows directly opposite the seat of government. The dilapidated nature of the police-military bungalows located on one of Ghana's ceremonial roads, leaves much to...
There is ongoing focused discussions on the management and financial arrangements for the proposed University of Ghana Teaching Hospital (of Excellence). Officials and the Minority in Parliament have explained the need for a paradigm shift, to use the hospital to pursue excellence and sustain the investment while catering for...