To promote industrialisation and support job creation efforts by the private sector, especially in this period where the coronavirus pandemic has wiped many jobs away, government has granted tax exemptions to companies under its flagship programme One District One Factory (1D1F) as a way of incentivising them, Finance Minister...
Ghanaians in diaspora looking to buy homes Renters fear landlords would spike rents due to pandemic Affordable homes see more demand than luxurious options The Coronavirus pandemic has spiked the interest of Ghanaians in the diaspora and renters in the country to bring forward the urge to purchase their...
President Akufo-Addo under the Ministry of Business Development and the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP) has presented GHC200 million to 1,000 physically challenged men under the Presidential Empowerment for Male Entrepreneurs with Disability (PEMED). Themed “Financial Inclusion for Male Entrepreneurs with Disability” the programme is aimed at enhancing the...
Over 200 illegal miners, popularly known as galamsey, have taken over the concession of the Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) at Apemanin in the Ahanta West Municipality in the Western Region. The area forcibly taken over by these illegal miners is part of GREL concession which was planted with rubber...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted restrictions on religious gathering from an hour to two hours. He intimated this in his 14th address to the nation on measures taken against spread of coronavirus. “Our churches and mosques have been open for prayers and services over the past seven weeks adhering...
Government is increasing funding of the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) by an additional 150 million to ensure an increased number of beneficiaries, according to President Akufo-Addo. Earlier, government allocated an amount of GHC600 million to the CAP initiative. This brings the total amount to be spent on the CAP to...
Once a year, a select group of students, academic leaders and businesses from across the country gather together to showcase how their entrepreneurial efforts and collective innovative ideas are transforming lives and creating a better future for people in their communities and beyond. A hearty congratulation to the Enactus team...
The family of the late Prof. John Evans Atta Mills has paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, to offer their support for her selection to partner the upcoming, election They noted that they are excited about the Party’s...
When one of those ladies send you a message to find out how you are doing, just respond ‘I am good’ and leave it there. Make no mistake of asking: ‘How about you or hope you are doing well too, o?’. That is when you get to open the...
Edem and Naa have been married for five years. Theirs was a perfect marriage except for their childlessness. Their attempts at having children had been as futile as Nana Akuffo Addo’s first two attempts at the presidency. They tried all sorts of remedies but it was as though they...