The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) has begun rehabilitation and modernisation of the Tono irrigation scheme in the Upper East Region, to boost agricultural production and increase food security in the country. The project is expected to increase the irrigable area from 1,300 hectares to 2,490 hectares of water for year-round agricultural production. Around 2,300 farmers […]
The Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, has charged the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to take steps to recover all outstanding tax liabilities and tax debts owed government by businesses and taxpayers before close of the year. A statement issued by the Office of the Commissioner General of GRA charged the GRA Board to take […]
The Ghana Institute of Procurement and Supply (GIPS) has held its maiden induction ceremony for new members who have displayed strong commitment to the standards and ethics of the procurement profession in their various sectors of work over the years. The ceremony, which was on the theme ‘Developing ethically upright procurement and supply professionals for […]
In an effort to expand the market scope and opportunities for exporters of non-traditional products to the international community, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has organised sensitisation training for business operators in the Brong Ahafo Region. The one-day workshop was aimed at educating businesses about the nitty-gritties of an interactive website dubbed ‘GEPA Market […]
In a scene that could be straight out of a children’s book, around a ton of liquid chocolate flowed out of a factory and caked a street in a west German town last Monday. Firefighters said a storage tank overflowed at DreiMeister’s chocolate factory in Westönnen, a suburb of the town of Werl, running out […]
Board Members of the Ghana Revenue will henceforth join officials of the Authority during visitations to various businesses to recover outstanding taxes that have not been paid. The move comes on the heels of a directive by the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta to the Board to take steps to directly partner the management […]
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has picked up the award for Best Quality Leadership 2018 in Las Vegas. The Award was conferred on the Authority and its Chief Executive Officer, Hassan Tampuli by the European Society for Quality Research at a convention. The convention is said to be for innovative initiatives that are driving service […]
Energy Think-tank, African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has commended government for renegotiating the Ameri deal and making a substantial savings of 51.3 million dollars. A statement issued by the think-tank and signed by its Executive Director, Dr. Benjamin Boakye stated in part that ‘’the addendum presents a more favorable liability for government than the […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Ghana has decided to turn its back on the old economy, which has been dependent on the production and export of raw materials, and also dependent on aid. According to President Akufo-Addo, “We want to emulate the story of the East Asian Miracle, which saw, […]
Ghana has received a $57 million (¥6.49 billion) grant facility from the State of Japan for the rehabilitation of phase two of the national trunk road, N8. This was after the Governments of Ghana and Japan signed an agreement after the holding of bilateral talks between President Akufo-Addo and Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, on […]
Renowned corporate executive, Dr. Ishmael Yamson, has indicated that the Act governing the practice of procurement in the country does little to the cause of protecting the public purse. In buttressing his argument, he said that the situation wherein boards of public procurement institutions are appointed by the president a “recipe for chaos” and promotes […]
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Carlos Ahenkorah, has stated that government is on course with its quest to industrialise the country. Delivering the keynote address at the Young Entrepreneur and CEO Awards 2018, the Deputy Minister said: “Our industrialisation agenda cannot realise its full potential if we fail as a government to […]
