Story by: Bismark Okyere-Darko The Ministry for Business Development has announced a 530 million Ghana cedis support facility for entrepreneurs in the country. The initiative is a result of a partnership between government, the Institute for the Creation and Development of Enterprise (INCYDE) Foundation and CASA Africa. The package will include the training of some […]
Pressure group Occupy Ghana has voiced its displeasure and opposition to plans by government to lift the ban on small scale mining in the country. According to the group, about 95 percent of mining licenses in the country have no parliamentary ratification, hence are illegal and as such should not be allowed to operate. Group […]
The World Bank has approved 50 million dollars to support the government’s efforts at addressing illegal small-scale mining under activities outlined in the Multi-Sectoral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP). The draft manual of activities would be sponsored by the Bank and presented to its top management. The document is expected to be approved for implementation within […]
Story by: Prince Daud Katouri Women in Nuoru, a farming community in the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region have united to fight against the felling of shea trees and perennial bush burning in the community and surrounding villages. The shea nuts which is gotten from the shea tree is the raw material […]
Former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) Alfred Obeng Boateng has described the Executive Secretary of COPEC, Duncan Amoah as an immature person and a blackmailer. According to him, recent allegations levelled against him by the COPEC boss stems from ignorance and his inability to have a grasp of what […]
Management of the Ghana Revenue Authority has met with members of the media fraternity to share the vision of the Commissioner-General, Emmanuel Kofi Nti for the Authority dubbed GREAT 1. The encounter was also to discuss new initiatives in GRA and appeal to the media to be true advocates of GRA in facilitating revenue mobilization […]
Government will soon make it mandatory for all small scale miners to take insurance covers in order to insure their lives and those of their families. The move is part of government’s quest to streamline the mining sector and ensure only licensed and certified people are allowed to operate mining concessions in the country. Secretary […]
Menzgold Ghana has announced the continued suspension of its gold vault product market services until the 28th of September 2018. The continued suspension of the market services is as a result of the current brouhaha the company is engaged in, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A statement issued by the company and under the […]
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment to the implementation of its industrial agenda with the view to transforming the Ghanaian economy. As a way of achieving this objective, government will continue to offer incentives to local industries as those offered to foreign companies who wish to establish shops in Ghana. Dr. Bawumia […]
Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu has attributed the high demand for energy in the country to the growth of the economy. Speaking today September 18, at the opening of the Environment and Natural Resource Research Unit meeting in Accra at the instance of the Economics Department of the University of Ghana, Mr. Amewu said plans […]
As a way of registering their frustration against the free fall of the local currency, the cedi, some traders have vowed to hit the streets on Friday in a demonstration against government. The traders argue that the fall of the cedi is negatively impacting their businesses and they risk collapse if the situation is not […]
Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor, Dr. Thomas Mensah is pushing for the training of some 300 thousand Ghanaian youth in software development in order to maximise the potential of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in the country. This will make Ghana the leader in artificial intelligence on the African continent. Dr. Mensah who […]
