The pictures beneath are the pictorial evidence of the construction of 84 kilometer railway line from Tema to Akosombo. The project which is expected to cost 388 million dollars, forms part of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government’s plan to redevelop the railways system in Ghana. The project is to be funded with an […]
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Enhancing economic growth: Ghana-UK Business Council signs joint communiqué for trade and job creation
Ghana has signed a communique with the UK on a set of clear actions to take forward a deeper and more strategic bilateral partnership, designed to enhance economic development, job creation and trade and investment between the two countries. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta signed on behalf of Ghana whiles UK Minister for Africa, Rt. Hon. […]
Digitizing Ghana: Westblue consulting to help digitize and transform Ghana Post
The Managing Director of West Blue Consulting, Mark Addo has assured that, collaborative efforts with Ghana Post Company will transform Postal services in Ghana and make the company a world class courier service organization. According to Mark Addo, the Ghana Post Centralized Valuation Centre, together with the implementation of the Pre Arrival Assessment Reporting System […]
Improving domestic air travel: Baby Jet Airline to begin operations by end of year-Asamoah Gyan
Black stars skipper Asamoah Gyan has revealed that his airline, Baby Jet Airlines will begin operations in the domestic airline space by the end of this year. According to him, about 95 percent of work has been done and that the airline is about taking off by close by the year. While conceding that the […]
Presidency: Bawumia in the UK for Ghana Investment and Opportunities Summit
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, left Ghana on Thursday, 18th October, 2018 to attend the Ghana Investment and Opportunities Summit, taking place in London, United Kingdom, from 23rd to 24th October. Organised by the Ghana High Commission UK in partnership with the Ghana Investments Promotion Centre (GIPC), the two day Summit, under the theme […]
NABCO revenue model: GRA to pay 7.5 million Cedis every month as allowances to beneficiaries
The Ghana Revenue Authority is set to commit an amount of 7 million, Five Hundred and Sixty Four thousand, 200 cedis every month to pay the allowances of beneficiaries of the revenue Model of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) a statement from the Authority has revealed. In all, some 10, 806 beneficiaries have been posted […]
WR: Wassa East 20 million dollar 1D1F palm oil processing factory progresses, to be completed in July 2019
Wassa East local economy has been boosted with the construction of a 20 million dollar state of the art oil palm processing factory which is expected to be completed by the scheduled time of July 2019. Construction workers mostly local people from the community are being led by Malaysians and Indonesians with the civil works […]
1D1F: Funding secured for 54 factories so far, EXIM bank responsible for 35 of the projects-Coordinator
National Coordinator of one of government’s flagship programmes, the One District One Factory initiative, Gifty Ohene Konadu has revealed that so far funding has been secured for the construction of some 54 factories across the country. The funding according to her has been made possible by the various banks in the country including, the Export […]
Harnessing human resource for development: compile data on Ghanaian professionals abroad-Lawyer Okudzeto
Renowned legal practitioner and founder of Sam Okudzeto & Associates, Sam Awuku Okudzeto is pushing for the compilation of a complete statistical database of all Ghanaian professional outside the country to ensure that the country taps into their expertise as and when they are needed. To this end, he wants the various Ghanaian missions abroad […]
2018 mid-year budget review: 5% flat rate VAT pushes telecom charges up from 1st November 2018
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications on behalf of its members, AirtelTigo, MTN and Vodafone says telecom service charges will go up from the 1st of November 2018, coming on the heels of tariff modification, following the implementation of the new tax laws. The government as part of the 2018 mid-year review of the budget amended […]
Missing 400 million petroleum revenue: finance ministry deliberately being evasive and economical with truth-PIAC
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee, (PIAC) has said the Ministry of Finance is deliberately pretending to be confused about the provisions of the law establishing the petroleum revenue management Act and its creation, the petroleum holding fund. According chairman of PIAC, Dr. Steve Manteaw, excuses given by the Ministry of Finance on the whereabouts […]
Competitive bidding for oil blocks: Institute of Public Policy Research lauds initiative, but wants other matters addressed
The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) has commended Government for initiating moves to ensure competitive bidding for oil blocks in the country, saying it will enhance transparency in the award of contracts. A statement issued by the think-tank in reaction to government’s announcement and signed by Eugene B.G Bawelle, its executive director, stated in […]












