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Forex Bureaux To Verify Ghana Cards, Passports Before Transactions Starting August 1
August 1, 2024
Forex Bureaux To Verify Ghana Cards, Passports Before Transactions Starting August 1
The Bank of Ghana is introducing a centralized foreign exchange trading platform to enhance financial system integrity. Starting August 1,…
Ghana Gas To Temporarily Close Processing Plants For Maintenance
August 1, 2024
Ghana Gas To Temporarily Close Processing Plants For Maintenance
The processing plant and offshore gas export facilities of Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) will be closed starting on…
Ex-Board Secretary: No Plans By Government To Revive Komenda Sugar Factory
July 31, 2024
Ex-Board Secretary: No Plans By Government To Revive Komenda Sugar Factory
Ransford Amoah, the former board secretary of the Komenda Sugar Factory, has charged that the Akufo-Addo administration is to blame…
Traders Blames Irregular Rainfall For Higher Yam Prices
July 29, 2024
Traders Blames Irregular Rainfall For Higher Yam Prices
The increase in yam prices, according to vendors in Sunyani’s Nana Bosoma Market, is due to this year’s erratic rainfall…
Franklin Cudjoe: Scrap COVID-19 Levy; Taxes Are Killing Ghanaians
July 28, 2024
Franklin Cudjoe: Scrap COVID-19 Levy; Taxes Are Killing Ghanaians
Franklin Cudjoe, the founder and president of IMANI Africa, has chastised the government for keeping the COVID-19 levy in place…
Bank Of Ghana Defends Building New Head Office Despite Losing ₵10.5 Billion
July 27, 2024
Bank Of Ghana Defends Building New Head Office Despite Losing ₵10.5 Billion
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has defended its decision to continue building a new head office despite a 10.5 billion…
Africa’s Largest Solar Rooftop Commissioned In Ghana
July 26, 2024
Africa’s Largest Solar Rooftop Commissioned In Ghana
Herbert Krapa, Minister of State at the Ministry of Energy, commissioned Africa’s largest rooftop photovoltaic solar plant, producing 16.8 megawatts…
Bus Driving Training Program for Kayayei Launched
July 25, 2024
Bus Driving Training Program for Kayayei Launched
As part of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s Kayayei Empowerment Program, bus driving training for Kayayei is set to begin…
Government Defends Keeping COVID-19 Levy
July 25, 2024
Government Defends Keeping COVID-19 Levy
The business community has called for the removal of the COVID-19 fee, but the government maintains that it is necessary…
Ghana Gains US$840m As Oil Revenue For First Half Of 2024
July 25, 2024
Ghana Gains US$840m As Oil Revenue For First Half Of 2024
In the first half of 2024, Ghana’s oil revenue grew to US$840 million. When compared to the US$540 million achieved…
National Debt Jumps To GH¢742bn From GH¢658.6bn – Finance Minister
July 24, 2024
National Debt Jumps To GH¢742bn From GH¢658.6bn – Finance Minister
Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam disclosed that, as of June this year, Ghana’s central government debt reached GH¢742 billion…
Government To Bring Back Road Tolls Next Year
July 24, 2024
Government To Bring Back Road Tolls Next Year
The government has finished preparing for a 2025 reintroduction. This was disclosed on Tuesday, July 23, in Parliament by Finance…
Nduom Petitions Mahama To Reinstate GN Bank If Elected As President
July 20, 2024
Nduom Petitions Mahama To Reinstate GN Bank If Elected As President
In the event that National Democratic Congress flagbearer John Dramani Mahama wins the elections on December 7, the management of…
Transport Fare To Go Up By 15% Starting July 22
July 19, 2024
Transport Fare To Go Up By 15% Starting July 22
With effect from Monday, July 22, the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has declared a 15% rise in transportation fares.…
EPA Warns: Many Fish & Water Bodies Are Contaminated With Mercury
July 19, 2024
EPA Warns: Many Fish & Water Bodies Are Contaminated With Mercury
The EPA has reported that mercury from illegal gold mining has contaminated many fish and water bodies in the country.…
Rock City Withdraws Offer To Buy SSNIT Hotels
July 13, 2024
Rock City Withdraws Offer To Buy SSNIT Hotels
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) owns four hotels, and Rock City Hotel has just withdrawn its proposal…
Jamestown Fishing Harbour Ready For Commissioning
July 12, 2024
Jamestown Fishing Harbour Ready For Commissioning
The government is set to announce a date for the commissioning of the $60 million James Town Fishing Port. According…
Kumasi Public Toilets Increase Fees By 25%
July 12, 2024
Kumasi Public Toilets Increase Fees By 25%
A twenty-five percent increase in fees has been announced for the use of public restrooms and urinals in the Kumasi…
Adentan Housing Project Resumes After 10-Year Legal Delay
July 11, 2024
Adentan Housing Project Resumes After 10-Year Legal Delay
The State Housing Company is revitalizing the delayed project and restoring optimism to Ghana’s housing market after years of litigation…
Ghana Faces Ban On Its Fish Food Over Illegal Fishing Methods
July 11, 2024
Ghana Faces Ban On Its Fish Food Over Illegal Fishing Methods
Dr. Angela Lamptey, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Department of Marine and Fisheries Science, has warned that…
Wood Shortage Expected As 75% Of Local Timber Companies Collapse
July 10, 2024
Wood Shortage Expected As 75% Of Local Timber Companies Collapse
Due to the continuous forest damage brought on by bushfires, 75 out of 100 local lumber production enterprises have collapsed,…
Second Demo Against Bank of Ghana Governor Underway
July 10, 2024
Second Demo Against Bank of Ghana Governor Underway
Mahama Ayariga, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, has informed the police of the second protest against Dr.…
Angry Youth Stop Iron Ore Exploration In Oti Region
July 10, 2024
Angry Youth Stop Iron Ore Exploration In Oti Region
A mining company using heavy machinery was prevented by a group of about 100 irate teenagers from Asato, a rural…
Terkper Warns Next Government of High Debt Burden
July 8, 2024
Terkper Warns Next Government of High Debt Burden
Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has raised concerns about the substantial debt burden awaiting the next government in 2024. During…
Boankra Inland Port Project: Phase One Almost Halfway Complete
July 6, 2024
Boankra Inland Port Project: Phase One Almost Halfway Complete
In the first phase of the $308 million Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal (BILT), also called the Boankra Inland Port, at…
Okyenhene Opens New Garment Factory In Kyebi
July 6, 2024
Okyenhene Opens New Garment Factory In Kyebi
At Kyebi in the Eastern Region, a clothing and textile factory is opened with the goal of encouraging women and…
Ghana Ranks 5th In Africa For Largest Lithium Deposits
July 6, 2024
Ghana Ranks 5th In Africa For Largest Lithium Deposits
Africa is projected to see a rise in lithium development projects, since Ghana was found to have the fifth-highest lithium…
100 Electronic Buses Arriving In Ghana By End Of 2024 – Bawumia
July 6, 2024
100 Electronic Buses Arriving In Ghana By End Of 2024 – Bawumia
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President, has declared that plans are in motion to acquire one hundred electronic buses by year’s…
Fuel Price Hikes: Drivers Seek 10% Fare Increase
July 6, 2024
Fuel Price Hikes: Drivers Seek 10% Fare Increase
Recent increases in fuel prices have sparked conversations about potential fare increases for transportation, especially among Accra’s drivers. They are…
Cement Shortage Expected As Gov’t Price Control Likely To Decrease Production
July 5, 2024
Cement Shortage Expected As Gov’t Price Control Likely To Decrease Production
The CEO of the Chamber of Cement Manufacturers issues a warning, stating that lower output will result from approval of…