The Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Mr. Michael Luguje, has been reappointed as the Regional Vice President for Africa of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) at its recent annual general meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He will also serve on the organisation’s governing board. This is a […] The post GPHA

The Vodafone Ghana Foundation has launched its annual Homecoming initiative at the Tema General Hospital in Accra. With a history spanning over a decade, Homecoming is a bespoke charitable initiative aimed at settling medical bills and auxiliary costs for indigent patients across the country. Since its inception in 2011, the programme has successfully discharged over […] The post

Some Ghanaians want the government to take immediate measures to improve the resilience of the healthcare system through the establishment of an emergency fund. They said a dedicated fund that can be rapidly mobilised to support various health interventions, including the procurement of medical supplies, the expansion of healthcare infrastructure, and the training of healthcare […] The post

-Results now pave the way for major development project The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), Michael Ansah, has announced a remarkable surge in the estimated quantity of bauxite resources in the Nyinahin area in the Ashanti region. According to the newly unveiled Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) results, the bauxite […] The post

In a continued effort to curb cross-border smuggling activities, a joint team of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police successfully recovered another drone near the Nesta village in Amritsar. This marks the second such incident in the region within a week, underscoring the persistent threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles in facilitating illicit […] The post

On November 6-7 China’s Chongqing Municipality hosted the first Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange. Set up in five major sections, including roundtables and results display, theme activities and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) sci-tech innovation ministerial meeting, the conference focused on seven key areas: inter-governmental cooperation in science and technology, paradigm […] The post

Farmer organisation Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) is partnering with Alfred Ritter GmbH, a chocolate manufacturer – of the Ritter Sports brand of chocolate products – to support its farmer groups in the Western South cocoa region with additional livelihood interventions for sustainable cocoa production. The support initiative, which includes access to transport, farming equipment and […] The post

new taxes unlikely Tax reliefs to promote investments Streamline existing revenue measures The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, will today – November 15, 2023 – present the penultimate full-year budget of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration before parliament. The statement is coming within the context of the worst economic slump in over a decade, […] The post 2024

West Blue Ghana has sued the Attorney-General (AG) and Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for non-payment of over GH¢289million in arrears for work done under the National Single Window and Integrated Risk Management System contract executed in August 2015. In a suit filed at an Accra High Court on Tuesday, November 14, West Blue (plaintiff) is […] The post West Blue

Labadi Beach Hotel, a premier 5-Star facility, has presented an unprecedented dividend of GH¢25million for the year 2022 to its sole shareholder, Social Security and National Insurance Trust-SSNIT, at a ceremony in Accra. It will be recalled that in February this year, the hotel presented dividend of GH¢10million to its shareholder for the year 2021. […] The post Labadi

Continuing on its upward trajectory for the year, leading financial services provider, Zenith Bank (Ghana) Ltd. has posted an outstanding financial performance for the period ending September 30, 2023. The results, the Bank says, serve as a demonstration of its unwavering commitment to excellence as well as the confidence reposed in the Bank by its […] The post

…records 575% growth in profit The Asokore Mampong Rural Bank PLC in the Asokore Mampong Municipal District of Ashanti Region, has posted a remarkable operational performance in the 2022 year under review. The bank recorded a profit before tax of GH?349,310 to close the year 2022, representing a significant growth of 574.77% over the 2021 […] The post Asokore Mampong

…as they do not foresee positive impacts As the finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta readies to present the 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government today, November 15, 2023, the general mood of small businesses and young entrepreneurs is that of hopelessness. One would have expected that businesses will be hopeful about a positive […] The post MSMEs unperturbed