Dr Mahamudu Bawumia

Address concerns of countries yet to sign onto WTO’s TFA – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has charged participants at the 6th Single Window Conference to discuss possible solutions to concerns of countries which are yet to sign onto the Trade Facilitation Agreement. In January...

GCB sacks over 700 UT/Capital banks staff

Over 700 former workers of the now defunct UT and Capital banks are set to lose their jobs as the takeover bank GCB has begun issuing out termination letters. Some of the affected staff have...

We’ll eradicate child labour on cocoa farms – Farmers Union

The Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union has ended its 23rd Annual Delegates Conference in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, with a commitment to ending child labour on cocoa farms. According to its acting Executive Secretary, efforts...

ECG spends GH¢220m to replace obsolete equipment

The acting Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Ing Samuel Boakye-Appiah has said that the power distributor has invested in excess of GH¢200 million to replace some of its out-of-date equipment. The...

Kumasi: MTN engages customers on quality service delivery

Telecom giant MTN has organised a customers’ soiree to express gratitude to its numerous subscribers in the Ashanti region. The soiree held at the Golden Bean Hotel in Kumasi was also to engage their business...

Karpowership connects Osman Khan to national grid

Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has connected its 470 MW Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan to the national grid. The Powership, which arrived in August this year, has completed all requisite commissioning works, operational tests and has...

VRA restructuring won’t make staff worse off – Board

The new Volta River Authority (VRA) Board Chairman, Kweku Awotwi has said ongoing process to restructure the operation of the Authority will not make its staff worse off. According to him, the move is part...

SEC hints of matching Salaries of Heads SOEs to efficiency

The Chief Executive of the State Enterprises Commission (SEC), Steven Asamoah Boateng has hinted that head of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) will have their remuneration tied to efficiency. His comment comes after  Finance Minister Ken Ofori...

NCA approves Tigo, Airtel merger

The National Communications Authority has given approval for the merger between Bharti Ghana Limited (Airtel) and Millicom Ghana Limited (Tigo), to proceed subject to some conditions. A statement from the NCA on Monday, October 2...

Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire co-operating to fix Int’l cocoa price fall – Nana Addo

President of Akufo-Addo says the two largest producers of cocoa in the world, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have now decided to co-operate in ensuring that they do not continue to be victims or pawns...