Author: citibusinessnews
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Cement prices stabilize in Northern Region
There is now stability in the prices of cement products in the Northern Regional capital Tamale. Recently, a bag of cement was sold between 28 and 30 cedis in Tamale Township. Despite the upward adjustment in the prices, there was even shortage of supply of cement products which slowed down infrastructural development at all levels…
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Ghana must sign EPA – Amadu Sorogo
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade and Industry Alhaji Amadu Sorogo has declared his support for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU and wants Ghana to sign onto the agreement. This is even before the country conducts a cost benefit analysis of the agreement following the recent selection of Trade…
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Mineworkers to strike if Newmont lays off workers
The Ghana Mineworkers Union (GMWU) has threatened to embark on an industrial action if Newmont goes ahead to sack 600 of its workers this year. Newmont has announced it will have to lay off the workers by the end of the second quarter of this year. According to the mining giant the move is part…
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NCA demands answers from Vodafone over yesterday’s blackout
The National Communications Authority (NCA) is demanding Vodafone Ghana, submits a comprehensive report on the cause of the disruption of its service across the country. The regulator however did not specify the time frame for which Vodafone must submit the report. Subscribers of Vodafone were up in arms against the mobile service provider yesterday after…
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NCA orders Vodafone to respond to service outage
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has directed telecom operators, Vodafone Ghana to submit a comprehensive report on the outage that hit the network on Tuesday. ‘’ NCA, since the outage has been in constant communication with Vodafone. As has always been the case, we have requested the network to submit a comprehensive report on the…
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Fish from Ghana risks ban on EU markets
The European Commission (EC) has warned that henceforth any incident of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by a Ghana-flagged vessel will result in a total ban on fish products exported from Ghana to EU markets. Consequently, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has threatened to sanction any local vessel found to be…
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Tanink Ghana takes delivery of latest Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler vehicles
Automobile giant, Tanink Ghana, has taken delivery of its first batch of the latest models of luxury Jeeps, Dodge and Chrysler vehicles. The company, which until now only dealt in Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and Iveco vehicles, late last year acquired the franchise to add the top range luxury vehicles to its fleet of offerings. Currently…