Author: Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie
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Quick Angels CEO adjudged overall winner at 2020 40 under 40 Awards
The Chief Executive Officer of Quick Angels Ltd, Richard Nii Armah Quaye, emerged the overall winner at this year’s 40 under 40 awards. He also won the Investment Award category. Speaking on his award; the vibrant entrepreneur said” Words will fail me if I want to express how I feel for this honor bestowed on…
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AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine engages stakeholders at Town hall Meeting
Under the theme “Diversified, Decisive, Sustainable,” AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited (AGAG), has organized its town hall meeting for stakeholders to update them on Obuasi Mine’s activities. The 3-day program, which started on August 17, 2020, was attended by the Municipal Chief Executive of Obuasi , Elijah Adansi-Bonah, District Chief Executive of Obuasi East District, Faustina…
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Blue Band and Margarine’s morph into meaningfulness [Article]
As veganism and vegetarianism diets become more embedded into people’s lifestyles, anything plant-based is now perceived as good. Plant-based foods and beverages are seen as healthy and planet-friendly, an image that appears to override the idea that processing also takes place in their production. Margarine is a non-dairy spread that was previously marginalized due to…
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NIC to strictly enforce compulsory fire insurance for commercial properties
The National Insurance Commission (NIC), says it will soon hit the metropolitan and district business enclaves of the country to intensify its sensitization and enforcement drive on compulsory property insurance. This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Insurance, Mr. Justice Yaw Ofori in a recent statement. He indicated that though the Insurance Law, Act 724…
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NDC will scrap new law banning importation of ‘accident cars’ – Mahama
Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has stated that a future NDC government will withdraw the law that bans the importation of salvage vehicles, also known as accident cars, as well as second hand cars of not more than years old into the country. Mr. Mahama said his next government…
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Twenty out of 24 banks in Ghana paid GRA GHS1.6 billion as corporate tax in 2019
Twenty (20) out of the twenty (24) banks licensed in Ghana by Bank of Ghana in 2019, paid a total direct tax of GHS1.6 billion, which also include the five per cent national fiscal stabilization levy to Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the agency mandated by law to assess collect and account for tax revenue on…
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Ghana faces huge housing deficit; invest in the sector – Lecturer urges investors
Dr. Frank Gyamfi-Yeboah, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Land Economy at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has told Ghanaian investors in the diaspora that Ghana is currently facing extreme housing deficit, hence the need for them to invest in the sector and make gains. He explained that this is…
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26-yr old Ghanaian becomes 1st woman to win the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
A Ghanaian technology entrepreneur has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s prestigious 2020 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Charlette N’Guessan is the first ever woman to win the Africa Prize, and the first winner from Ghana. The 26-year-old N’Guessan and her team developed BACE API, a software that uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence to…
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1st Virtual Africa Automotive Forum opens with insights on Africa’s potential in auto industry
Ghana’s Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, has asked African countries to work at creating the right business environment and legislation to lay the platform for the continent in its quest to become a relevant player in the global automotive industry. Ghana, through its Automotive Development Policy, has already amended portions of her law to…
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New Crystal Health Services’ capital injection shows investor confidence in healthcare sector – GIPC Boss
The Chief Executive of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yoofi Grant, has said that the over 5.7 million dollars capital injection secured by private healthcare provider, New Crystal Health Services (NCHS), goes to emphasize investors’ confidence in Ghana’s healthcare sector. He said the confidence follows on-going support and reforms by government to create a more…