Author: Ellen Dapaah
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Ken Ashigbey hopeful of approval of Cyber Security Bill to check fibre cuts
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Ken Ashigbey, has asked President Nana Akufo-Addo to assent the Cyber Security Bill which will give the telecoms industry the authority to sanction persons or groups who damage telecommunication infrastructure. According to him, this will help address the issue of fibre cuts which end up…
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Odawna Market fire: Traders lament delays in sharing of compensation
Some traders at the Odawna Market who are yet to receive their share of the compensation promised them by the government are asking for their money. The traders are victims of a fire outbreak that razed the market. President Akufo-Addo, as part of efforts to support them directed the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC),…
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Hyundai launches first ever electric car in Ghana
The Deputy Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Ebenezer Appah-Sampong, is hopeful that the government will soon adopt the use of e-mobility transport systems in the country. According to him, this will help protect the environment since there will be less vehicular emissions produced by the use of fuel. He was speaking to Citi…
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MASLOC begins disbursement of interest-free loans to Odawna fire victims
Just two days after the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) announced the disbursement of a GHS2 million interest-free loan to support the victims of the Odawna market fire, the Centre has begun the distribution of the monies. With each person receiving GHS2,000 each, MASLOC has pledged to distribute the money to about 1,000 people…
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Telcoms Chamber advocates for digitization of payment of tax
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Ken Ashigbey, says the government’s agenda to digitize the economy will make it easier for payment of taxes, especially by the country’s informal sector. Collection of taxes from people within the informal sector has remained one of the biggest challenges for the Ghana Revenue Authority.…
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Odawna market fire: Victims to receive GHS2,000 MASCLOC interest-free loans
Over 1,000 victims of the Odawna Market fire will from today, Wednesday, December 02, 2020, receive a loan of about GHS2,000 each from government. On Wednesday, November 18, over 3,000 traders had their wares destroyed by fire at the Pedestrian Shopping Mall close to the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra. The traders, some, who had…
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1D1F: Akufo-Addo commissions Bodukwan multi-fruit processing factory
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Bodukwan Multi-Fruit processing Factory, a project operating under government’s One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) initiative. The fruit processing plant, which has an installed capacity of 72 metric tonnes per day, will process seven varieties of fruits and vegetables including mango, pineapple, watermelon, and tomatoes into concentrates for exports and…
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Stakeholders in garment industry to boost sector through skills development
Stakeholders in the garment industry have intensified efforts in making the sector more attractive to the global market by equipping its members with the needed knowledge and skills. This aim is to be achieved through the Ghana Apparel Training and Service Centre which has been established at the Accra Technical Training College. The Centre, which…
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NDPC Director-General bemoans effect of COVID-19 on growth rate
The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Kodjo Mensah-Abrampa, has lamented the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ghana’s growth rate. The economy was initially projected to grow at 6.8 percent. But recently, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic cut the projected rate to 0.9…
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GRA sensitizes stakeholders on simplified tax laws
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun a nationwide sensitization of stakeholders on its simplified tax laws aimed at boosting compliance. The Authority abridged the tax laws with the support of the German Development Agency (GIZ) to make them user-friendly and easily accessible to taxpayers and to increase taxpayer understanding of the legal framework for…