Author: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey
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Cold store operators appeal for electricity subsidies
The members of the Cold Store and Corn Millers Association are calling on the government to subsidize electricity tariffs to save their businesses from collapsing. Speaking to Citi News, General Secretary of the Association, Moses Dei said, “the new pre-paid meter “runs like Usain Bolt and this is taking a toll on our business”. He…
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Increase petroleum imports from Ghana – NPA boss to sole Burkinabe importer
In a bid to improve petroleum products trade between Ghana and Burkina Faso, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is reviewing the export and transit arrangements with Societe Nationale Burkinabe d’Hydrocarbures (SONABHY). SONABHY is the only institution mandated by law to import and distribute petroleum products in Burkina Faso. The review is to among other things…
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Entry points to markets to be re-examined to make them accessible – Nana Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said that entry points to market centres across the country have mostly contributed to the destruction of property during fire outbreaks as fire tenders often struggle to gain access to douse the fire. Parts of the Akim Oda Central Market in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern…
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SEC explains modalities in paying locked-up funds to customers
Mrs Deborah Mawusi Agyemfra, Deputy Director-General in charge of Legals at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has explained that institutions, whose funds were locked up in the financial sector clean-up exercise would receive 50 percent of their validated claims in tier one. The institutions include financial institutions (FI), associations, welfare institutions, credit unions and…
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TOR staff interdicted over disappearance of fuel, transfer losses and others
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), has queried and interdicted some of its staff pending the conclusion of investigations into the disappearance of fuel, product storage, and transfer losses at the refinery. This is part of recommendations by an interim management committee, which was inaugurated in June 2021, to oversee the affairs of the company as…
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Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram back online after widespread outage
Social media giants–Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are back online after a widespread outage on Monday, October 4, 2021. The social media apps were offline for about six hours. They used Twitter to update their subscribers on the development. A lot of people took to Twitter to make jokes about the situation, as the impact of…
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GTA introduces initiatives to boost domestic tourism
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture through its implementing agency, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has initiated innovative and progressive interventions geared toward sustainable tourism growth and development. Some of the initiatives were also aimed at encouraging Ghanaians to share their experiences of tourist attractions they visited. These initiatives were revealed during the 2021 United…
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Adopt good governance structures to benefit from various interventions – AGI to members
Mr. Seth Twum Akwaboah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Ghana Industry (AGI), has called on members to develop proper governance structures to enable them benefit from the various interventions the Association was offering. He said some members had lost out on many international agency programmes for development and even national programmes because…
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Finance Ministry inaugurates PIAC and PPA Boards
Mr John Kumah, the Deputy Minister of Finance, has urged the newly inaugurated board members of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) to execute their mandate to ensure that citizens benefit from the exploitation of petroleum resources. Mr Kumah said, “your appointment is a call to public service, and I am confident that you…
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Stateholders must create accessible, affordable insurance for all – UNDP
Dr Angela Lusigi, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Ghana, has called on stakeholders in the insurance industry to create accessible and affordable insurance solutions to build resilience in the face of increasing disaster risks. She said while disaster risks were on the increase, there was a huge protection gap in developing countries,…