Category: General
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Bank of Ghana cautions against online trading of Ghana Cedi notes and coins
The Bank of Ghana has cautioned against the buying or selling of Ghana Cedi notes and coins currently in circulation as legal tender on online platforms. The Bank says it is the only institution with the right to issue and redeem Ghana Cedi notes and coins in Ghana, according to Article 183 (1) of the…
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Global Cargo denies being owners of intercepted cocaine consignment at Tema
Global Cargo and Commodities Limited, the company cited in the recent 152kg cocaine intercepted at the Tema Harbour says it is confident it will be vindicated at the end of investigations into the bust. A statement issued by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) named the company as the consignee of the shipment of sugar from Brazil…
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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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Volta Region: 600 Rice farmers in Ketu South affected by drought
Some 600 farmers at Klenomadzi and Devego, near Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, have lost their vast rice farms to drought. In all, 700 acres of rice farms have dried up due to severe weather conditions in the area. The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has estimated the damage at…
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Focus on increasing productivity in Ghana – Employment Minister to MDPI
The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah has tasked the Management Development and Productivity Institute (MDPI) to focus on its core mandate of providing training for Ghanaians to increase productivity at workplaces. MDPI, a subvented agency under the Employment Ministry, is involved in promoting increased productivity in organizations through specific programmes which…
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COVID-19: GEPA supports New Juabeng bead-makers with personal care and hygiene products
As part of efforts to support the handicrafts sector amidst the COVID-19 health crisis, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has donated assorted COVID-19 prevention items to bead makers in New Juabeng, in the Eastern Region. The items, including hand-washing stations, nose masks and hand sanitizers, are expected to improve hygiene at the various production…
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TEDMAG begins training of FBOs, value chain actors across Ghana
The Technical Education Development to Modernise Agriculture in Ghana (TEDMAG) Project on Tuesday,18th August, 2020 has launched a training session for Farmer Based Organisations (FBOs) and value chain actors across the country. The training which is to take place from 18th to 24th August in Accra, Kumasi, Sunyani, Wa, Bolgatanga, Ho, Tamale and Cape Coast…
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Afrocacy elated over commissioning of AfCFTA Secretariat building
A Pan African social movement, Afrocacy, has lauded the “successful commissioning” of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat building. The ceremony, which took place, Monday, August 17, is purposed to administer the free trade agreement for creating a single market across 55 countries with a combined population of 1.2 billion and a total…
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Garage operators unhappy with implementation of ban on salvaged cars
Garage operators in the country are calling on government to scrap implementing the ban on salvaged cars in October 2020. They argue that, should government go ahead with the implementation, they will lose their livelihoods. Parliament passed the Customs (Amendment) Bill, 2020 that bans the importation of accident and salvaged motor vehicles into the country.…
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Fanmilk launches ‘Cool Chop Reloaded’ to reward customers amidst COVID-19
Fanmilk Limited has launched the second edition of its Cool Chop promotion to reward customers as the country battles the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to citibusinessnews, the Brands Manager of Fanmilk, Abdul Razak Suleman, said the company intends to use the second edition to bring relief to its customers who might have been…