Category: General
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Govt will engage private sector to drive technological dev’t—Dr. Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated that government will engage the private sector to drive the technological needs of the country. This, he said will create competition to enable the private sector deliver at a reasonable cost. Dr. Bawumia was speaking at the Third Africa Leadership Conference organized by the International Advertising Association…
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Gov’t shifts 10 percent renewable energy target to 2030
In 2011, Ghana passed the renewable energy act to anchor other policy positions of the country on renewable energy. Key amongst them was a target of 10 percent renewable energy in the electricity generation mix of the country by 2020. However, this target period has been reviewed and extended to 2030. Currently, the country depends…
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32 Ghanaians selected for Mandela Washington Fellowship
On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan hosted a reception in honor of the 2019 Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) cohort. In attendance were Ghanaian alumni from YALI and other U.S. Government exchange programs from previous years. Since the inception of the Fellowship, the U.S. Government has committed…
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GPHA staff review red attire protest against MPS concession
The Maritime and Dock Workers Union (MDU) has reviewed the three-week red attire protest by staff of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) against some clauses of the MPS terminal three concession deal. The MDU made the review after President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo met the leadership of the various Unions and gave his…
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BoG’s new regulations will help grow local banks—CAL Bank
The Executive Director of CAL Bank, Philip Owiredu has stated that the implementation of new rules by the Bank of Ghana(BoG) will help banks, especially local banks to grow. He maintained that the implementation of the Basel II and III regulations are a step in the right direction that will enhance corporate governance as well…
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Registrar-General happy with ruling against journalist
The Registrar-General Jemima Oware has expressed satisfaction with the ruling by the National Media Commission (NMC), directing investigative journalist Emmanuel Kosi Senyo to retract and apologise to the registrar. The NMC directed the journalist and Editor of the Awake newspaper, Emmanuel Efo Kosi Senyo, to retract and apologise to the Registrar-General, Jemima Oware following his…
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Ghana Statistical Service to begin trial for 2020 census
The Ghana Statistical Service has announced it will begin a multi-staged Trial Census from May 26, 2019, as part of preparations towards the 2020 Population and Housing Census. The Trial Census is in accordance with the United Nations’ recommendations guiding the conduct of Population and Housing Censuses worldwide. The Statistical Service will for the first…
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Freight forwarder to appeal costs awarded against him in CTN suit
Freight Forwarder, John Kwame Adu Jack is set to file an appeal over the cost awarded against him in the case against the Ghana Revenue Authority on the implementation of Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) system. On Monday, May 13, 2019, the Tema High Court dismissed an application for an order of interlocutory injunction seeking to…
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GRA must be friendly towards tax payers — Tax expert
Dr. Alex Ampaabeng, a tax expert, has said officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority must adopt a more supportive approach to taxpayers to ensure more people to become tax compliant. Dr. Ampaabeng, speaking at the Danquah Institute Economic Forum on Friday, said over the years it is a general approach espoused by staff of GRA…
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Pensions regulator to ensure about 11m informal sector workers have pension schemes — CEO
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has said that it is working on new policies to ensure that the more than 10 million workers in the informal sector are able to access a pension scheme. The current three-tier pension system does not favour the informal sector in that most workers do not have a regular…