Category: Local Economy
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Upward review of utility tariffs will adversely affect businesses – CUTS International
Civil Society Organisation, Consumer, Unity and Trust Society, CUTS International, says any upward adjustment of electricity tariffs in the country, will push businesses away from settling in the country. Their call follows a request by the Electricity Company of Ghana and the Ghana Water Company Limited for the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission to increase tariffs…
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LPG marketers urge government to reconsider increase in gas prices
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Marketers Companies Association of Ghana is asking the government to reconsider the announced 18-pesewa upward adjustment on a kilogram of LPG. According to the association, the tax will further worsen the plight of consumers and subsequently lead to a reduction in the use of the product. The association further indicated…
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Timing for proposed increment in electricity tariffs wrong – Consumer Protection Agency
The Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Kapito, says any possible increment in electricity tariffs would be ill-timed. Though he acknowledged the need for an increase in tariffs, he has instead urged the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) to focus on seeking compensation for customers who have lost electrical gadgets due to…
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Industry-first insurance backed pensions available as Axis and Hollard Partner
Leading corporate trustee, Axis Pension Trust Ltd and top Life insurer, Hollard Life Assurance, have partnered to offer insurance backed pensions featuring free life insurance cover to clients of the Trust. The add-on service is the first of its kind in Ghana aimed at giving Ghanaians additional comfort while inspiring growth in pension and insurance…
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Develop markets to grow agricultural sector – FGTN
Stakeholders within the Agriculture sector have stated that Ghana’s quest to reduce poverty can be fast-tracked with an unwavering commitment to develop its market and transportation channels to help farmers export their produce. According to them, Ghana has the unique potential to feed her growing population, meet the raw material requirements of processing industries, achieve…
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There’ll be systematic power outages in May – Energy Minister
Ghanaians would have to brace up themselves for more power outages in May 2021. According to the Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, there will be an erratic power supply in May due to the ongoing upgrade of the Kasoa and Pokuase substations. Speaking at a forum in Accra on Thursday, April 8, 2021,…
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Kumasi: Residents and business operators call for dumsor timetable
Following the announcement by officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana that the intermittent power outages being experienced in the Ashanti Region may not end anytime soon, some inhabitants and business operators in the region have called for a load shedding timetable. According to them, the unannounced power fluctuations have been causing damages to their…
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Ernest Chemist introduces first herbal cough syrup
With the increasing demand for herbal products, pharmaceutical company, Ernest Chemist Limited has been driven to introduce a new line of herbal drugs, with its very first being the Honeykof herbal mixture. This is according to the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Ernest Bediako Sampong. In recent times, a lot of attention has been drawn to…
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GSS begins training for 2021 Population and Housing Census national trainers
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The final phase of training of National Trainers for the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) commences today, Thursday 8th April 2021. The residential training workshop will end on Friday, 16th April 2021. It is to equip prospective trainers with the requisite knowledge, skills and competencies to train regional trainers who in turn will…
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Stakeholders at AGRA dialogue commends media for advocacy on agric
Programmes Manager at the John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation has lauded the media involvement in boosting local agriculture consumption. The country still imports majority of its agricultural consumption till this day. Rice farmers for instance in the past years have lamented the increase in waste of produce on their farms as majority of the populace focuses…