Category: Top Stories
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GREDA wants government to take the lead in adoption of local building materials
The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) is calling on the government to take the lead in the use of local materials for construction in Ghana. This according to the association will boost the confidence of the public in local building materials. In the wake of the high cost of rent in Ghana and the…
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Honour your tax obligations – Nana Addo cautions lawyers and business professionals
President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged members of the legal fraternity to honour their tax obligations or face the rigours of the law. This comes barely a month after the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) disclosed that over 60,000 business professionals have been evading tax, per an exercise conducted. Speaking at the Ghana Bar Conference in the…
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Freight rates for cocoa shipment up by 5%
The Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA), and the shipping lines ferrying Ghana’s cocoa exports to the international market have agreed to increase their cocoa freight charges by five percent for the 2021/2022 cocoa season, which starts on October 1. This was after a lengthy negotiation with the 26 shipping lines ferrying the…
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Serving on public boards should be seen as responsibility than a reward – Prof. Adei
A former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof. Stephen Adei, has advised Board members of corporate institutions to stand their ground and insist that the right things are done. Having served on the boards of various organisations, Prof. Adei on Footprints on Citi TV admonished board members of corporate…
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Akufo-Addo to host 2021 Presidential Business Summit
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will host and deliver the keynote address at this year’s Presidential Business Summit at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra. The Summit, starting from September 14-15, 2021, is an annual calendar event by the Ministry of Trade and Industry in collaboration with the Office of the President and…
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Digitization of premix distribution; fishermen to access product with canoe ID cards
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development says it has initiated processes to digitize the supply of premix fuel to fishermen. Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in 2019 during a petroleum conference announced plans by the government to digitize the supply of premix fuel to end the frequent tussle over its distribution. Taking her turn…
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Newly inaugurated GSA Board charged to develop new policies to deal with challenges within the sector
The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has tasked the newly inaugurated 14 member board of the Ghana Shippers Authority to streamline laws within the business community and deal with the high arbitrary charges within the shipping industry. According to him, this will help strategically position the Authority and contribute meaningfully to the country’s GDP…
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Registrar-General engages stakeholders on new Companies Act
The Registrar-General’s Department has engaged stakeholders in the business sector on the draft regulations of the new Companies Act 2019, (Act 992) to ensure smooth implementation. The engagement was to solicit valuable comments, suggestions, and contributions from stakeholders to improve the quality of the document to ensure it produced a practical and effective Regulations to…
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New DVLA Board tasked to put in systems to register and track earth moving equipment
The new governing board of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has been inaugurated with a call on them to implement measures that will ensure effective registration and tracking of all earth moving equipment operating in the country. The government, as part of efforts to curb illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey in Ghana,…
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Marshal all resources to improve road safety – Minister to NRSA board
The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has urged the newly constituted board of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) to assemble all the necessary resources needed to tackle the issue of road carnage in Ghana. Touting the country’s efforts in ensuring road safety, the Minister at the inauguration ceremony on Friday, September 10, 2021,…