Category: Top Stories
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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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We’re keen on ensuring healthy capital market, protection of investors funds – SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking pragmatic steps to strengthen the capital market and to protect investors’ funds, Deputy Director-General Paul Ababio has said. Speaking during Tesah Capital webinar on the theme: “Investing after the Financial Sector clean-up,” Mr. Ababio said key among the measures was the issuance of new guidelines for market…
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2021 census will depend heavily on technology – GSS
Head of Census Methodology at the Ghana Statistical Service, Mr. Owusu Kagya, has disclosed that the 2021 Census would be heavily dependent on the use of computer-assisted personal interviews and a global positioning system (GPS) coordination for all structures and communities. Mr. Kagya was speaking at the Oti version of training for Census Officers, heads…
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A/R: Kumasi residents kick against ECG’s proposal for tariff increment
Some residents and business owners within the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area of the Ashanti Region, have kicked against the proposed increment in electricity tariffs in the midst of erratic power supply being experienced in some parts of the country. At a public forum on Thursday, April 8, 2021, the Managing Director of the Electricity Company…
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A/R: Vegetable farmers call for plan to produce quality seeds locally
Some vegetable farmers within the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region have renewed calls for stakeholders in Ghana’s agricultural sector to develop a sustainable plan to produce quality seeds locally to avoid the over-reliance on importation of seeds. Researchers at the Department of Horticulture under the faculty of Agriculture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of…
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Housing Ministry pledges to review Rent Act, Mortgage Finance Act
Government intends to review the current Rent Act to address the perennial landlord-tenant impasse in the country. This is according to the Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye. Many stakeholders in the real estate sector have over time, complained of the current Rent Act 1963, Act 220, saying that the act which has been…
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NAPO justifies GRIDCo’s maintenance works
The Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh has justified the need for the planned system upgrade and maintenance works by the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo). According to him, the exercise is a necessary evil to prevent widespread outages. Power outages have heightened in the country since February 2021. Over the weekend there were blackouts in different…
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Ghanaians willing to pay higher taxes to support development – Afrobarometer report
A new Afrobarometer report released by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) suggests that Ghanaians endorse taxation and are willing to pay higher taxes to support the country’s development. The report however stated that majority of Ghanaians find it difficult to know what taxes and fees they are supposed to pay and how the government…
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ECG proposes increment in electricity tariffs
Ghanaians might soon be paying more for electricity as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is proposing an increment in tariffs. The Company says it needs more funds to support its operational activities, hence the request. The Managing Director of the company, Kwame Agyeman-Budu at a public forum on Thursday, April 8, 2021, said while…
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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,…