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1D1F: Good news for private sector investors [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 1D1F: Good news for private sector investors Government has pledged readiness to support any private sector investor who is ready to invest in...

Deputy Trade and Industry Minister speaks on 1D1F progress

The Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Michael Okyere Baafi, has revealed the progress of work under the government's One District, One Factory (IDIF) initiative. According...

Africa, Women and E-commerce; a positive emerging trend on the continent

E-commerce is creating new opportunities for women in Africa. Beautiful as it may sound, this comes with many challenges. From gender inequalities to lack...

Bird flu outbreak: Poultry farmers await compensation

The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association is optimistic that the compensation to be given to farmers who lost their birds to the Highly Pathogenic...

BOST saves $24m in payments to BDCs

The management of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has saved $20 million on claims it would have paid to eight...

Capital Bank trial adjourned to July 29

The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has adjourned to July 29, 2021, the trial of the Founder of the defunct Capital Bank,...

Japan Motors adjudged Foreign Business of the Decade

Japan Motors Trading Company Limited (JMTC) has been honoured with the coveted Millennium Excellence Award as the Foreign Business of the decade. At the just-ended...

Shatta Wale to launch his own ride-hailing service, ‘Shaxi’

Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has taken to social media to announce his upcoming ride-hailing service dubbed Shaxi. According to the business-minded musician, 'Shaxi', which simply...

Las Palmas eatery shutdown over unsanitary conditions

Environmental Health Officers of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly have shut down the Las Palmas restaurant over sanitation breaches. This follows a visit to the Kwame...

GUTA threatens nationwide demonstration

The Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) has descended on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for announcing that Nigerian traders will be exempted from...

IMF commends govt for COVID-19 response, stable cedi

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the Ghanaian government for its proactive response to the COVID-19 pandemic which mitigated its economic impact but...

Streams at our mines produce healthy, edible fish – Gold Fields Ghana [Photos]

Fish found in water bodies surrounding the Tarkwa and Damang mines are healthy, according to Gold Fields Ghana, which operates both gold mines located...

Bird flu: Head of Public Health at Vet Services Directorate corrects earlier statement [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Bird flu: Head of Public Health at Vet Services Directorate of MOFA makes u-turn The Head of Public Health at the Veterinary Services...

Oil producing nations agree deal to control prices

Oil producing nations have agreed to increase their output, with the aim of reducing prices and easing pressure on the world economy. The Opec cartel...

Groupe Nduom wins GH¢174 million judgement

The Commercial Division of an Accra High Court On Thursday 15, July 2021, presided over by Justice Shiela Minta ordered Health Network Company (Healthnet)...

NIC to revoke licenses of insurers who fail to recapitalise

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has given a strong indication to revoke licenses of insurance firms that fail to recapitalise by 31st of December...

Importers and Exporters Association wants planned increase in duty suspended

Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana is unhappy about plans by Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to increase duty at the...

Abofour traders clamour for modern market facility

Traders at Abofour have urged the Offinso South District Assembly to speed up the construction of a modern market for them. They currently operate in...

Inflation stays in single digit despite going up to 7.8%

The higher rate of inflation recorded for foodstuffs and transportation pushed inflation for the month of June marginally up by 0.3% to 7.8%. However, despite...

Africa Tour Operators Alliance launched

All travel agents, tour operators, hospitality industry suppliers, Aviation industry managers, who are keenly working strategically along the value chain of the tourism industry...

‘Beyi W’ano’: Commercial rice farmers cry for help [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘Beyi W’ano’: Commercial rice farmers cry for help Some commercial rice farmers have complained over the high cost of fertilisers as far as...

Chief Biney appointed PRO of Ghana Auctioneers Association

Chief Hamilton Biney Nixon has been appointed Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Auctioneers Association (GAA). An appointment letter cited by adomonline.com that is jointly...

Parliament orders probe into armed robbery attacks on mobile money vendors

Parliament has tasked its Defence and Interior Committee to investigate the surge in robbery attacks on mobile money vendors in the country. The Second Deputy...

Bank of Ghana hospital now open to public

The Bank Hospital has now been opened to the public, with a pledge to provide quality service for clients, in line with best practices. Constructed...

7-member-committee set up to investigate Makola fire incident

A seven-member committee has been set up to investigate the Makola fire incident which occurred on July 5, 2021. The committee will consist of representatives...

AMA shuts down bakery at Jamestown [Photos]

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has ordered the closure of a bread bakery at Jamestown in Accra for not complying with safety regulations and...

GRA rolls out cashless payments system

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), since the beginning of this month, has begun the implementation of a cashless policy geared towards the promotion of...

Planting for Food and jobs: Over GH¢1 billion spent on fertiliser import

Government spent over GH¢1 billion to import fertlisers under its flagship Planting for Food and Job project last year, the Minister of Agriculture, Dr...

Ghana Reinsurance pays 10 million dividend through SIGA

Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited (GhanaRE) has presented a cheque of 10 million Cedis to government through the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA). The...

Poultry farmers’ unpleasant message about maize [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Poultry farmers threaten to lay off workers if Some poultry farmers in the country are threatening to lay off their workers as a...

Govt will increase rice production in Bono East – Agric Minister

The Minister for Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has indicated government’s resolve to increase rice production in the Bono East Region. He made the observation...

Parliament to probe hike in prices of building materials

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has ordered three committees to probe the recent hikes in prices of building materials. According to reports,...

Makola fire reignites hours after firefighters doused it

Fire has reignited at Makola hours after officers from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) doused the blaze late Monday evening. Joy News’ Manuel Koranteng...

Fix Komenda Sugar Factory demo suspended

Members of the Concerned Citizens of Komenda Traditional Area have suspended the ‘Fix Komenda Sugar Factory’ demonstration slated for Tuesday, July 6. The decision follows...

Ghana proposing Africa’s first social bonds with $2bn sale

Government plans to issue green and social bonds worth up to $2 billion by November, becoming the first African country to sell loans to...

Good news for Agbogloshie scrap dealers

The government has acquired a 10-acre land at Kofi Kwei in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region for the relocation of...

PDS loses ECG assets management case

The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has dismissed an application by Power Distribution Services (PDS) challenging the cancellation of its operation licences. This...

Revealed: Agbogbloshie scrap dealers rejected GH¢50,000 offer from govt

JoyNews/AdomNews · Agbogbloshie scrap dealers rejected GH¢50,000 offer from govt It has emerged that the scrap dealers, who are opposing the relocation of Agbogloshie market...

Agbogbloshie onion traders make fresh demands [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Agbogbloshie onion traders make fresh demands Onion traders at Agbobloshie market, who were moved to Adjen Kotoku in Accra, are marking fresh demands. This...

MTN Ghana launches campaign to support MSMEs

Telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana, has launched an Enterprise Business Division campaign to support Micro, Small, and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs). The company, which is celebrating...