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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...

One acquitted and discharged in Capital Bank collapse case

The Accra High Court has acquitted and discharged Kate Quartey-Papafio, the Managing Director of Reroy Cables Limited, who was on trial with three others...

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...

African Development Bank advocates public finance reforms

The African Development Bank (ADB) on Friday, July 2, 2021, launched its Strategy for Economic Governance in Africa (SEGA). The strategy is aimed at fostering...

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...

Tear gas, warning shots fired at Agbogbloshie Market [Photos]

A joint security taskforce has fired tear gas and warning shots at the Agbobloshie Market in what they described as a move to rid...

SSNIT to save $17 million through merger with NIA

The Social Security and National insurance Trust (SSNIT) on Monday, June 28, 2021, began integrating and harmonising its database with the National Identification Authority...

Agbogbloshie traders shower praises on govt over this… [Photos]

The money meant for transportation as part of relocation plans has finally hit the hands of traders at Agbogbloshie to convey their wares. The traders,...

Fishermen, families demand livelihood support as govt announces closed season

Fisherfolk in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region are demanding livelihood support from the government during the closed season period.  According to them, the...

Onion sellers finally relocate from Agbogbloshie [Video]

Despite initial resistance, onion bulk breakers at Agbogbloshie in Accra have begun removing their structures from the business hub. In less than 24 hours,...

Vodafone Cash, miLife and Millennium Insurance launch miFuture micro-insurance

Vodafone Cash, miLife and Millennium Insurance have launched their redesigned and improved micro-insurance product under the new name, miFuture. The revamped life and disability...

Akufo-Addo commissions Toyota, Suzuki Vehicle Assembly Plant

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday commissioned the Toyota Tsusho Vehicle Assembly Plant, which is assembling some models of Toyota and Suzuki vehicles in the...

Agbogbloshie onion sellers resist Adjen Kotoku relocation

JoyNews/AdomNews · Government bans onion tucks from offloading at Agbobloshie Market Onion sellers at Agbogbloshie in Accra are protesting against plans to relocate them at...

Akufo-Addo commissions Toyota Assembly Plant at Tema

President Nana Akufo-Addo will today, June 29, 2021, commission a Toyota Assembly Plant that has been established in Ghana. The ceremony is scheduled to take...

Fuel Prices expected go up by about 2% from Thursday

Fuel prices are expected to witness some marginal increase from this Thursday 1st July, 2021. This is because of the rising price of crude oil...

Why Kumasi Kejetia and central business district got flooded last week

City authorities in Kumasi say the central business district (CBD) in the Kejetia area got flooded last week as a result of some tree...

Govt offers juicy package for Agbogbloshie traders

It has emerged that the government will make available an amount of GHS 500,000 to trader unions at Agbogbloshie in Accra. The money , which...

Ghana Card replaces SSNIT ID number from today

The National Identification Card will from today become the unique Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) number.  This follows the decision by the State...

EPA shuts down cement factory at McCarthy Hills

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with support from the Police, on Friday closed down the Empire Cement Factory. This was a Chinese cement factory at...

KGL Group sponsors maiden edition of GIPC Diaspora Investment Summit

KGL Group, a wholly-owned Ghanaian group of subsidiaries, lent support to host the maiden edition of the Ghana Diaspora Investment Summit 2021 organized by...