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ICUMS make strides at Tema port, process over 4,000 BoEs

New managers of Ghana’s ports, Ghana Link Network Services Limited (Ghana Link), has denied claims by freight forwarders over the new Integrated Customs Management...

Checkout list of top 15 richest black people in the world

In the list compiled by the Africa Facts Zone, Nigeria's Aliko Dangote leads the pack with $9.5bn, while Mike Adenuga makes number three on...

NDC officials face prosecution over Saglemi housing project

Some former government officials of the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) are to be arraigned before court in the coming days for allegedly misappropriating...

Komenda Sugar Factory to be revived once borders reopen – Trade Minister

The Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen says the Komenda Sugar Factory will be revived once the country’s borders reopen. The country’s borders have been...

Augson Global warns public of fake Facebook accounts and impersonation

A multi-sector investment conglomerate based in Ghana, Augson Global Limited has advised the general public to be wary of persons cloning the company on...

Former NIB boss’ son Stephen Gyimah courts contempt trouble for himself

Son of former Managing Director of the National Investment Bank (NIB), Stephen Gyimah, also known as Nana Yaw Poku, appears to have courted fresh...

Seth Terkper’s view: BoG reversing its stance on budget deficit financing

Introduction During the decade-long Global Financial and other crisis from 2008, BOG did not apply any of its fiscal powers under the Act 612. On...

John Kumah honoured for being Most Outstanding Integrity CEO

The Africa Centre for Integrity and Development (ACID), an Africa-based anti-corruption and Good Governance advocacy Civil Society Organisation, has presented an award to John...

Procedures for clearing cargoes under GCMS outlined by ICUMS

The Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) has outlined proposals for the release of cargo for the Bills of Entry processed in Ghana Customs Management...

ParkNWatch is back in grand style

COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on our daily lives, it has robbed us of our economic, political and social lives. Due to the effects...

ICUMS takes control of Ghana’s ports, GCNet and West Blue cease operations

All transactions related to the import and export of goods at the country’s various ports will effective today, Monday, June 1, 2020, be conducted...

ICUMS takes-over at Tema Port today

Effective today, June 1, 2020, all transactions related to the import and export of goods at the various ports will be conducted through the...

More troubles for Menzgold as Payboy terminates contract

Payboy Company Limited, the payment company that was recently appointed by Menzgold Ghana Limited to negotiate a settlement with its unpaid customers says it has terminated...

Why Kennedy Agyapong opened his own media house will shock you

A fight that ensued on a fateful morning of the year 2006 at Despite Media’s Peace FM is what provoked millionaire Kennedy Agyapong to...

COVID-19 and cedi depreciation to push debt stock to 76.8% of GDP – Seth Terkper

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has revealed that the nation’s debt stock to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could go as high as 76.8 per...

Menzgold saga: EOCO arrests Payboy officials

Officials of the third party company, Payboy appointed by defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold to negotiate settlement with its unpaid customers have been arrested. The...

Coronavirus: 57 personnel on Tullow’s CSV Lancelot test positive

Fifty seven workers on Tullow Ghana’s contractor support vessel CSV Lancelot have test positive for Covid-19. In a statement copied to Adomonline.com, the company said,...

Seth Terkper’s point of view: Is deficit financing back?

IS DEFICIT FINANCING BACK: BOG 2020 BUDGET DEFICIT SUPPORT AT 53%? Seth E. Terkper Introduction It seems the Bank of Ghana (BOG) May 2020 Monetary Policy Committee...

Check how much Ghana made from Year of Return

Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Barbara Oteng Gyasi, has said the tourism sector generated up to $3.3 billion for the Ghanaian economy last...

Akwatia youth throw weight behind newly appointed CEO of GCDGL

The Concerned Youth of Akwatia (CoYA) has denied claims by the Akwatia Development Association (AkDA) that its in disagreement with the appointment of Mr...

Why I’m now unpopular at the ports – Deputy Trade Minister explains

Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah, is not surprised about the ‘hostile’ nature of some Freight Forwarders and Clearing Agents towards him. He...

Coronavirus: Fishermen call for mass testing, disinfection of coastal areas

The leadership of the Ghana National Inshore Fisheries Association and Canoe Owners Association is calling on the government to, as a matter of urgency,...

AirtelTigo and BIMA fulfill 50,000 insurance claims

AirtelTigo and leading mobile delivered insurance services, BIMA, have fulfilled payments of a record 50,000 insurance claims in the country since the launch of...

GH¢600m COVID-19 stimulus package not meant for business expansion- NBSSI boss tells applicants

The Executive Director of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), Mrs Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, says the disbursement of the GH¢600 million to Small...

Seth Terkper writes: Public debt higher than BoG’s 59.3% of GDP

PUBLIC DEBT HIGHER THAN BOG’s 59.3 PERCENT: CAN’T DEFY GRAVITY WITHOUT BOG Introduction The Bank of Ghana (BOG) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Report for May 2020...

Companies to get tax reliefs over COVID-19 Trust Fund donation [Photos]

The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for COVID-19 National Trust Fund, Sophia Akuffo, has revealed that tax relief incentives will be offered to...

My mining concession at Manso Tontokrom was legally acquired – BENVIKO CEO

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)  of Benviko Company Limited Ben Owusu Achiaw has denied media reports that he used his influence in government to seize...

We have arrested the depreciation of the cedi – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says the government has been able to prudently stabilise the Ghana cedi despite the shocks from the Coronavirus...

AngloGold Ashanti speaks on AU Day; outlines its Covid-19 plans for Africa

AngloGold Ashanti has sent a special message to Africans on the day the continent had celebrated its special day, the 'AU Day'. Among the many...

Coronavirus: 164 workers of AngloGold Ashanti South Africa test positive

AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine in South Africa has been temporarily closed after 164 workers tested positive for the coronavirus, the gold miner said in...

NLA addresses lottery stigmatisation

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) on Saturday affirmed the robustness, effectiveness and efficiency of its lottery short code as a means to address lotto...

Halt operations to avoid prosecution – Covid-19 taskforce warns drinking bar operators

The Sunyani Covid-19 Taskforce has called on drinking bar operators in the Sunyani East and West Municipalities to stop operating to avoid arrest and...

Investor in failed PDS deal sued

A businessman, who invested in the failed Power Distribution Service (PDS) takeover of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has been sued for allegedly playing...

Bank of Ghana fails to justify GHC30m used to revoke GN Savings license

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) in its written address dated 8th of May 2020 and Affidavit sworn on 6th May 2020 to the Human...

Coronavirus: Baatsona police outfit tours companies to inspect safety measures

The Baatsona Divisional Police on Wednesday toured industries in their jurisdiction to ensure Covid-19 safety protocols are being observed. Led by the Divisional Commander, ACP...

NBSSI outlines categories of qualified MSMEs to receive GH¢600m stimulus

The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), has outlined the categories of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), which qualify to benefit from...

Ato Essien wants charges dropped, moves to refund money to State

The Founder of Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, is said to have begun negotiations with the Attorney General (AG) to have some of the...

MTN goes virtual to conduct executive meeting

MTN, Ghana’s leading Telecommunications Company, and Business World, Ghana’s foremost business magazine will host the digital edition of the MTN Business World Executive Breakfast...

GH₵600m stimulus package not for ‘chop chop’ – GUTA to members

Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is urging its members to make judicious use of government’s GH¢600 million stimulus package for SMEs. Greater Accra Regional...

Bui Power Authority demolishes, burns shelter at Lapla community [photos]

Tension is mounting at Lapla, a community at Bongase in the Banda District of the Bono Region, after over a hundred residents were displaced.  This...