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Covid-19: Multichoice customers rewarded for staying connected

During these unprecedented and tough times, DStv and GOtv are lightening the load with some great news. From Monday 20 April,DStv and GOtv customers...

Zoomlion disinfects AH Hotel

AH Hotel, a 75-bedroom hotel and conference facility at American House, Accra, has benefited from Zoomlion Ghana Limited’s (ZGL’s) fifty per cent (50%) discount...

State of Madina market after lockdown [Photos]

The local foodstuff and vegetable hub of the madina market is slowly bouncing back to life after authorities shut down the place over concerns...

Lifting of restrictions on movement makes economic sense – Oduro-Osae

The Dean of Graduate Studies at the Institute of Local Government says the lifting of restrictions on movement in the Covid-19 hotspots is timely...

Global hunger could double due to Covid-19 blow – UN

The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of Covid-19, the...

Covid-19: Man turns pizza shop into face mask company

A pizza operator, Dimitri Syrkin-Nikolau, has risen up against the spread of coronavirus in a very creative and unconventional way. On Monday, March 16,...

BoG directs banks, SDI’s not to pay dividends to shareholders

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) in the country not to declare or pay any dividend to...

Oil price crashes, ends negative for the first time in history

United States (U.S.) crude oil futures turned negative on Monday for the first time in history, ending the day at a stunning minus $37.63...

Oil crashes, ends negative for the first time in history

U.S. crude oil futures turned negative on Monday for the first time in history, ending the day at a stunning minus $37.63 a barrel...

FDA recalls COA FS products from the market

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is recalling all batches of COA FS Food Supplement manufactured by COA Herbal Centre in Cape Coast and...

Banks contribute GHS2M to Ghana COVID-19 private sector fund

As part of efforts to mitigate the financial impact of the corona virus on the government and the people of Ghana, the Ghana Association...

Coronavirus: Govt to use IMF loan to pay electricity subsidy

Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has disclosed part of a US$ 1 billion loan government has secured from the Internal Monetary...

Coronavirus may force govt to disobey 5% GDP fiscal deficit law

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its revised forecast on Ghana’s economic growth has projected a 9.5 per cent fiscal deficit of Gross Domestic...

Lockdown: GUTA comes under pressure to clear goods from ports

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) has bemoaned a directive from the Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority (GPHA) for members to clear all...

Anxiety grips Ken Ofori-Atta as he undergoes coronavirus test

Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has undergone a test for Coronavirus. This could be part of a measure by the government to have all appointees tested for the novel viral...

TOR MD’s resignation a common sense decision – Professor Azar

Private legal practitioner, Professor Stephen Asare, popularly called Kwaku Azar, has noted that the resignation from office of persons accused of misconducting themselves should...

Good news for SMEs as access to Govt’s GHS 600 million soft loan begins in May

Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs), according to the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) will, from May this year, have access to...

Clearing Agents sing UNIPASS’ praise as system becomes fully operational at Takoradi Port

The initial apprehensions that characterized the implementation of the new single window project, UNIPASS, has now made way for calm as the system has...

COVID-19: Ghana is safe; not to go into economic recession – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Ghana is not likely to go into an economic recession in the third or fourth quarter of this year due...

COVID-19: G20 suspends $20 billion debt payments by poor countries

Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies agreed on Wednesday to suspend debt service payments for the world’s poorest countries from May...

Covid-19 lockdown: Registered water sellers to be paid commissions at the end of the month – Sanitation Minster

Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs Cecilia Dapaah, has revealed plans by the government to pay commissions to persons registered and authorised by...

Covid-19 lockdown: Energy Minister explains what it means to be ECG lifeline consumer

President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in his last televised address to the nation announced some relief packages to help mitigate the...

Covid-19: Govt to spend 1 billion cedis for electricity relief package [listen]

Minister for Energy, John Peter Amewu, has said that the government will spend approximately 1 billion Ghana cedis for some 4.8 million meters across...

COVID-19: IMF says $8 trillion so far spent in fight against pandemic

So far, US$8 trillion has been used by countries to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with G20 countries taking the lead. According to the International Monetary...

Embattled TOR MD resigns

Beleaguered Managing Director (MD) of the Tema Oil Refinery, Asante Berko has resigned. Mr Berko tendered in his resignation to the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, on...

Indomie Ghana donates GH₵1m to Covid-19 Trust Fund

Tolaram Group of companies in Ghana on Tuesday donated one million Ghana cedis (GH₵1,000,000) in cash and products to the Covid-19 National Trust Fund The donation supports...

Kasapreko supports Manhyia Palace in COVID-19 fight

Africa’s leading beverage manufacturer, Kasapreko Company Limited, has donated GH¢40,000.00 worth of assorted drinks, water and hand sanitisers to Manhyia Palace. The donation was to...

Zoomlion to disinfect corporate institutions at a discount

Management of Zoomlion Ghana Limited has initiated a programme to disinfect corporate institutions and other organisations in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative,...

Strict adherence to Covid-19 directives can save you – Puma Energy MD

Puma Energy Distribution Ghana Ltd., a leading Oil Marketing Company (OMC) in Ghana, has called for the strict adherence to the directives issued by...

Check out list of 16 companies owned by Keche Andrews’ rich wife

Joan Gyan, businesswoman and wife of Keche Andrews, has in recent times been making headlines after her interview on the Delay Show. She revealed on the...

TOR boss fingered in $4.5 million bribery scandal

Tema Oil Refinery boss, Asante Berko is currently in hot waters for his alleged role in the latest bribery scandal that has hit Ghana. Mr...

Covid-19: NADMO reveals cost of daily hot meals

Government is spending GH₵2 million a day on hot meals being provided for Ghanaians in the lockdown areas in the wake of the Coronavirus...

Ghana not going back to IMF-supported programme – Gabby Otchere

Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has said Ghana will not be going back to an IMF-supported programme on the...

Coronavirus: Data is one of our most powerful weapons in fight against virus – Bawumia

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the gathering and availability of data, have played a significant role in Ghana’s battle against Covid-19...

Coronavirus: Two major markets in Central Tongu closed down

Two major markets in the Central Tongu district will be closed down from Monday, April 13, 2020, following nine cases of coronavirus recorded in...

Trade Minister visits 4 local companies producing PPEs

Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen has visited some four companies selected by government to produce Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for frontline health workers...

Coronavirus: Ashaiman, Mandela markets closed

The Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) has temporarily closed the Ashaiman Central and Mandela markets after the Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) identified...

Apple, Google bring COVID-19 contact-tracing to 3 billion people

Apple and Google unveiled a rare partnership to add technology to their smartphone platforms that will alert users if they have come into contact...

COVID-19: Criteria for SMEs to access govt’s GH¢ 600 million soft loan

The criteria for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the country to access government’s GHc 600 million soft loan has been outlined by...

Local Govt Ministry to close all markets that do not practice social distancing

Deputy Minister for Local Government, Nana Agyei Boateng, says the ministry will close down any market in the country that does not practice ...