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Marijuana is now legal in Canada

As of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, adults will be allowed to carry and share up to 30 grams of legal marijuana in public, according to a...

Fuel prices to go up again – IES

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) is predicting a marginal increase in fuel prices in its review of this month’s first pricing window, spanning...

Fabewoso: Carlos Ahenkorah sets record straight on CTN [Video]

Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah, has underscored the importance for the implementation of the Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN). Mr Ahenkorah said the...

‘Banking sector not in crisis, it’s an exaggeration’ – Governor

Governor of the Central Bank, Dr Ernest Addison, has debunked suggestions that the banking sector is in crisis. According to him, about 90% of industry...

I’m not part of CTN Ghana Ltd – Carlos Ahenkorah

A Deputy Trade Minister has denied any involvement in the establishment of the Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN) Ghana Limited. His only involvement, Carlos Ahenkorah stated,...

GRA begins Cargo Tracking Note implementation October 15

The Ghana Revenue Authority has served notice that the implementation of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) policy would begin on Monday, 15th October 2018. A...

Accra West ECG retrieves monies from power thieves

The Accra West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana has from January, 2018 to October 12, 2018, retrieved Four Million and Thirty-Two Thousand,...

CTN Committee misinformed Akufo-Addo – GIFF claims

Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) are against the implementation of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) Monday  because they believe the President has been...

Mobile money agents demand insurance from telcos

The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG) is asking their respective telecommunication companies on the mobile money platform to insure them. Speaking to the...

Convicted former UBS trader to be freed from UK immigration centre

The convicted former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli is to be released from detention at an immigration removal centre near Heathrow while he awaits a judicial review...

Photos: Wilmar Africa encourages cultivation of oil palm to meet production needs

Wilmar Africa Ltd, producers of Frytol has encouraged both state and individuals to go into large-scale cultivation of oil palm. Palm oil from Ghana which...

Accra Mall okayed for business after roof collapse

The management of Accra Mall has confirmed that the shopping centre is opened for business despite parts of the roof of the building collapsing...

Sierra Leone cancels $300 million airport deal with China

Sierra Leone has nixed plans to build a controversial, $318 million-airport outside the capital of Freetown with a Chinese company and funded by Chinese...

Chinese intelligence officer charged with conspiring to steal secrets from U.S. aircraft firm

United State's Justice Department revealed Wednesday that an officer of China's intelligence and security agency has been arrested and brought to the U.S. to face...

Customers turn against Menzgold over delayed interest payments

Some angry customers of Menzgold are demanding payment of least 50% of accrued interests on their investments in four weeks. The customers, numbering about 200,...

Disregard headlines saying Prudential Bank is collapsing – Deputy Managing director

Deputy Managing Director of Prudential Bank Ltd, Mr Richard K. Acolatse has urged Ghanaians to disregard reports circulating in the public that Prudential Bank...

Japan Motors enters CIMG Hall of fame

Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd (JMTC) has been inducted into the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIMG) Ghana Hall of Fame. This award is in recognition...

Fabewoso: Traders alarmed about the reintroduction of CTN (Video)

Importers and shipping agents are up in arms with the government, following the re-introduction of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) system. This follows the announcement...

Nayak Afrik unveils Omama Royal Chocolate

Nayak Afrik has unveiled their first non-clothing produce, Omama Royal Chocolate at a brief ceremony over the weekend to coincide with the ongoing Grand Sales...

Gov’t told to investigate missing $7 billion gold proceeds

Pressure is mounting on the government to investigate how a whopping $7 billion worth of gold was shipped out of the country unaccounted for...

GRA’s ‘controversial’ CTN policy takes effect October 15

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that it will fully implement the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) system at Ghana’s ports from October 15,...

NPA to start cylinder re-circulation model by the first quarter of 2019

The Cylinder Recirculation Model should take off by the first quarter of 2019, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has said. Following the announcement of the...

Fabewoso: Freight Forwarders call for suspension of CTN [Video]

The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) is calling for the suspension of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) System at Ghana's ports. According to them,...

Cedi ‘faces arrest’ as BoG set to release $600m cocoa loan funds onto market

The Bank of Ghana is set to release the full amount of the cocoa loan syndication onto the market. This was after the first tranche...

Under-fire Menzgold boss urges calm, “we’ll pay you”

The Chief Executive of gold dealership firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited has urged clients to remain calm as the company works to pay them their...

Fanmilk vendors demonstrate over 1pesewa reduction in profit

The vendors for ice cream producer, Fan Milk Limited have demonstrated at the company’s premises over what they described as ‘unfair’ working conditions. Speaking to...

Menzgold postpones payment of returns again

Gold dealership firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, has closed its operations today Friday October 5, 2018 after it promised to pay customers their monies today. The...

Revealed: Captain Quainoo announced flight take-off in Twi

It has emerged that Captain Quainoo, the Ghanaian who flew the biggest flight to the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), announced the take-off of Emirates...

George Quaye resigns from Menzgold

The Head of Communications at gold dealership, Menzgold, George Quaye, has resigned. Joy Business understands that he tendered in his resignation on Thursday, October 4,...

BoG moves to get all banks listed on GSE

The Bank of Ghana is revising its policies and guidelines that will make it easier for all banks to list on the Ghana Stock...

AGI sabotaging GRA by evading tax – Tax expert claims

Tax Expert, Kwaku Kyei Nyamekye has lashed out at the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) for fighting Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) over enforcement of...

Now anybody can do poultry thanks to Smart Poultry initiative

The zeal for smart farming and Agriculture, in particular, has seen Eugene Ohemeng and his team at Honex Farms, introduce the Honex Smart Poultry scheme which seeks to bridge the gap...

Cocoa farmer threatens to pronounce curses on Akufo-Addo over cocoa price [Audio]

The Adontenhene of Sienchiem near Goaso, Nana Kofi Gyasi has threatened to invoke curses on President Akufo-Addo and COCOBOD for failing to increase cocoa...

Ban BoG Governors from establishing banks – Asantehene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for the enactment of a new law that will prevent present and former governors of the...

BoG shuts down Dancom Microfinance; Directors arrested

The Bank of Ghana has shutdown Dancom Microfinance Ltd and also caused the arrest and prosecution of the Directors of the firm for engaging...

Why producer price of cocoa remains unchanged – COCOBOD explains

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has revealed why it had maintained the producer price for cocoa contrary to the expectations of the Ghanaian cocoa...

Panic withdrawals giving me sleepless nights; Ndoum cries

The Founder of Groupe Ndoum has appealed to customers of his bank, GN Bank to cease panic withdrawals that have hit the bank in...

Gov’t to refer First Allied Savings and Loans impasse to economic management team

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has said a petition by customers of First Allied Savings and Loans will be referred to the government's...

Cedi to end year worse than in 2017 – ISSER

The Institute of Social, Statistical and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana has said that it expects the cedi to depreciate far...

Video: First Allied S&L customers hit Kumasi streets over deposit lockup

Customers of First Allied Savings and Loans in Kumasi, have hit the streets to protest the lock-up of their funds with the financial institution. The...