Mr Ken Ashigbey, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, has said network operators in 2018 paid a total of GH¢1.94 billion tax and a direct capital expenditure of over GH¢276 million to the state. He explained that the mobile industry contributed close to nine per cent of Ghana’s total revenue basket … The post Mobile

Madam Suzan-Hermina Yemidi, the Country Representative and Global Coordinator for Cocoa Programme for Solidaridad, has called for more efforts to secure the future of cocoa production in the country. She said much emphasis must be given to the youth who are the future custodians, because, the average age of the cocoa farmer in the country … The post More

Mr. Seth Osei Akoto, the Director of Crop Services, Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), has urged African countries to collaborate in cashew production. That, he said, was the way forward to grow the cashew industry. He was speaking at the opening of the seventh edition of the “Master Training Programme on Cashew Value Chain … The post African countries

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr Kwesi Amoako-Atta has warned directors and engineers of the Department of Urban Roads against interference in the award of road contracts. He said he received complaints from Regional Ministers and District, Municipal and Metropolitan Chief Executives that the Ministry had given out list of contractors to be considered … The post Minister

The Asante Juaben Circuit Court, has sentenced a 25-year-old farmer to 30 months imprisonment in hard labour, for stealing one bag of cocoa beans valued GH¢475.00, at Ampaedwa, near Effiduase in the Sekyere East District. Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea by the Court presided over … The post Farmer jailed thirty

Reverend Ismaila Hans Awudu, Board Chairman of the National Road Safety Commission, has expressed concern about the recent spate of road accidents saying the inputs of all stakeholders is important. He said many deaths and injuries could have been avoided with what he called ‘a little human caution’. Reverend Awudu, who is also the Head … The post Curbing

South Sudan plans to nearly triple daily oil production from the current 350,000 barrels daily to around 1 million barrels daily by end of 2019, a South Sudanese diplomat said on Monday. James Morgan, South Sudan ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union, said with his country enjoying relative peace after nearly five years of … The post South Sudan plans

In the wake of President Akufo-Addo’s move to ban political party vigilantism by legislation, a respected founding member of the ruling New Patriotic Party is warning that the fixation on vigilantism as the problem of Ghana’s democracy is unrealistic. Mr Abraham Ossei-Aidooh, a legal luminary, who is also a former Majority Leader and Minister for … The post Internal

The Minerals Commission has turned down the applications of two Australian-based mining companies requesting for a Development Agreement with the Government of Ghana, ghanabusinessnews.com can report. A source within the commission, who divulged this information to ghanabusinessnews.com on grounds of anonymity, said the decision to decline the two applications was taken after an extensive evaluation … The post Minerals

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the Upper East Region failed to meet its revenue target for 2018 by GH¢4,818,735.27 Out of the targeted amount of GH¢18,520,000.00, the office was able to collect GH¢ 13,701,264.73, which represented 26.02 percent shortfall. These were made known at a press soiree organised by the … The post Ghana

Government has charged the National Insurance Commission (NIC) to strive to play its regulatory role effectively to bring vibrancy to the insurance industry. “The Commission must not sleep on the laid-down insurance regulations. Please, crack the whip where and when necessary in order to ensure growth in the industry,” Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the Senior Minister … The post Insurance

Dr Hafez Ghanem, the World Bank’s Vice President, on Monday, pledged the Bank’s support towards the smooth implementation of Ghana’s Free Senior High School (SHS) programme to ensure quality education for all children of school-going age. He challenged other African nations to emulate the success story of Ghana, saying that, quality education was the most … The post World

The monitoring team of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), has arrested seven Chinese nationals for their involvement in illegal mining (galamsey, in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. The team, in another operation at Nkaseim, near Goaso, also arrested three Ghanaians, including a female for the same offence. The operations … The post Seven

A study, conducted in eight countries, has shown that three out of every 10 children missed school last year as a result of oral pain. The study, commissioned by Pepsodent, a leading brand in oral care, and conducted on more than 4,000 children and parents revealed that children missed 243 million days at school last … The post About 29% of children missed school

West Africa has the majority of representation for the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled for Egypt in June, with nine countries. South Africa followed with five representatives, with East and North Africa having four representatives each, whilst Central Africa has the lowest of two to make up for the 24-team tournament. The West … The post Nine

Government on Monday said it will this year freely distribute 13 million certified cashew seedlings to farmers in 96 districts. Mr Augustine Collins Ntim, a Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, who made the disclosure, said the distribution is under the National Tree Crop Programme dubbed “Planting for Export and Rural Development” (PERD) … The post Ghana

A group calling itself the Concerned Customers of Gold Coast Fund Management (GCMF) Monday appealed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to continually work with the Fund Managers to speed up the payment of their locked-up investments and deposits. The Group said the current process of payment was slow and erratic, which was not … The post GCFM customers appeal