Ghana’s gold production dropped 12.1 per cent to 4.02 million ounces in 2020 compared with 4.57 million ounces in 2019, representing the biggest fall in 16 years, the Ghana Chamber of Mines said on Friday. Mr Eric Asubonteng, the President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, said the decline in production in 2020 was the … The post Ghana records biggest fall
Eni and Vitol say they are working with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Commission and GNPC to find a mutually acceptable solution to enable the Country to capitalize on the Afina discovery. “In principle, we are not opposed to unitization, but this needs to follow an appropriate, shared work programme and evaluation process to assess the … The post Eni
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold a special national delegate congress at the end of 2021 to deliberate on important issues affecting the Party. Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the National Chairman of the NDC, said this was necessary because anytime a Party national delegate congress was convened for elections, they tend to miss the critical … The post NDC
Ghana needs to attract more investments into mining exploration not to lose out on its leadership position in the industry on the African continent. Mr Eric Asubonteng, the President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, said dwindling investment in exploration in the country’s mining sector could take away the lead and trigger a downward trend … The post Investments
The Alliance of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Agriculture, has called for a unified voice from all stakeholders against illegal gold mining activities (Galamsey). It said that had become necessary because the activities were threating Ghana’s Cocoa sector. Mr Anthony Selorm K. Morrison, the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG), who … The post Ghana’s
The National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) for 2021 is GH¢12.53, the National Tripartite Committee (NTC), announced on Thursday, June 03, 2021. The figure represents six per cent over the 2020 figure of GH¢11.82. The Committee also fixed the 2022 NDMW at GH¢13.53, which is eight per cent over the 2021 figure of GH¢12.53. It said … The post National Daily Minimum
Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, former Minister of Energy, has asked the Government to, as matter of urgency, revamp the nation’s upstream petroleum sector. He said he was concerned about the likely collapse of the sector, and for the upstream oil industry to be sustained there should be bases for continuous production and development of … The post Kofi Buah
Government will shift focus on fiscal returns in the mining industry to promoting local content and participation, value addition, and resource-based industrialization, Mr George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, has said. Speaking at the opening of the West Africa Mining and Power Conference Digital Series, Mr Duker said the move was … The post Government
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UOG) has directed its members to continue with their industrial action until further notice. The Council said the call was necessitated by the government’s feet dragging and the “lackadaisical attitude” contrary to the anticipated speedy resolution of the Association’s demands, which had lasted … The post Senior
Counsel for Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, Former Chief Executive of COCOBOD and two others have filed two separate applications at the High Court and the Court of Appeal respectively. The application filed at the High Court was a motion on notice for the trial Judge, Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, to abandon the trial for another … The post Opuni trial:
Deputy Finance and Economic Planning Minister Designate Abena Osei-Asare has called for increased productivity to attract living wages for workers in Ghana. She called for a national conversation on how to improve productivity for the nation to move away from minimum wages to living wages and eventual decent wages. Mrs Osei-Asare, MP for Atiwa East, … The post Increased
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