August 2013

Mr Asare Akuffo, out-going President of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB), has said the third party limit of GH¢10,000 cash withdrawal over the counter is to prevent fraud and money laundering. He noted that banks are opened to fraud…

The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), on Thursday presented 120 Desktop Computers to the Ghana Prison Service worth GH¢153,000, in Accra. The fund also presented an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) at a cost of…

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday hinted that Ghana would soon transmit excess electricity to Burkina Faso and Mali as soon as work on the West Africa Gas Pipeline and Power Pool Project (WAGP) was completed. He has also promised…

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) has launched the 7th Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Fair to create awareness about the forthcoming sub-regional trade exhibition. The 7th ECOWAS Fair seeks to provide the…

The Bureau for Internal Affairs (BIA), an anti-corruption organisation, has called on the government to throw its searchlight on the broad direction of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) to ensure its sustainability. The Bureau said…

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) says it would do everything to make sure that the compulsory fire insurance policy for private commercial buildings is enforced. Mr Yaw Buabeng, Head of Marketing, Research and External Relations of…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has lauded the economic growth of Ghana alongside the competitive nature of its political system. Ghana's economy which is now middle-income, for some time now have been experiencing…

A delegation of the West Africa Commission on Drugs (WACD) is to visit Guinea Bissau from August 19-21 to hold consultations with government and non-governmental institutions on drugs. The delegation will meet with the authorities,…

Jatropha, a plant commonly found in the northern part of the country, particularly the Upper West Region,  is put to many uses including  landscaping, source of fuel, medicine and marking grave yards.The milky sap of the plant is also used…

The Tema District Council of the Maritime and Dockworkers’ Union has appealed to the government to implement the recommendation of the Chris Ackumey Committee which recommended the takeover and management of the PSC Tema Shipyard by the…