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Taxi's operating within the Accra Metropolis would from March 1 be required to have the Accra Metropolitan Assembly's (AMA) embossed numbers on their vehicles. The cost of the embossment would be GH¢40 for new registrants while old…

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) has outlined e-bills payment as one of its key programmes for the year. This means GhIPSS will undertake a number of activities to encourage the payment of bills through the…

The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has initiated moves to promote and sustain improved water and land use across Northern Ghana. As part of this…

The Takoradi Port is undergoing transforming as part of an expansion programme to meet modern requirements of services to become the preferred destination port in the West African sub-region. The port is therefore expected to reclaim 53…

An Export and Import (Exim) Bank bill which is currently before Parliament has received attention with the document going through a second reading. The bill is to provide legislation to back a project that will see Ghana provide some…

A banker who stole GH¢50,000 belonging to a micro finance company has been jailed by an Accra Circuit Court. David Neequaye was charged with forgery of official documents and stealing. Neequaye pleaded guilty and was convicted…

Mr Leslie Vanderpuije, Deputy Director of Pharmaceutical Services in the Northern Region has indicated that 20 per cent of children below five in the Northern region are underweight due to multiple nutritional deprivations. He said 33.1…

Solidaridad, an international civil society organization, has said it is targeting the global gold market to pick up at least five per cent of responsibly produced gold from artisanal and small-scale miners by 2020. Solidaridad’s Gold…

Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), the nation’s premier beverage producer, is intensifying its campaign to discourage minors from consuming alcohol. The initiative is to caution and educate students and pupils about the dangers of alcohol…

Mr James Christian Adu, Managing Director of Peace Indo-Ghana Limited, has appealed to the government to reconsider the high taxes paid by businesses to enable them to stay in business. He said the high taxes and the electricity tariffs…