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The Progressive Scraps Dealers Association of Ghana (PROSDAG), an association of scrap dealers based in Kumasi, has appealed to the government and the Ministry of Trade and Industry, to as a matter of urgency, to lift the ban on scraps export, to make the industry more competitive. The association had …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is in the process of developing a framework for implementing a Risk-Based Approach (RBA) to Anti-Money Laundering-Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML-CFT) for designated non-financial businesses and professions. Dr Ernest Addison, the Governor, BoG, said this, in a speech read on his behalf at the …

The National Catholic Laity Council has appealed to members of the various local laity groupings to help mobilise funds to offset debts owed some financial institutions by the Catholic University College of Ghana. The Bishops of the Catholic Church have been reportedly taken to court over some accumulated loans taken …

Ghana and Japan on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to establish mechanisms for creating vibrant and healthy societies through enriching health services. The MoC aimed at helping Ghana to promote the health of her citizenry through business-based approaches, creation of a virtuous cycle for economic growth, enhancement of …

The Accra High Court will on October 14, commence hearing on the suit filed by Ras Caleb Appiah-Levi against the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), over the conduct of National Executive Committee elections. Ras Caleb, who is the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Union, was not happy about the …

A 43-year-old man who was brought before the Nkawie Circuit Court for stealing a pig valued at GH¢600.00, shocked the presiding judge and the audience, when he revealed that he used just two days to consume all the carcass of the animal alone. Frank Sarkodie was said to have stolen …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has served notice to board members and corporate executives of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) who defy the statutes governing their institutions to get ready to face the law squarely. He said the Board and management of SOEs and other state entities, who flouted corporate governance …

Ghana is determined to make the most out of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement and would leverage on the trade and investment opportunities that the pact presents to accelerate the country’s development and prosperity, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. Addressing the opening of a three-day …

A group known as “Suaman United to Save Humanity” (SUSH), based in Suaman in the Western North Region, has expressed concern about the continuous illegal mining activities in some communities in the Suaman District. According to the group, communities such as Sui-Aboi, Nyaketekrom, Siakakrom, Bahiewee, Gyambokrom, Awukukrom and Sui Bo, …

The Ghana government has secured a Danish facility of over GH¢62 million to build seven bridges in the North, under a project dubbed “Northern Bridges Project”. The bridges would be constructed in Doninga in Builsa South, Kulungugu in Bawku Municipal in the Upper East Region and at Sissili in Sissala …