Saturday, May 9, 2026
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) and the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) have hinted of the provision of some incentives to attract vessels to the Takoradi Port, especially to cart cocoa. The two bodies are to meet with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to finalise the incentives which are...
The British Prime Minister has called on nations to make ambitious commitments to secure the planet for the next generation as he addressed a UN Climate Action Roundtable hosted by the UN Secretary-General. Boris Johnson attended the virtual roundtable to push for action on climate change and to chart a...
An estimated US$400 million or more is expected to be used to address the ravaging Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD), and overaged or moribund cocoa farms, which have significantly affected the country’s cocoa production for some time now. According to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), about 40 percent of...
To the litigation lawyer; having a day in court is another boost for the practice and to some another an opportunity to increase their fees while the client celebrate the victory to spite the opponent. Sometimes the client’s celebration can become an affront to the law when it is...
The President, while on a three-day tour of the Western North Region, announced the award of a new cocoa producer price of GH¢10,560 per metric ton, equivalent to GH¢660 per bag for the coming 2020/21 crop year. The increase in the producer price saw cocoa farmers present at the ceremony...
The Registrar General’s Department has cautioned companies to abide by the directive to rotate external auditors every six years as prescribed in the Companies Act 2019 (Act 992) Section (139). Per the law, “an auditor shall hold office for a term not more than six years and is eligible for...
Ghana has been selected among only four initial countries across the world to receive financial support from the COVID-19 Private Sector Global Facility, which was established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The other...
Quartey calls for consumption of Made in Ghana goods to revive sector If there is any sector that was not spared the ruins of the coronavirus pandemic, then, the manufacturing sector cannot be overlooked, as new data shows it has experienced its biggest contraction in more than six...
Stanbic Bank Ghana, as part of its ‘All for One’ campaign, has delivered 3,008 units of COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits and 3,072 units of Nucleic acid (RNA) extraction kits to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to enhance its COVID-19 testing and early case detection capacity. This is...
The Board of KGL Technology Limited, in consultation with the leadership of both the National Lottery Authority(NLA) and Association of Lotto Marketing Companies(ALMC), has partnered to set up a welfare fund to assist lottery operators. The welfare fund is primarily aimed at availing money to be accessed solely by all...