President assents to COVID-19 repeal law
President John Dramani Mahama yesterday assented to the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy Repeal Act 2025. This effectively scraps the one per cent charge imposed on goods, services and imports since the... read more
Fidelity strikes US$3.9m deal with USAID on health
Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed a US$3.9 million agreement aimed at facilitating lending to Ghana’s health sector. The... read more
Rural women are pillars of family farming – FAO Rep
Rural women are the backbone of family farming as they account for about half of the agricultural labour force in developing countries. In spite of that, a large contribution of women’s works in... read more
Ghana faces food insecurity challenge
A Manager of Africa Lead, Mrs Cecilia Addae has expressed the need for the country to ensure food security through storage, preservation and processing to eliminate hunger. She noted that Ghana is... read more
Labour strike must continue – TUC
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has cited government’s “lackadaisical attitude” to workers’ concerns regarding their second tier pension scheme as the cause of an indefinite... read more
Civil Aviation, Airforce oppose Takoradi Shopping Mall project
The ever-prying investigative machinery of Public Agenda has stumbled upon a study report by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) which recommended that the proposed construction of a shopping... read more
Five ministries waste Ghc246.5m in 3yrs
Financial irregularities in five ministries between 2009 and 2011 cost the nation GH¢246.5 million, according to an abridged version of the findings of the Auditor-General’s Report published... read more
Water rationing timetable out soon
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says it will soon come out with a water rationing timetable to guide consumers as its operations are being affected by the nationwide load shedding exercise.... read more
Chinese ambassador pledges her support to eliminating Chinese involvement in illegal mining
The newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Ghana Sun Baohong has pledged her commitment to support anti galamsey efforts in the country. The ambassador said this when she paid a courtesy call on the... read more
Economist rubbishes Afro barometer report
An Economist at the University of Cape Coast School of Business, Dr John Gatsi has rubbished the latest Afrobarometer report which claimed that 76 percent of Ghanaians blame the NDC government for... read more
Insurance companies cautioned against flouting “No premium, No cover policy”
The National Insurance Company (NIC) has warned it will sanction Insurance companies which are failing to implement the “No premium No cover policy”. The policy was introduced to compel insurance... read more