Tag Archives: Business

Workers of the Volta River Authority (VRA) are bent on preventing the government from selling off some of the Authority’s thermal plants. The workers say the proposed sale of the thermal plants if seen through, will be detrimental to consumers and workers of the Authority. According to the workers, the …

The controversial AMERI Power deal is costing the country a whopping $11.5 million a month, workers of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have said. As a result, the Authority has incurred a debt of $218 million for the past 18 months the John Mahama administration signed the deal in January …

The Greater Accra wing of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has threatened to stop the payment and filling of tax returns by end of October this year if what they describe as frustrations within the business environment remains unaddressed.Top of their concern is the issue of foreign nationals …

Former Deputy Minister of Power and Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu, John Jibapor, has said the prices of fuel have gone up more than five times in 2017.According to him, this trend is contrary to the promise made by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) when in opposition that they …

The country’s pensions regulator, the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), will join players in the pensions industry as well as business leaders for an executive business meeting over breakfast tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Labadi Beach Hotel. The meeting, which is expected to draw business leaders from the various sectors of …

The Network of Communications Reporters (NCR) has lauded the National Communication Authority (NCA) for permitting all telcos to use their 900MHz spectrum to deploy Universal Mobile Telecommunication Systems (UMTS) and offer affordable third generation (3G) services in the unserved and underserved areas. The NCA recently announced that it was going …

Mathias Kwame Ntow, a member of the Parliamentary select-committee on Trade and Industry, has said the Ministry of Trade and Industry and his committee briefed stakeholders on the paperless port system before its implementation.According to him, officials of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authourity (GPHA), the Customs Division, West Blue …

The embattled Managing Director of Times Corporation has said she did not promise to improve wages of workers at the firm as they have claimed. According to Carol Annang, accusation of broken promises against her by the staff is unfounded and baseless. Staff of the state media organization early today, …

Staff of the New Times Corporation are currently demonstrating in front of their office to demand better service conditions.They say their Managing Director, Carol Annang, has taken over the work of the national paper’s Chief Accountant, Chief Procurement Officer and Chief Auditor.They are also accusing Ms Annang of disrespecting procurement …

Accra September 13, 2017 – CEO of MTN Ghana, Mr. Ebenezer Twum Asante, has stated that the telecommunications giant is ready to partner with insurance companies to leverage technological innovations that will boost the growth of the insurance industry in Ghana. Mr. Twum Asante said this when he gave a …