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Farmers benefit from COVID-19 response under TAAT programme
Mr. Felix Ngmenkaara Darimaani, National Program Coordinator of the Savannah Regional Agricultural Productivity Improvement Project (SAPIP), said that more than 20,000 small farmers have been supported to plant approximately 38,000 hectares of corn and soybeans. He said that in accordance with the plan’s COVID-19 response strategy, 15,000 farmers are also…
Read More »Securities and Exchange Commission adopts enforceable guidelines to protect investor
Pastor Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh, director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said the committee is taking pragmatic measures to strengthen capital markets and protect investors’ funds. These measures include the issuance of new guidelines for market operators and the transition from a compliance-based framework to a risk-based approach…
Read More »AfCFTA to boost Ghana-South Africa trade relations – Ayorkor Botchwey
Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said that the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) provides opportunities for Ghana and South Africa to increase trade relations. The minister said that the African Free Trade Agreement further expressed optimism that the business communities of the two countries will use…
Read More »NIC releases list of insurance companies in good standing
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) shares all trusted business operating entities with the public. NIC is the regulator of the insurance service industry and has a wide range of consumers. As of October 31, 2020, the committee has provided services to the list of reputable insurance entities. However, the NIC…
Read More »Kotoka Airport: Free mandatory coronvirus test for 5-12 years begins today
Starting Monday, November 16, children between the ages of 5-12 must enter Kotoka International Airport for free and undergo mandatory COVID-19 screening. However, children under five (5) years of age are exempt from the test. All others outside this age group must pay $150 for the antigen test performed by…
Read More »ADB earmarks 50 percent of loans to agribusiness growth
Dr. John Kofi Mensah, Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), reiterated that the World Bank is committed to increasing the share of agricultural loans in total World Bank loans to at least 50% within the next three years. According to Dr. Kofi Mensah (Kofi Mensah), the bank’s current…
Read More »Refurbished passport head office building commissioned
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened the renovated passport headquarters building in Aclaridge on Friday. This ultra-modern building was commissioned by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms. Shirley Ayork Bocvi, said in her welcome speech that the new passport headquarters is…
Read More »Akufo-Addo suspended ban on accident car imports to score political point – Mahama
The presidential candidate of the National Congress of Democracy (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, suspended a law prohibiting the use of rescue vehicles by President Nana Akufo Addo’s decision. This is a political head. The 2020 Customs Amendment Act provides incentives for car manufacturers and assemblers registered under the Ghanaian Automobile…
Read More »Majority defends US$100 million traffic management contract to Huawei
The majority in Congress defended the government’s award of a $100 million traffic management contract to Huawei. Last year, President Akufo-Addo (Akufo-Addo) cut the $100 million contract awarded by the Ministry of Roads and Highways to Beijing Daily Traffic and Lighting Technology Company. The minority in the parliament warned the…
Read More »Bui Power Authority gets mandate to develop renewable energy
The right to develop renewable energy and other clean energy alternatives in the country. The Minister of Energy, John Peter Amewu (John Peter Amewu) explained the reasons for the bill to the House of Representatives and said that the government passed the enactment of the 2007 Bouy Electricity Authority Act…
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