2015

The Acting Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Henry Kofi Wampah has cautioned banks on misclassifying foreign currency denominated accounts and has said the Bank will intensify monitoring of these activities and sanction any banks…

A World Bank report on housing released last week, says Africa faces a major housing crisis from rapid urbanization and a growing slum population, and will host majority of the world’s slum dwellers in the future, by current trends. The…

The Shama District has introduced a new technology to ensure all year round farming in parts of the district, Mr Joseph Nii Tettey Otu, Shama Distrct Director of Agriculture. The innovation known as the “Green House Project” would make…

President John Dramani Mahama on has retained Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur as his Vice Presidential candidate for Elections 2016. He presented the Vice President’s name to the National Executive Council and Council of Elders…

The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has failed at the sixth attempt to elect a Presiding Member to facilitate the business of the Assembly. At the sixth elections supervised by officials of the Western Regional Electoral…

Ireland is seeking to build lasting business partnership with Ghanaian companies so as to be part of the country’s future growth, Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mr Simon Coveney has said. Speaking to journalists…

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has reviewed electricity and water tariffs upwards, with hikes of 59.2 per cent for electricity and 67.2 per cent for water, for domestic consumers across board. The increment,…

The Vice Chancellor of the Regional Maritime University (RMU), Professor Elvis Nyarko, has challenged multinational oil companies operating on the Jubilee Field to support fishermen in the oil enclave to pursue training at the University.…

A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, has dismissed a civil appeal by Prophet Miritaiah Jonah Jehu-Appiah of the Musama Disco Christo Church (MDCC), against his removal as Head of the church (Akaboha III). The panel comprised Justice…

The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) has accepted results of lab tests done on the margarine imported into the country by Olam Ghana, and it shows the product is wholesome. It will be recalled that ghanabusinessnews.com…