The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has appealed to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to continue to bear the cost of the implementation of the tax stamp policy. The call comes at a time when the GRA is extending the scope of the policy by affixing the stamp on other products already under the policy … Read more
Highlife musician Kwabena Kwabena, born George Kwabena Adu, has signed a new management deal with Loggy Entertainment. The deal will see the new team manage the musician for the next two years. During an unveiling ceremony at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, Prince Nana Boakye-Yiadom, who owns Loggy Entertainment, noted that details of the deal … Read more
Some Ghanaian exhibitors have given the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) thumbs up for a smooth organisation of their participation in the 15th Edition of the SIAO Fair in Burkina Faso. The exhibitors told the Ghana News Agency those five days into the fair patronage was good and they had been able to establish contacts … Read more
Ghana’s roads are to undergo a major reconstruction with modern all-season road network linkages to spur economic and social development through easier access to and from rural areas to the main population centre. The $10 billion project will include undertaking a thorough assessment of the current road network in Ghana to identify and build roads, … Read more
Workers of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) at Kaase Inland Port on Tuesday called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack board chairman Hackman Owusu-Agyemang. According to the workers, Mr Owusu-Agemang is making work difficult for the Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, and thus hampering the progress of the state firm. Speaking to … Read more
A Singaporean technology firm, Locus Chain Foundation has launched the maiden fourth generation of blockchain technology that promises to address the nagging issue of accountability and corruption in most donor-funded initiatives. Speaking at the launch of the innovation in Dubai, Sang Yoon, Lee, CEO of Locus Chain said one of the key features of this … Read more
Young people in the United States and Africa with interests in sustainable development in both countries will get the chance to exchange ideas and network in an upcoming youth entrepreneurship conference in Chicago. The event organised by the African Global Chamber of Commerce will come off on July 12-13, 2018. “I believe in Africa managing … Read more
Chairman of the Northern Regional Football Association, Abdulai Alhassan has presented 100 footballs and cash to about 38 Division Two clubs ahead of the commencement of the new season. The donation is to help mitigate the high expenditure incurred by clubs in purchasing balls and other equipment to prepare for league matches. Some of the … Read more
The Professional Footballers Association of Ghana have jumped in the air in ecstatic mood over Zylofon Media’s sponsorship package for the Ghana Premier League. Business tycoon and CEO of Zylofon Media Nana Appiah Mensah announced on Saturday afternoon that his outfit will be sponsoring the Ghana Premier League as title sponsors when he visited the … Read more
Immediate-past AshGold CEO Kujoe Fianoo says he’s ready to take up management position in either Kotoko or Hearts to guide the two clubs reach their glory days again. The tough-talking football administrator says he is available for any of the two teams if they approach him for assistance. In an interview with Nhyira FM, the … Read more
A high-level delegation from Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) is in London, United Kingdom to participate in a number of events. The bank’s delegation is led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. John Awuah accompanied by Director, Consumer and Business Banking, Mr. Kevin Cain; Director, Treasury, Mr. Kevin Adarkwah; and Director Marketing and Communications, Ms. Yvonne … Read more
Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of AshantiGold Frederick Acheampong has stated their ambition to make the club a major force on the continent once again. AshantiGold were one of the most attractive clubs both on the local scene and on the continent during the early 90’s. The Miners clinched the Ghana Premier League in three … Read more
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has announced the appointment of Dorothy Thompson as independent non-executive Director and Chair-designate of Tullow. The appointment takes effect from the conclusion of the Group’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 25 April 2018. It is anticipated Dorothy will succeed Aidan Heavey, Tullow’s current Chairman and Founder, as Chair at the conclusion of … Read more
The largest global travel trade show, Africa’s Travel Indaba is set to kickoff from the 8th to the 10th of May in the City of Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal in South Africa. As the clock ticks for one of South Africa’s biggest tourism gathering, tourism businesses from 21 African countries and 12 African tourism authorities prepare … Read more
The Founder of Entrepreneurship and Leadership Education Foundation (ELEF) and Technical Director of Morgan International Community School (MICS), Mr. Obed Danquah Morgan, has inaugurated the Board of Trustees for the Foundation in Accra on Wednesday March 28, 2018. As part of efforts to tackle issues of youth unemployment in the country and beyond, Morgan International … Read more
The Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS) will hold its second annual fundraising event to support needy patients requiring complex spine surgery at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel, on Saturday, May 19. Five million Ghana Cedis will fund life-changing spinal surgery for 100 Ghanaian children suffering from curvature of the spine. This is the target … Read more
Alcoholic beverage producers, Happy Man Bitters, has become the main partner of former Ghana Premier League champions Wa All Stars, signalling the firm’s growing expansion in the local league after earlier signing up Aduana Stars and Berekum Chelsea. The two parties signed a year-deal at the company’s head office in Nsawam on Wednesday. Ghana Football … Read more
Alcoholic beverage producers, Happy Man Bitters, has become the main partner of former Ghana Premier League champions Wa All Stars, signalling the firm’s growing expansion in the local league after earlier signing up Aduana Stars and Berekum Chelsea, GHANASoccernet.com can confirm. Both parties inked a year-deal at the company’s head office in Nsawam on Wednesday. … Read more
Top Ghanaian journalist Fred Achie in the dark over reported Ashanigold CEO job Ace Ghanaian journalist Frederick Acheampong says he’s unaware of multiple claims he’s been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer for Ashantigold. Circling reports in Ghana claimed on Tuesday that Achie, who works for Kesseben FM and TV, has been picked to head … Read more
Last year in June, when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave the company a new mission statement, it was too late for him to try to change how things worked at Facebook’s offices. While it wasn’t made public, Cambridge Analytica had already used data from millions of users for voter profiling and other purposes. In the wake of the recent … Read more