e-zwich Payment Distribution System records 94 per cent growth
Accra, The use of e-zwich to pay salaries and other forms of emoluments christened e-zwich Payment Distribution System, (PDS) saw a 94 percent jump in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year. The total volume of the transactio…
Government halts towing levy
Accra, The implementation of the Mandatory Towing Levy, which seeks to tow broken down and disabled vehicles on roads to reduce accidents, has been suspended, following a public outcry. Government said a new framework would be formed to clear br…
Man jailed 15 years for defilement
Accra, Paa Kwesi Antwi, a 48-year old unemployed man who defiled a 14-year old girl continuously at Taifa Burkina, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court.Charged with defilement, Antwi pleaded guilty. Antwi repeatedly def…
Public warns against fake Yara branded fertilizer
Accra, The public has been asked to be wary of some unscrupulous persons who have resorted to putting fake fertilisers into Yara branded sacks for sale at very cheap prices.A statement from Yara Ghana Limited signed by Mr Danquah Addo-Yobo, the Managin…
Ga chiefs urged to take advantage of One District One Factory
Accra, Mrs Elizabeth Sackey, the Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister, has called on chiefs in the Region to take advantage of Government’s policy on the One District One Factory to create job opportunities for the people.She said the pockets of conf…
Minister reiterates government’s commitment to building friendly business environment
Accra, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the Senior Minister, has reiterated government’s commitment to creating the most friendly business environment that would result in mutually rewarding economic returns for investors.Delivering the keynote address at the Ghana…
President Akufo-Addo leaves for Equatorial Guinea
Accra, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo leaves Ghana today, August 21, for a three-day official visit to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.The visit, purposed at deepening bilateral ties between both Ghana and Equatorial Guinea and to explore poss…
Two run into trouble over illicit tobacco trade
Kumasi, A student of the Kumasi Technical University and one other person have run into trouble with the law for trading in smuggled tobacco.Abdul Rahman Karikari (the student) and Ali Halidu were caught with 305 cartons of Gold Seal, London King Size,…