The Minority Caucus has sent a note to the government, demanding an immediate increase in the cocoa producer price from GHS3,000 to GHS 6,000 per 64kg bag in fulfillment of the promise it made to Ghanaians, warning that failure to act swiftly risks economic sabotage, border smuggling, and betrayal of Ghana’s hardworking cocoa farmers.
A former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has defended his tenure for the first time since leaving office, offering a spirited justification for the policies and decisions that defined his administration.
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has thrown its weight behind the government’s initiative to establish the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), aimed at formalizing gold trading in Ghana.
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has assured the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, of their unwavering support for his vision to transform the mining industry.
The Vice-President of the World Bank, West and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, has hailed the spiraling impact of the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion Project (SOCO) on the lives of people, especially, those in poor rural communities in northern Ghana.
Various transport unions in Ghana have reversed their decision to participate in a sit-down strike initiated by Organized Labour to protest the devastating impact of illegal mining (galamsey) on the environment.
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has bolstered its taskforce and monitoring units with modern machinery to combat illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, which has ravaged Ghana’s environment and water resources.
On September 24, 2024, Flexi-Space Limited, a registered air-conditioning contractor, launched the Midea VC MAX Air-Conditioner at a grand event held at the British Council Hall in Accra.
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Trader Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG), and the Importers & Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG), have thrown their weight behind the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) amended law, aimed at regulating the shipping industry.
In a remarkable feat, the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has turned its finances around, transforming a deficit of a little over GHS300 million into a surplus of over GHS230 million.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Shipping Authority (GSA), Kwesi Baffour Sarpong, has said that the amended Ghana Shippers’ Authority Law will revolutionize the country’s commercial shipping sector, but its success depends on collective effort.
In a move set to revolutionalize Ghana’s shipping industry, Parliament on Monday, July 29, 2024, passed the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) Bill, 2024 into law, empowering the state agency to address long-standing issues of unfair charges, lack of transparency, and ineffective regulation that have plagued the blue economy.
