The court presided over by Justice Anthony Oppong, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, with additional responsibility as a High Court judge, turned down the offer with the explanation that the court in its discretion was not satisfied with the terms of agreement considering the fact the accused persons were not willing to pay the restitution at a goal ...

Panellists at a virtual forum on COVID-19 and the vision of ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ have called for a paradigm shift in attitudes of Ghanaians to achieve the agenda of economic self-sufficiency. They asked the Government to infuse the Charter of the Ghana Beyond Aid into the curricula of the education system at all levels to ensure the youth-owned the programme. ...

Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, has said that government is aggressively working to ensure the country’s new national airline commences concurrently with the global resumption of air operations. According to him, even though the partial closure of borders worldwide has come at a great loss to players in the sector, the country has a rare opportunity to tap some ...

The Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana has threatened to demonstrate if government fails to amend aspects of the Customs (Amendment) Act, 2020. The said Customs (Amendment) Act bans the importation of second-hand cars of more than ten years old, and salvage cars, locally referred to as ‘accident cars’. General Secretary of the Automobile Dealers’ Union of Ghana, Clifford Ansu, stated ...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has cautioned farmers against the misuse of agro-chemicals on vegetables to protect themselves and consumers from food poisoning. Mr Michael Kumah, the Ahafo Regional Plant and Protection Officer of the Plant Protection Research Services Directorate (PPRSD) of the MoFA advised vegetable farmers to check labels of agro-chemicals when they buy and applied them ...

The Government of Ghana CAP Business Support Scheme (CAP BuSS) has received over 170,000 successful registrations on the online portal, with about 65 per cent of this number successfully completing applications. In a statement issued by the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), Executive Director of NBSSI, Mrs Kosi Yankey-Ayeh said due diligence on the successful applications was on-going ...

A tax expert and the Fiscal Policy Lead at Oxfam Ghana, Dr. Alex Ampaabeng is calling on the Akufo-Addo-led government to re-introduce the Luxury Vehicles Tax which was abolished in 2019 few months after its introduction amidst criticisms. Ghana’s overall fiscal deficit for the year 2020 is expected to increase from the programmed GH¢18.9 billion (4.7% of GDP) to GH¢30.2 ...

Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen has that the Komenda Sugar Factory cannot be handed over to the concessionaire unless sugar policy to guide the operations of the factory has been put in place. The Factory in the Central Region was set to begin operations in mid 2020. But Alan Kyerematen told Parliament on Wednesday June 3 there is the need for ...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through the Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) has presented a total of 99,468 bags of Cocoa fertilizers to be distributed to 126 farmer cooperative groups within Wiawso and Akontombra districts of the Western North Region. Mr John Ahi, Boako District Technical Officer, said the 126 farmer corporative groups were from the Wiawso and Akontombra ...

Government has signed a historic €500 million contract for the construction of sections of the Western Railway Line. The contract signed on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, is for the construction of a standard gauge rail line between Takoradi Harbour and Huni Valley, according to Railways Development Minister, Joe Ghartey. The deal is considered the largest single rail contract in the ...