Intervene In ‘cement Wars’
The Paramount Chief of the Aflao Traditional Area, Togbui Amenya Fiti IV, has appealed to President John Mahama to intervene in what he termed as the “cement war” raging in the country. Some...
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Ghacem Does Not Need Monopoly – Kofi Kapito
The Consumer Protection Agency has blamed the high cost of both residential and commercial properties in Ghana on the monopoly enjoyed by Ghana Cement (GHACEM). According to the CPA, Ghacem often...
Mahama’s Affordable Houses For Sale
The Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing has indicated that hundreds of prospective home owners have requested to purchase housing units under Government’s Affordable Housing Project, the...
Banker Lauds Plausible Microfinance Reforms
Executive Director of Microfin Rural Bank (MRB), Ishmael Kwesi Otchere, has described as appropriate and timely the move by the central bank to raise the minimum capital requirement for rural banks...
Cement War Has Helped Shatter Monopoly
An important development in our cement industry has been the introduction by government of price deregulation, to neutralise local producers’ market monopoly and incidents of cement shortage. Local...
Ghanaians Will Get Value For Money Under NPP
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has promised to ensure value for money on all projects if voted into office. Unlike President John Mahama and his National Democratic Congress (NDC), who...
Trade Ministry Clarifies Role of Cement Monitoring Committee
The Trade and Industry Ministry has clarified the brewing impasse between it and the Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA). In a statement released Monday, sector Minister, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah...
Dubai Developer Kicks Off New Tallest Building In the World
Work has commenced on The Tower, touted as World’s tallest building, but the proposed project and the Burj Khalifa will be dwarfed by Saudia Arabia’s 3,280 ft-high Jeddah Tower, which is also...
GOPDC Introduces New Oil Palm Variety
The Ghana Oil Palm Development Company Limited (GOPDC) has introduced a variety of oil palm seedlings that can grow and yield fruits for over 50 year instead of the normal life-span of 25 years, the...
Restoring Farmers Through Land Valuation and Compensation Plan
A GNA feature by Mildred Siabi-Mensah Mpohor (W/R), Oct. 16, GNA - Agriculture has remained the backbone of Ghana's economy for more than three decades now with significant contribution to the...
Cement Manufacturers Call On Gov’t To Regulate Imports
The Ghana Cement Manufacturers Association (GCMA) has called on the government to regulate the importation of cement to protect the local cement industry from collapse. According to the GCMA, the...
Trump ‘groped Woman Like An Octopus’
Donald Trump is facing a series of allegations of inappropriate sexual contact, after US media reported claims from several women. Two women told the New York Times that the Republican presidential...
Cement Manufacturers Mad At Spio-Garbrah
The Cement Manufacturers Association of Ghana (CMAG) has expressed dismay at Minister of Trade & Industry, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, for offering a permit to a Chinese to import 500,000 metric tons of...
91 Percent of Ghanaians Don’t Own Property – Survey
A recent survey conducted by Jumia House Ghana and Hacking Adulthood has revealed that 91 percent of Ghanaians are not property owners. This 91 percent of Ghanaians are either renting accommodation...
Cement Companies In Price ‘war’
The price of cement has dropped slightly on the market in what appears to be a price war among competing brands. Dangote Cement Ghana Limited was the first to drop its price in September, following...
Trump’s Tax Writeoff Shows His ‘genius’ At Business
Donald Trump's decision to take a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax return showed his business acumen and "genius" at figuring out how to minimize his tax bill, two of the Republican...
Ghana’s Ranking For Starting Business Drops
Regulatory reforms and the ease of doing business matter for long term economic growth and prosperity in Ghana, Mr Jim McAlpine, Country Director of United Kingdom's Department for International...
Housing Finance Can Be Cheaper – Banker
Long-term funds could drastically reduce the cost of mortgages, Head of Commercial Banking at Stanbic Bank, Abdul-Jaleel Hussein, has said, urging his peers in the banking industry to innovate in...
New York Times Endorses Hillary Clinton For President
The New York Times published a resounding endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Saturday — in the hope that it will persuade readers who are reluctant to cast a vote...
I’m Not Dead – Dangote
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has denied reports that he is dead. Dw-tv3.com reported that Mr Dagote died at age 59 in Germany after a short illness. The publication has gone viral on social...