Okyenhene buys Kantanka SUV

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, has acquired a Kantanka SUV manufactured by Kantanka Automobile Company at a cost of GH¢150,000. The vehicle was handed over to Osagyefuo at Kyebi on Monday . After inspecting the vehicle, the Okyenhene expressed confidence in the Ghanaian car manufacturing company and urged the government to patronise the vehicles for all its…

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My most difficult month as an entrepreneur – Dr Nduom

The founder of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has described the fire that destroyed a portion of his property located on the premises of the Coconut Grove regency Hotel in Accra as his most difficult challenge as an entrepreneur. The blaze which occurred late Saturday destroyed the studios of Amansan Television (A TV), BTA, parts of the GN…

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Here’s all you need to know about Uru, Ghana’s version of Uber

Uru, an online transportation service, has been launched in Ghana with its operations covering nationwide West African country, Ghana has launched a mobile app to connect commuters and drivers. Uru is a smartphone-app based taxi booking service which connects users who need to get somewhere with drivers willing to give them a ride. Just like Uber. The local taxi…

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Govt to create 1.2m jobs through ‘one district, one factory’

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to inaugurate 10 factories as part of the government’s district industrialisation programme (DIP) called the ‘One District, One Factory’ initiative in June this year. This follows a GH¢45 million initial commitment from the government to facilitate the launch of the programme which seeks to create about 1,296,000 direct and indirect jobs nationwide….

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Dr Aryee uges govt to support mining other minerals apart from gold

A former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr Joyce Aryee has suggested the need for government to support Ghanaians to go into mining other forms of minerals, apart from gold. According to her, there have been so much focus on gold but there are a lot more other minerals that will actually aid the development…

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EnerDynamic Hybrid Technologies Signs MOU with Groupe Nduom of Ghana

EnerDynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp. (TSX-V: EHT) (“EHT” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has entered in to a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU“) with Groupe Nduom Limited (“GN“), a multi-national organization based in Ghana, West Africa to create a mutually-beneficial joint venture (the “JV“) in Ghana, West Africa. GN, through its subsidiaries Coconut Grove Hotels, GN…

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Govt to introduce National Digital Address System

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that the government will introduce the National Digital Address System to reduce the risk profile of people and improve their access to financial services. The policy, in addition to the two others — financial inclusion and the National Identification System — is expected to give the country the necessary backbone for…

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French businesses will troop to Ghana soon – France Ambassador

France Ambassador to Ghana Francois Pujolas says lots of French businesses will begin trooping to the country soon in response to the new administration’s pro – private sector posture. He says there are a number of companies in France that would be interested in expanding their operations to Ghana to help accelerate the country’s economic growth. “As you know,…

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Boost for Ghana’s cocoa purchases

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has begun talks with the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to purchase cocoa beans from Ghana to Dubai. The discussion is also to explore how the chamber could bring investors into the country to set up a processing factory in order to add value to the cocoa beans before exporting them. “For now,…

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SSNIT database to fight ghost names in government payroll

The perennial complaints by governments of public sector wage bills being inundated with corrupt practices such as false claims and ghost names will now be dealt with by the database of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta Thursday announced that from April 2017, “all workers who have not been biometrically registered with SSNIT will…

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