The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has directed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to compensate all customers affected by the vending challenges which occurred nationwide. ECG in the past few days had technical challenges affecting smooth service provision to prepaid customers in some operational areas of the country. …

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare Loading your audio article The Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Policies and Research has fingered the IT department of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for the technical hitch that affected its metering system. According to Kwadwo Poku, the Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Dubik …

  The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed a $1.13 billion syndicated loan to finance the purchase of cocoa beans for the 2022/2023 crop season. The loan, which was secured with over 20 financial institutions attracted an interest rate of 1.75% plus Secured Overnight Finance Rate (SOFA). Speaking after the …

  The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says it has not increased transport fares. Richard Yaw Amankwah, Deputy General Secretary in Charge of Operations, GPRTU, told the Ghana News Agency that it was planning to increase transport fares, but is yet to meet the Ministry of Transport to present …

  The Concerned Drivers Association has served notice to increase transport fares by 30% next week. The Concerned Drivers Association has served notice to increase transport fares by 30% next week. According to the group, the increment is due to the current economic situation they said they find themselves in …

By: brightwebtv nana asare barimah       The government has lost nearly GH¢9 billion in revenue from taxes generated on imported goods as a result of the reduction in the benchmark values in the last three years. The amount was lost between April 2019, when the implementation of the …

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah SIM cards Sat, 8 Jan 2022Source: gna.org.gh The National Association of Secretarial and Internet Café Operators – Ghana (NASICOG) has offered to assist smoothen the SIM card re-registration exercise. This comes in the midst of concerns by registrants over the slow nature of the process with long queues …

By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah KGL Group, a world class brand and one of the leading private sector companies in Africa has acquired the first ever 24- carat Commemorative Gold Coin for 1 million Ghana cedis in support of the establishment of a cultural resource centre which will employ the latest technologies …

By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The General Secretary of Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Mr Godfred Abulbire says the Driver Union Unions have accepted the 15 pesewas reduction of fuel but will take further step if government fails to meet their demands within an expected time. The Coalition of Commercial Transport …

By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah       Sixteen driver unions are demanding that government scraps some taxes on petroleum products. According to the unions, they have identified at least five taxes that they believe serve no useful purpose. The Coalition of Private Transport Associations includes Tipper Truck Association, Articulated Drivers Association, …

  By:brightwebtv/ nana asare barimah The Government of Ghana has fully acquired 100 percent shares in telecommunication network AirtelTigo, along with all customers, assets, and liabilities. With this, the telecommunication network will now operate as a state-owned entity. The agreement for the transfer of AirtelTigo to the government was announced …

  By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah   The company specialises in the production of utility clothing, uniforms for security forces, hospital scrubs, uniforms for hotels, uniforms for schools and production of standardized uniforms.  MaaGrace Company Ltd under 1D1F The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, commissioned ‘MaaGrace Company Ltd’, a garment manufacturing company, …

  by;brightwebtv /nana asare barimah Investigative account of how $10m cocaine was busted at Tema Port The Centre for Transport Security Dialogue (CETSED) has held the inaugural edition of the CETSED live. The forum brought together stakeholders in the trade, shipping and haulage industry to deliberate on major issues related …

  Expect an increment in transport fares from May 5 – GRPTU tells commuters An increment in transport fares is likely to be announced on Wednesday May 5, 2021 Sat, 1 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com An increment in transport fares is likely to be announced on Wednesday May 5, 2021, the Ghana …

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah     The opening of the Ho Airport for passenger traffic will greatly benefit people travelling from the Volta Region to other domestic, regional and other popular holiday destinations such as Dubai, London, and Johannesburg, aviation analysts and travel consultants have predicted. Sean Mendis, commercial aviation expert …

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Staff working at the Electricity Company of Ghana will across the country today embark on a two-hour sit-down strike from 8am to 10am. The action, according to a circular issued by the Junior and Senior Staff Union points that the …

By:brightwebtv /nana asare barimah   ‘Bad Weather’ Forced Kumasi-Bound Plane To Land In Côte d’Ivoire – PassionAir Clarifies The management of PassionAir has explained that their Kumasi-bound flight from Accra had to be diverted to neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire due to bad weather conditions in the Ashanti Regional capital. The local …

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) says the country is not back to the days of protracted erratic power supply popularly known as ‘dumsor’. Corporate Communications Manager at GRIDCO Ebenezer Amankwah speaking on Nkawkaw based Agoo FM said “GRIDCO has released a new statement relating to the …

By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah   The deal means Ghanaian products will benefit from tariff-free to the United Kingdom The UK has on March 3, 2021 signed a trade partnership agreement with Ghana that secures tariff-free trade and provides a platform for greater economic and cultural cooperation. The deal supports a trading …

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah With the upsurge of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is taking steps to prevent further spread of the virus within the metropolis. City authorities intend reintroducing the shift system in the market places to enable traders to observe social distancing and other safety protocols. …

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Some passengers at the Kotoko Airport undergoing coronavirus test   Some passengers who arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Tuesday, September 1 said they did not undergo the mandatory coronavirus testing. The passengers started arriving in the country on Tuesday, September 1 after President Nana …

By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare barimah Ghana’s main airport, the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) is being disinfected less than 24 hours ahead of an international flight resumption. This comes after KIA was closed to international traffic in the wake of the Coronavirus in March 2020. Meanwhile, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his 16th address to …

By:brightwebtv.com /nana Asare barimah   Fifty-one more retail shops belonging to foreigners in Kumasi have been locked up by the Committee on Foreigners in Retail Trade, today. This brings the number of foreigner shops locked up by the committee to 92 after 41 shops were locked up on Tuesday, August …

  By:brightwebtv.com_ nana Asare barimah   Task force in the Kumasi metropolis at work A task force in the Kumasi metropolis of the Ashanti Region has closed down three cold stores at the Asafo market for selling frozen meat suspected to be unwholesome to the public. The task force, which …

By:brightwebtv.com /nana Asare barimah Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, has disclosed that ”trotro” passengers will soon be able to pay their transport fares from their mobile money accounts. The Mobile Money Payment Interoperability allows for the transfer of funds from mobile money accounts to bank …

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Unveiling of the first VW Assembled Vehicles in Ghana President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has unveiled the first VW vehicles assembled by the newly-established VW Assembly Plant in Ghana. The plant, which assembles VW models such as Tiguan, Teramont, Amarok, Caddy, Polo and Passat, had their …

By:brightwebtv.com/ nana Asare barimah Trade Minister inspecting the assembly plant President Nana Akufo-Addo will, later today, Monday, 3 August 2020, unveil the first VW-assembled car in Ghana. The President announced the event on his Facebook page today. In March this year, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kyeremanten, …

By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare barimah     Cattle dealers at the Kumasi abbatior are lamenting over poor sales ahead of the Ed el adha celebration due to the global outbreak of the novel Coronavirus. According to them the sales is not effective as expected every year. Every year during the Islamic …

  Major markets in the Kumasi Metropolis will be closed down today, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 as the phase two of government’s fumigation and disinfection exercise reaches the Ashanti Regional capital. The exercise is in response to the Coronavirus outbreak across the country, which has so far killed 158 persons. The exercise, according to …

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah KIA is not up for sale for according to GACL   The management of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) says it is shocked by the decision of the workers to protest over an alleged sale of the company. Workers of GACL on Wednesday, embarked on …