Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okeyere Darko-Mensah has revealed a critical sanitation gap in the region, noting that a staggering 90% of collected fecal waste is currently discharged into the environment without treatment. Speaking at the commissioning of the new Sekondi-Takoradi Fecal Sludge Management Plant in Asaake, the Minister highlighted that the region’s existing infrastructure has […]
In an effort to control rising domestic food costs, India has officially banned the export of non-basmati white rice. The decision follows a year in which local rice prices surged by over 11%, largely due to heavy monsoon rains damaging crops in northern states. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs noted that non-basmati white rice represents […]
The Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), Edwin Alfred Provencal, is advocating for an upward adjustment of the BOST margin from nine pesewas to 12 pesewas per liter. The BOST margin is a specific tax embedded in the petroleum price build-up designed to fund the maintenance of fuel depots and […]
According to official data from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) generated a cumulative total of GH¢ 861.47 million between its launch in May 2022 and March 2023. During its first year of operation at the initial 1.5% rate, the controversial tax accrued GH¢ 614.57 million. The revenue performance showed a […]
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that corruption at Ghana’s seaports results in a staggering revenue loss of approximately $8.3 million every month. This financial drain totals nearly $100 million annually, largely driven by dishonest importers and complicit officials who deliberately misdeclare container contents to evade duties. While the Port Paperless System (PPS) introduced […]
The Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) has initiated a major cleanup of its database, targeting more than 513,000 business names that have lapsed due to a failure to fulfill annual renewal requirements. According to the Registration of Business Names Act, 1962, any business that fails to renew its registration within three months of […]
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has projected a significant increase in the cost of petroleum products, estimating that petrol, diesel, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices will rise by 7% to 13% starting February 1, 2023. Under this forecast, consumers should expect petrol to sell for approximately ¢15 per litre, while diesel is expected […]
The Ghanaian government has formally authorized the entry of pork and several other meat products from the United States into the local market. This development follows an official agreement between Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), specifically accepting export certificates that cover poultry, beef, lamb, and goat in […]
In a significant shift for the Ghanaian telecommunications landscape, the National Communications Authority (NCA) granted conditional approval in January 2023 for the transfer of Vodafone’s 70% majority stake in Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited to the Telecel Group. This decision followed an earlier rejection of Telecel’s bid. The NCA initially cited a failure to meet regulatory […]
Cocoa farmers in Gyampokrom, located in the Sehwi Juaboso District of the Western North Region, have threatened to smuggle their harvests into Ivory Coast as a response to intensifying economic challenges. The farmers, who operate near the border, warned that they are prepared to take this drastic action if the government does not significantly increase […]