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Some Ghanaians who are seeking to re-register their SIM cards with the Ghana card are complaining about the excessively long queues they’ve had to endure at the offices of some telecommunication companies. The situation has worsened since the first working day in 2022. On social media, many complained about the …

Dr Michael Agyekum Addo, the founder of the Kama Group of Companies has said envy and jealousy are the banes of business development in the country. “It is an important thing that we need to address in this country because it is affecting our politics, our businesses and the country,” …

It is less than 72 hours since the airline company Emirates indefinitely suspended its flights from Accra to Dubai. But already, persons who work in the tourism industry are beginning to incur what they describe as huge losses. Managing Director of Adansi Travels and Tours, Gideon Asare, says some of …

The Association of Mobile Money Agents has disclosed that they have called off their intended strike slated for Thursday, December 23.   Speaking  to the  General Secretary of the Association, Evans Otumfo, this is due to a fruitful meeting they had with the Ministry of Communications and the National Communications …

The National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers has confirmed an increase in the price of the products by 25%, citing high cost electricity, taxes as well as high import duties. President of the association, Magnus Nunoo, in an interview with Charles Ayitey on the Market Place, projected a …

1.5 million out of the 11.5 million active Ghanaian labour force are unemployed, the 2022 Population and Housing Census conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed. This translates into 13.4% of jobless Ghanaians. About half a million out of the unemployed are persons who are 15 years and older, …

Consumers of poultry should be prepared to pay more than fifty percent for purchases they make this Christmas season.   This is a warning from the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association who attribute the expected hikes to the incident of maize shortage as well as the reduced import of day-old …

The month of November 2021 recorded the highest rate of inflation of 12.2% since the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index was done in 2019, the Ghana Statistical Service has indicated. This indicates that prices of goods and services witnessed upward adjustment during the period, a situation that will push …

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is urging tomato traders in the country to desist from travelling to Burkina-Faso to buy tomatoes this festive season as local producers will be able to supply enough to meet their demand.   The Tomato traders and transporters association embarked on a strike in …

A Chartered Accountant and Economist, Dr Sampson Anomah, has advised Ghanaians to keep all activities of government under surveillance to ensure our taxes being paid are used for the right developmental purposes in the country.   Dr Anomah who also doubles as a Senior Lecturer and the Head of the …