Author Archives: larryehu

Broll Ghana launches 15th anniversary celebration

Broll Ghana Limited, the country’s foremost property services company, has officially launched its 15th-anniversary celebration to share its success story, reflect on where it started from, where they are now and importantly where it’s heading. The launch, which was held under the theme: “15 years of progressive leadership in real estate services in Ghana,” was carefully selected to reflect on ...

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Dreams FC officials and player charged by GFA Prosecutor

The GFA Prosecutor has charged the five persons in relation to misconducts after the Ghana Premier League match between Dreams FC and Berekum Chelsea at the Theatre of Dreams in Dawu. Head Coach of Dreams FC Vladislav Viric has been charged on three counts of misconduct with Berekum Chelsea Head Coach Abdul Hanan-Abu also charged on one count of misconduct. ...

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CDD boss fumes over salaries for First and Second ladies

The Executive Director of CDD, Professor Henry Kwesi Prempeh, has expressed concerns over the decision of Parliament to approve the payment of salaries of the First and Second ladies. The approval by Parliament has formalized the payment of remuneration to the spouses of the President and Vice President who are placed on allowances until now. The recommendation was made by ...

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Samsung forecasts 53% jump in quarterly profit

Tech giant Samsung Electronics has said it expects its quarterly profit to rise by 53% amid a global chip shortage. The world’s biggest memory-chip and smartphone maker forecast operating profit of $11bn (£8bn) for the three months to the end of June. It said strong demand for memory chips had offset weaker sales of devices due to the shortage of ...

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Mahama commends NDC communicators for data-driven analysis

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday opened a three-day retreat for Communications Officers and members of the Communications Team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ho. Mr. Mahama who was the NDC’s Presidential Candidate for the 2020 elections commended the party’s Communications Team for promoting and explaining the party’s ‘People’s Manifesto’ to Ghanaians, noting that the policies outlined ...

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I sanctioned military deployment to Ejura – A/R Regional Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has admitted he deployed security officers to Ejura Sekyeredumase in the Ashanti region following protests by some civilians. Speaking on the Kasapa Morning Show Mr Osei Mensah said his decision to deploy men to the town was based on intelligence gathered that the youth had targetted to set ablaze the Police station and other ...

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Wilmar Opens US$30m Detergent Manufacturing Plant In Ghana

Wilmar, one of the leading manufacturers of household consumer products in Ghana has today inaugurated a first of its kind Detergent Manufacturing Plant at its factory in Tema. The US$30 million Detergent Plant has the capacity to produce up to 24,000MT metric tons of detergent which is enough to meet the country’s total demand for detergent. In addition, the opening ...

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Higher Oil Prices, Vaccinations To Fuel Economy

RAND MERCHANT Bank (RMB), the corporate and investment banking arm of First National Bank, has projected a combination of factors to fuel Ghana’s economic growth to pre-COVID-19 levels. These include an exceptional services sector growth, a faster than expected rate of vaccinations, and higher than expected oil prices. Explaining that this is on the back of a 3.3% growth year-on-year ...

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BoG’s domestic gold purchase programme gamechanger – Bawumia

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has hailed the decision by the Bank of Ghana to implement a Gold Purchase Programme designed to purchase locally-produced gold, describing it as a master stroke in the quest for stronger macroeconomic management and in providing a bulwark for the Cedi. Addressing participants at the Ghana Gold Expo 2021 (Ghana Mining Week ’21), a mining ...

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