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PDS saga: Donewell backs govt’s decision to investigate deal

One of the insurance companies at the centre of the botched Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession agreement, has welcomed government’s decision to investigate...

Coffin sellers cry over low sales; now offer them on credit

Coffin sellers in Accra are complaining about low sales in spite of perceived high death rate being recorded in the country. According to the Managing...

Audio: NPP boys sharing auction cars like groundnuts – Freight Forwarder

The Auditor-General is being asked not to blame officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for the over 1,000 auctioned vehicles that the state...

Akufo-Addo breaks silence on PDS scandal

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the government suspended the Power Distribution Services (PDS) agreement in the interest of the...

PDS takes charge of power retail as ‘interim ‘arrangement’

Power Distribution Services (PDS) will still provide all activities related to electricity retail as an interim arrangement, a statement has revealed. The joint statement by the...

AGI says government’s suspension of PDS agreement timely

The Association of Ghana Industries says government’s suspension of the agreement between it and Power Distribution Services (PDS) is timely, in order to secure national assets and...

Youth in Afforestation protest over unpaid salaries

A coalition of Youth in Afforestation has served notice of a sit-down strike on Friday if the government failed to pay their salary arrears...

‘Chop Bar’ operators unhappy with ban on wildlife hunting

Operators of eateries in Accra popularly known as Chop Bars have expressed mixed feelings amidst the ban on wildlife hunting announced by...

We’ve done nothing illegal – PDS reacts to allegations

Power Distribution Services (PDS) says it has done nothing illegal in its transactions and is thus ready to fully cooperate with the government in...

GRA Customs Division collects GH¢373 million as revenue

The Ashanti Regional Command, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), realized a total revenue of GH¢373.102 million as at June, 2019. Assistant Commissioner (AC) Frederick Yankey,...

PDS fights back

The embattled power supply company, Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited, has dismissed any foul play in its contract to distribute power in...

Takoradi port expansion takes off

Expansion works on the Takoradi Port have started with the construction of a multipurpose on-dock Atlantic Container Terminal.The project will see the port basin...

Ghana Manganese Company shut down over $300m loss of revenue

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister has ordered the shutdown of the Ghana Manganese Company Limited until further notice effective Monday, August 5. Kweku Asoma...

Investigate PDS contract thoroughly – US Embassy urges govt

The Embassy of the United States of America (USA) in Ghana has urged the government to conduct a thorough forensic audit into claims of...

The names behind PDS revealed and how they won the ECG concession agreement

There have been some speculations on the composition and credibility of the Ghanaian local consortium holding 51 per cent of the shares in the...

Planned shutdown of some ‘troubled’ Savings and Loans companies looming

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) would in coming weeks move in to “close down” some “troubled” Savings and loans companies that are facing “serious” financial...

PDS saga: Demonstrate to us that you are capable – ECG told

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) believes the suspension of the Concession Agreement between the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Power...

Audio: PDS concession saga: Gov’t had good intentions – Energy Committee

The Chairman of the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, Emmanuel Akwasi-Gyamfi, has said government had good intentions when it entered into an...

Cyber security a priority to the govt – Ursula Owusu

Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu- Ekuful, reiterating the Akufo-Addo-led administration's commitment to improve cyber security in Ghana, says it is a priority to...

Disclose full details of PDS contract to public – GII to govt (Audio)

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) is pleading with the government to publish the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS). Though the government has announced...

(Audio): PDS contract must be terminated – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has called on the Akufo-Addo government to terminate the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS). The call by the Minority...

Probe into PDS breaches to end in 30 days – Minister

Government has announced that full scale investigations into the detected breaches in the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS) will be completed within...

Tullow mentors 23 Human Resource practitioners

Human Resource (HR) practitioners have been urged to leverage on the evolution of technology to enhance their organisational goals. The Chief Executive Officer of...

It’s official: Energy Commission appoints ECG as interim operator of electricity

The Energy Commission has announced the appointment of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) as an interim operator of electricity in Ghana. Following the suspension...

Bijou Homes celebrates first resident

Launched in November 2017, phase one of Bijou Homes, a high-quality affordable housing project heralded by GHL Bank and Appolonia City, welcomed its first resident to...

EOCO must probe PDS ‘fraud’ – PIAC

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) wants the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to take over investigations into the botched concession agreement...

Parliament approves GH₵6.3 billion supplementary budget

Parliament has approved the GH₵ 6.3 billion requested by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori- Atta for extra expenditure for the 2019 Financial...

Audio: Man who forged PDS concession deal suspended

“The gentleman, who signed the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS), has already been suspended,” this is according to Energy Minister, John Peter...

Check out PDS response to agreement suspension

The energy distribution company, Power Distribution Services (PDS) has reacted to government suspension of their concession agreement. The company in its response to the government's...

Audio: Energy Minister cites fraud as reason PDS contract was suspended

It has emerged that fraud was suspected in the concession agreement government entered into with Power Distribution Services (PDS). Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu, who...

Premier bags 2 awards at Ghana Insurance Awards

Premier Health Insurance Company has picked up two awards at the second edition of the Ghana Insurance Awards ceremony held at the Kempinski Hotel. The...

No Ghanaian company has experience in power distribution – Kwabena Donkor on PDS debacle

Former Power Minister, Dr Kwabena Donkor feels vindicated by the struggles of the Akufo-Addo administration in handling the power sector. According to him, the suspension...

NAM1 bail condition not favourable – Menzgold

Managers of embattled gold dealership firm Menzgold have described as “unfavourable” the bail condition set by the court for the release of their CEO,...

Former NDC chairman backs communication service tax increase

A former Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Benard Allotey Jacobs, has commended the government for increasing communication service tax (CST). Mr Allotey...

Our dams not guinea fowls to fly to Burkina Faso – Bawumia

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment to fulfilling the ‘One Village One Dam’ campaign promise it made to the people of Ghana. The...

COPEC threatens ‘sleepover’ over energy sector levy increment

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has threatened to protest against the increment in the Energy Sector Levies (ESLA) as announced by the Finance...

Audio: ‘Talk Tax’ increment needless – Coalition for Social Justice

The Coalition for Social Justice (CSJ), a political pressure group, has described as needless government's decision to increase the Communication Service Tax, popularly known...

Budget review: Over GH₵5bn to be spent on energy sector – Minister reveals

It has emerged that over GH₵5 billion of the GH₵6.3 billion Supplementary Budget needed for the remaining months of the 2019 fiscal year will...

Audio: Luxury car owners, dealers shower praises on Akufo-Addo over Luxury Vehicle Tax

Vehicle and Assets Dealers Association of Ghana has welcomed the decision by the Akufo-Addo government to withdraw the Luxury Vehicle Tax which was introduced...

Amaris terminal awarded promising terminal of the year

Amaris Terminal has been adjudged the Promising Terminal of the year at the recently organised 2019 Ghana Shippers Awards at Kempinski Hotel in Accra. The...