The image of government is on the verge of being tarnished following the controversy surrounding the controversial UNIPASS National single window deal. As Ghana Link Network services and its overseas partner, Customs UNI-PASS International Agency and one other have been dragged to the high court for allegedly plagiarizing the National Single Window and sold it back to Nana Addo’s government …

By Frank Amponsah President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said since his Government took office, some two years ago, she had restored discipline in the management of the economy, and the countryhas become one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. According to him his government was able to guarantee entry to education to all school-going children up to a …

Ernest Addo writes The chickens are beginning to come home to roost over the controversy surrounding the UNIPASS National Single Window, following news that Cabinet has approved the implementation of the UNIPASS Trade Facilitation & Customs Management System.   But, in the wake of the dust being raised by former handlers of the project, Ghana Link, which together with Customs …

The Universal Merchant Bank’s (UMB) has corrected an erroneous impression created by the media that its CEO, John Awuah, was sacked. The bank said in a letter last Friday that “The Board of UMB wishes to confirm that their CEO Mr. John Awuah after four successful years of dedication and commitment to the growth of UMB has moved on per …

Almost a third of UK companies could move some operations abroad because of Brexit, a survey has suggested. The Institute of Directors surveyed 1,200 business leaders and found that 16% already had relocation plans while a further 13% were actively considering a move. It took “no pleasure” in revealing “these worrying signs”, the IoD said. The government said the best …

Apple has revoked Google’s ability to offer its employees internal-only iPhone apps, likely causing significant disruption to the search giant. Apple is punishing its rival for breaking its developers’ policy, and comes a day after it took the same action against Facebook. The move came after both firms used special access for market research. “We’re working with Apple to fix …

 CUPIA Korea Customs Service (UNIPASS) has pulled down its single window website, barely one month after news broke that the Ghana National Single Window Software has been plagiarized. The website of the supposedly newly built and superior system being brought by UNIPASS which displays “Ghana’s Trade Hub”, the existing facility of the government of Ghana cannot not be accessed now. When one …

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has reduced its key lending rate to commercial banks in the country. The Committee reduced the policy rate by 100 basis points to 16 per cent.  This is the first time since March 2018 that the Bank of Ghana has reduced its policy rate for universal banks. In March 2018, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has re-opened the Anglogold Ashanti gold mine in Obuasi, which had been effectively closed since 2014, in fulfilment of a campaign pledge he made to the people of Obuasi on 15th July, 2016, in the lead up to the 2016 general elections. Addressing the Chiefs and people of Obuasi, yesterday, 22nd January, 2019, President Akufo-Addo …

Traders and shop owners who transact businesses in Bantama market within Kumasi in the Ashanti region have staged a protest against the authorities of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly ( KMA), for what they claimed to be unfair treatment on the part of the traders. At a press conference held in Bantama and addressed by Mr. Agyeman Duah, a store owner …