Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that reforms to Ghana’s import duty regime, which will bring down the high duties prevailing in Ghana’s ports, are in the offing, and will be rolled out soon. With many having petitioned the state to intervene and review the high taxes and duties on imported items, President Akufo-Addo assured that government is already in the process of dealing with the matter. “We have realised from the studies we have done that our ports are not competitive, and the import regime in our country is far too high. We are dealing with it, and,…

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has urged government to – as a matter of urgency – implement the full agreements on the non-basic salary of its members with the Ministry of Health or risk an “industrial disharmony”. The Association is suspecting government is deliberately frustrating the professional body’s efforts in fully implementing the August 2018 agreements. A statement issued at the end of GMA’s 2nd National Executive Council Meeting, held from Friday, March 29 to Sunday, March 31, reminded all and sundry that the implementation of the agreements “was scheduled to start in October 2018”. “During the implementation process, it…

When a group of people are placed in a room, how they think becomes evident. The poor amongst them speak a particular language because they have been brought up as such. The wealthy, on the other hand, think far differently from the others because of their exposure. Poverty is a mindset and then it becomes a character. Mindset is cause. Every other thing is effect. Who a man is and will ever become largely depends how he has been fashioned to think. The fruits we will ever bear in this life are largely dependent on the seeds of thoughts that…

The 3FMFAT2FIT Season XI 60 days Challenge came to an end on Saturday, March 30 at the Aviation Social Center. The great fitness, which started on Saturday, February 2 had around 100 participants sign up to challenge themselves to lose weight and build healthy lifestyles as well. The final event begun at 6:00am with some warm-ups and a few aerobics after led by Beatrice Afful, affectionately called Bea De Bully. This was followed by a speech from the CEO and founder of FAT2FIT Weight Management Company Limited, Akoto DerGross. He complimented participants on their passion, firmness and immolation throughout their…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged leaders in Africa to use the enormous wealth the continent is endowed with to develop and empower their respective youth populations. With Africa possessing the largest generation of young people in history, President Akufo-Addo indicated that “I place great hope in their capacity to shape the future of Africa and make Africa the lion that it was meant to be.” To this end, the President noted that Africa must develop a strategy to reap the demographic dividend that a youthful population offers, adding that “the population opportunity will not automatically guarantee us a…

President Donald Trump has said he is likely to close the US border if Mexico does not do more to stop migrants reaching the United States. The closure would disrupt border crossings, threatening trade worth billions of dollars. Mr Trump’s threat follows a surge in migrants travelling through Mexico to seek asylum in the US. Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he would not be drawn into confrontation on the issue. Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said in a tweet that Mexico was a “great neighbour” to the US and would “not act on the basis of threats”. What did…

Ghana’s ecommerce industry is flourishing as the country continues to experience economic development and increased internet penetration. Online transactions have grown year over year as consumers have become more comfortable making purchases online. Millennials, who are often more tech-savvy, are reshaping how we do business and smart companies are springing up to serve unmet needs of this growing customer segment. One of such companies is Giftologi, which will be launching www.mygiftologi.com on May 1, 2019, as the first multi-purpose online gift registry in West Africa, possibly Africa, serving the Ghanaian market. The CEO, Elizabeth Tay, who is no newcomer to…

In a highly unusual step for the firm, Apple has given up on a product because it could not make it work adequately. AirPower, announced in 2017, was a mat meant to charge multiple devices without needing to plug them in. But it is understood the firm’s engineers were perhaps unable to stop the mat from getting too hot. “After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project,” the firm said. The company did not elaborate further. However, rumours of issues with the product had been circulating since its announcement in…

Theresa May and her cabinet are looking for ways to bring her EU withdrawal agreement back to the Commons for a fourth attempt at winning MPs’ backing. The PM said the UK would need “an alternative way forward” after her plan was defeated by 58 votes on Friday. MPs from all parties will test support for other options during a second round of “indicative votes” on Monday. But government sources have not ruled out a run-off between whichever proves most popular and the PM’s Brexit plan. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on Mrs May to change her deal or…

Managing Director of Ghana Post, James Kwofie, who doubles as the Chairman of the West African Postal Conference (WAPCO) Council Administration, has identified a major setback impeding the growth and development of the postal and e-commerce services in West Africa. Mr. Kwofie was speaking at a two-day workshop held in Cote d’Ivoire. It was organised by the ECOWAS Commission and WAPCO on the ‘Contribution of the Post to the Development of E-Commerce in West Africa’. Cote d’Ivoire would again assemble stakeholders of the postal and e-commerce sector as it hosts the 27th Universal Postal Congress next year in Abidjan. The…