The Government of Ghana, through the Ghana National Gas Company Limited, is set to construct a second gas processing plant, popularly termed GPP2. This was announced by the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, at the Africa Energy Forum as part of the 2025 Offshore Technology ConferenceContinue Reading
Persons willing to operate a commercial motorcycle or tricycle, popularly known as ‘okada’, can only do so if they belong to a recognised tricycle transport union or are employed by a licensed commercial motorcycle company. The provision to limit eligibility to membership of a recognised union and the need forContinue Reading
Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association, Henry Asante Twum, has revealed the football governing body’s continued effort to transform the Black Stars into one of the best teams in Africa. The team, which had gone six matches without a win, secured back-to-back victories against Chad and Madagascar in theContinue Reading
WHIPERGIST.COM has confirmed that AirMed Flight N823AM landed in Ghana and stayed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for five days before departing for Gran Canaria, Spain. This follows concerns raised by the Minority in Parliament regarding the aircraft’s activities in the country. Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defense and InteriorContinue Reading
Former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, impressed students at Harvard University in the United States when he delivered a lecture on Ghana’s digitalisation journey and its impact on economic transformation. Speaking at Harvard University on Saturday as the keynote speaker on the theme “Africa Beyond Borders: A Myth or aContinue Reading
Banks in Ghana are ranked 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in terms of Natural Disasters Score. According to Fitch Solutions Climate Change and Opportunities for SSA Banking Sectors report, banks in South Africa are the safest from natural disasters. Coted’lvoire and Botswana placed 3rd and 4th respectively. In the top 10 wereContinue Reading
Love and heartbreak are two sides of the same coin and for many, music is the glue that holds them together. When relationships go south, Ghanaians don’t just cry into their pillows, they turn up the volume on their favourite heartbreak jams. According to Spotify data, over the last threeContinue Reading
A new report by the Ministry of Finance on Ghana’s Value Added Tax (VAT) system has shown that many businesses above the threshold of the tax do not to register. The report, however showed that businesses below the VAT registration threshold choose to register. According to the report, “A significantContinue Reading
During his presidential campaign, President John Dramani Mahama hinted at removing the controversial 10% tax on all winning’s bets. Now that he has assumed office, should he go ahead and abolish it? The 10% withholding tax on winnings was imposed by the previous administration in the hope of curbing the rateContinue Reading
Ghana, the world’s second-largest producer of cocoa, has seen its 2024 export earnings plummet to $1.7 billion—the lowest in 15 years. An analysis of data from the Bank of Ghana shows that cocoa export earnings have fallen below the $2 billion mark, representing a sharp 25.4% decline in just a year. This drop is largelyContinue Reading