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 The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), for the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipal Assembly, Dr. Matthew Kofi Ayer has appealed to Parliament’s Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources to impress upon Zoomlion Ghana Limited to replace its broken-down skip truck to improve waste management operations in the municipality. The appeal was made when the Parliamentary Select Committee continued its nationwide oversight engagements in Bogoso to assess sanitation and water service delivery challenges across the country. The MCE expressed appreciation for the support extended to the municipality and commended Zoomlion Ghana Limited for its performance in waste management services within the area. I will not hesitate to demand the replacement of our broken-down truck because that is the engine of waste haulage,” he stated. Dr. Ayeh explained that the absence of the truck has forced the assembly to rely on private aboboyaa operators for waste transportation, a situation he said is placing ...

  The Ghana Chamber of Mines has rejected claims that large-scale mining companies repatriate less than 20 per cent of their export proceeds to Ghana, describing the figure as “materially misleading” and incomplete. In a statement issued on May 2, the Chamber said the widely circulated statistic—attributed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board—fails to account for the full scope of foreign exchange inflows generated by the mining sector. According to the Chamber, the 20 per cent estimate is based solely on gold and foreign exchange sold directly to the Bank of Ghana, thereby capturing only one of the channels through which mining companies return export proceeds to the country. The cited statistic reflects only transactions with the Bank of Ghana and excludes substantial inflows through the commercial banking system. Consequently, it significantly understates the large-scale sector’s contribution to Ghana’s foreign exchange position,” the Chamber stated. The associ...

 The Head of Corporate Affairs and Foundation at Blue Skies Products (Ghana) LTD., Alistair Djimatey, has called on the Ghanaian media to be more intentional in spotlighting responsible businesses that are contributing meaningfully to national development. He made the call during a media tour of the company’s production facility, organised by the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC) in collaboration with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ), as part of activities to commemorate this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in Ghana. Speaking on the WPFD theme, “Shaping a World at Peace”, Djimatey remarked that “Too often, the media narrative focuses on what is going wrong. But there are many businesses doing the right things – creating jobs, supporting communities, and maintaining high standards.  These are the stories that also deserve to be told.” He noted that Blue Skies’ operations in Ghana reflect the WPFD theme t...

 Ghana’s fruit processing industry is facing mounting pressure as companies turn to importing pineapples, mangoes and other fruits from neighbouring countries to sustain production, largely due to the rapid loss of agricultural lands and declining interest in farming among the youth. Head of Foundation, Brand, Communication and Public Relation at Blue Skies Ghana Limited, Alistair Djimatey, disclosed that prime pineapple-growing areas, particularly around Samsam in Nsawam, have been overtaken by real estate developments, significantly reducing local fruit supply.  He made these remarks during a media tour of the company’s processing facility to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2026 which was on the theme, “Shaping a World at Peace”. The tour was organised by the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the Ghana Journalists Association and the Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists. Djimatey painted a concerning picture of how urban expansion is steadily ...