[ad_1] Yam traders at the Kokomba market have raised concerns about the sharp increase in yam prices, lamenting that the situation is putting a strain on their livelihoods. They urged the government to implement measures to address the situation. At the Kokomba yam market, a typical day sees young men unloading yams from trucks arriving…
[ad_1] The Banda-Battor Fish Market, located about a 15-minute drive from Banda Ahenkro, the Banda district capital in the Bono Region, is the only market in the area. Situated upstream of the Bui Dam, people from all walks of life travel to transact business at the market. Before the establishment of the market in 2023,…
[ad_1] Some traders in the Ashanti Region’s race course market have announced plans to campaign against the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general election if the government fails to complete phase two of the Kejetia Market. For months, the project has stalled due to the renegotiation of a loan agreement following the…
[ad_1] Traders at Kantamanto in Accra have commended the police service for enhanced security at their market following new security measures put in place by the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare. According to the leadership of the Kantamanto used Clothing Sellers Association, theft and other associated crimes have greatly reduced following new security…
[ad_1] Traders at the Kumasi Central Market are in a state of despair after a private developer allegedly seized their trading area, deployed land guards to brutalize their security personnel, and vandalized the roofs of their shops. The traders, who have been occupying that portion of the central market for over 40 years, are unable…
[ad_1] The Minister of Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond has explained that business owners who intend to import goods on the government’s proposed import restrictions bill are expected to make a request to the Trades Committee of Parliament for approval. He clarified that the proposed import restrictions bill on 22 commodities is not intended to…
[ad_1] Traders and residents of Krofrom in the Ashanti region have hinted at staging a demonstration to demand the completion of the abandoned Krofrom market project. Initiated in 2008 by former President John Agyekum Kufuor, the Krofrom Market Project has languished in neglect, with successive governments failing to fulfil promises for its completion. The facility,…
[ad_1] Conditions at the stalled Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange Project site in Accra are worsening road users and those doing business within the Abossey Okai, Kaneshie, and the Graphic Road enclave. Gaping potholes, dust during dry conditions, stagnant potholes, and mud during wet conditions are making life unbearable for road users and traders. Checks by JoyNews‘…
[ad_1] Traders at the Kumasi Central Business District are protesting what they describe as the government’s neglect of development projects in the Ashanti region. They point to the stalled market and hospital projects as the bane of the socio-economic growth of the region. Sarfo Kantanka led the aggrieved group to address a press conference in…
[ad_1] Director-General of the National Lotteries Authority and a native of Akuapem North, Sammy Awuku on Thursday, September 21, 2023, brought smiles to the faces of traders and market women in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region when he donated cash amounts to over 800 traders in the Municipality. The move was aimed…
