Eddie's Dailies

  DEALERS in luxury vehicles in Accra have welcomed the government’s decision to suspend the luxury vehicle tax, saying it will help revive their business which went under for almost the one year that the tax was introduced. According to the car dealers, the tax took a heavy toll on their businesses when it was implemented such that sale of vehicles with engine capacities ranging from 3.0 – 4.1 litres and above dropped drastically, leaving the vehicles displayed at their various sales point as show pieces. On July 29, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, announced the suspension of the luxury vehicle tax introduced a year ago. The tax levied vehicles with big engine capacities in line with the Sustainable Development Goals with the aim of controlling emissions and reducing the negative impact on the climate. Even though luxury vehicle dealers have welcomed the latest decision by the government, they say nonetheless that it was ‘problematic’ right from i...

Some of the furniture displayed for sale along the Graphic Road THERE is a gradual sprawling of a furniture market on a segment of the shoulders of the Graphic Road close to the Liberty Avenue, contrary to the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies’ bye-laws against street hawking and trading; however, the Korley Klottey Municipal Assembly says it is unaware of such activity and will have to find out  about it to be able to take action. For some time now, the area, behind the Ghana Heavy Equipment Limited (GHEL) or the defunct Ghana National Trading Corporation (GNTC), has been the assembling and display centre for the woodworkers, some of whom mount their wares on the pavement, reducing the walkway to a single pathway at the expense of the convenience and safety of pedestrians. With the trees along the road serving as shade for them, they sell all manner of furniture, including, bed frames, wardrobes, cabinets, cupboards, tables, baby walkers, shoe racks, kitchen ...

Mr Richard Biney, Agricultural Sustainability Expert (L) engaging with a farmer. THE Chief Farmer Trainer at Callighana Company Limited, an agrochemicals distribution company, Mr Richard Biney, has advised cocoa farmers to avoid mixing different chemicals when applying chemicals to their crops in their quest to boost yields. He said his engagement with many farmers had revealed that some farmers “ignorantly” combined chemicals with different purposes, a situation, he said, nullified the potency or efficacy of the product applied. In an interview with the Daily Graphic, Mr Biney further advised farmers to read and understand the instructions attached to the product or seek guidance before applying a particular product to avoid danger. “Fungicides, insecticides, and other chemicals must be applied separately. Farmers should also apply a specific chemical to specific part of the cocoa tree to ensure that the chemical works effectively.” “For example, fungicides ...