Government has suspended the charging of import VAT on some 64 commodity groups effective Wednesday, March 21, 2018. The decision was arrived at after extensive consultation between the government and various stakeholders. Citi Business News understands that the charges have been implemented since the 1st of March this year. The traders of such commodities comprising, mobile phones, ... The post Govt
Poet and literary coach, Nana Asaase has said that poets in Ghana can be successful without solely relying on support from people. According to him, because the world is a global village, poets of modern times can make it if they work hard and produce good work. “Some might talk of sponsorship and recognition but these ... The post Nana Asaase, Chief Moomen advise poets
As part of activities to mark Israel at 70 in Ghana, the Embassy of Israel in partnership with the Akrofo Human Resource Development Centre and Bueman Senior High School in Jasikan, has embarked on a Tree Planting project. The project saw the Embassy lead in the planting of about 500 eucalyptus seedlings at the Bueman ... The post Jasikan: Israeli Embassy, Bueman
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), has revealed that 336 people lost their lives in road accidents in the first two months of 2018. The Commission also stated that a total of 2,095 road crashes were recorded in January and February alone, representing a significant rise from the same period in 2017. Speaking to Citi ... The post 336 killed in over 2,000 accidents in
Former President Jerry John Rawlings, has somewhat kicked against the government’s decision to host foreign troops from the United States of America in the country, as part of a US-Ghana defence cooperation arrangement. He said, “Ghanaians may love Americans but not to the extent of living with [the] foreign troops,” he said. Rawlings, a former ... The post ‘Ghanaians
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said establishing wrongdoing on the part of the hierarchy of uniBank is not its key focus, after the Central Bank took over management of the indigenous financial institution. The BoG’s 2nd Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Elsie Awadzi said the takeover of uniBank is primarily to keep it from ... The post We’ll save uniBank first,
In what appears to be a response to Pastor Mensah Otabil’s assertion that he does not pay attention to local media content due to excessive political discussions, and instead chooses to watch animals on Television, former President John Dramani Mahama, has described that posture as hypocritical. The Founder of the International Central Gospel Church has ... The post ‘Now
The Ghana-Namibia Friendship Association (GNFA) has described as inspiring the strides made by Namibia as the country marks its 28th independence day today. Namibia which gained self-rule from South Africa in 1990 remains one of Africa’s youngest nations, yet is counted among the most promising. In a statement to commemorate the independence anniversary, Chairman of ... The post Ghana-Namibia
385 out of 1,990 communities of the Upper East Region have been certified Open Defecation Free through the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) model. The CLTS model, which encourages communities to use local materials to construct latrines was adopted in 2015 and triggered the certification of 15 communities as open defecation free, with 42 more ... The post 385 communities in
Libya is not ready to hold free and fair elections, campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned. The country’s rival authorities are planning to hold parliamentary and presidential elections later this year, but no date has been set. The United Nations and the European Union support the upcoming vote. But HRW worries “voters, candidates, ... The post Human
A Member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee in Parliament, Rockson Dafeamekpor, today [Wednesday] walked out of a meeting to consider the agreement with the United States of America for a defence cooperation arrangement that will allow them to have a camp in Ghana for its military forces. Mr. Dafeamekpor, a member of the ... The post NDC
Ghana’s Black Stars have failed to secure a friendly encounter ahead of the upcoming international break due to the inability of the various stakeholders involved to secure funds. The Ministry have stated clearly their reluctance to proceed with the funding of friendly matches in recent times and have put the FA in a fix as ... The post GFA rejects friendly with Jamaica over lack of funds
The second deputy of Bank of Ghana, Elsie Awadzie has stated that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is yet to complete investigations to ascertain whether the activities of the top officials of UT Bank and Capital Bank led to the collapse of the two financial institutions. According to her, once the takeover of the two banks ... The post Probe into UT, Capital Banks’
The Chief Executive Officer of Zoomlion Ghana limited, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong has stated that the basic solution to Ghana’s sanitation challenges is to ensure that every household has a waste bin, which is a prerequisite for effective waste management. Dr. Agyepong, who made these remarks at a stakeholders’ forum on sanitation organized in Accra, ... The post Give
The Black Stars’ sponsorship deal with troubled uniBank could be in trouble after the Bank of Ghana announced that it has taken over the indigenous bank which is said to be on the verge of collapse. uniBank, in 2016, announced a renewal of their sponsorship with the team worth $1.2 million for three years which ... The post uniBank takeover: Black Stars sponsorship deal in
A credit consultant, Emmanuel Akrong has predicted that nine of the over 30 banks in Ghana could collapse if nothing is done immediately to save them. Although he failed to name the ailing financial institutions, he said those banks have serious asset quality challenges which have affected their capital strengths and may force them into ... The post Nine other banks could collapse
A medical outreach programme to provide free medical care for underprivileged Ghanaians has been launched in Accra. The outreach programme which was launched last Sunday at the Kempinski Gold Coast City in Accra was dubbed “Restoring Hope.” The outreach is aimed at providing free medical diagnosis, surgeries, treatments and consultancy to underprivileged Ghanaians who cannot ... The post Medical
Despite the fact that three banks have been declared insolvent within the last eight months, with two of them totally collapsing, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has insisted that the banking sector is in a healthy state. Commenting on the BoG’s takeover of uniBank, the 2nd Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Elsie Awadzi ... The post Banking sector still strong despite uniBank
The majority of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by militants from the town of Dapchi last month have been returned, the government says. Nigeria’s Ministry of Information says 76 of the 110 schoolgirls were brought back in the early hours of this morning following “back channel efforts”. The army then “paused” its operations in the area ... The post Kidnapped
The United Nations on Tuesday Match 20, 2018, called on Turkey to end its 18-month-old state of emergency, saying that the routine extension of emergency powers has resulted in “profound” human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people and may have lasting impact on the country’s socio-economic fabric. “One of the most alarming findings ... The post Turkey’s
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