The President’s Representative at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen has justified the proposals for new taxes saying the move is to sustain the debts incurred by the government through the various COVID-19 interventions initiated by the Presidency. He said the only way Ghana will not be caught in a debt trap following shortfalls in […] The post Ghana
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is alarmed at the government’s newly proposed taxes as outlined in the 2021 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. It fears these taxes introduced will have a huge toll on the business community particularly at a time when players are reeling from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking […] The post Newly
Some workers of the Sinohydro Company Limited working on the Tamale Interchange who embarked on strike over service conditions have called off the industrial action. The aggrieved workers, numbering over 50, raised concerns about the non-payment of annual leave benefits which have allegedly been in arrears for over three months, risk and height allowances among […] The post Staff
Business activities have come to a standstill in many parts of the Volta Region following a planned power outage in the Volta and Oti Regions. The outage according to the ECG, is to allow the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to perform some maintenance works on the bulk power supply point at Asiekpe. Business owners in […] The post Power outages will affect our business
A teacher of Naaga Primary School in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality in the Upper East Region has wooed public assistance to secure pieces of furniture for school pupils who laid on the bare floor for studies. According to the primary two teacher, Mr. Desmond Kampoe, the situation where the pupils had to lie on their bellies […] The post U/E: Teacher
A former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper says the current woes of Ghana’s economy cannot entirely be attributed to COVID-19 because the economy started seeing challenges before the outbreak of the pandemic. Speaking at Citi TV/UPSA’s 2021 Post-Budget Dialogue on Thursday, March 18, 2021, Mr. Tekper suggested that the government continues to give false assumptions that […] The post Government
The Ghana Publishers Association has apologized to Ghanaians for the “poor work” done on the “History of Ghana – Textbook 3, by Badu Nkansah Publications, which portrayed “Ewes in a negative manner.” The Association is, therefore, calling for calm and assured the public of its commitment to apply its internal disciplinary mechanisms to the publisher. […] The post Ghana
The Western Regional Operation Vanguard taskforce, which assumed operations on 12 March 2021 has destroyed 59 changfang machines built on the river Tano and Bonsa rivers in the Western Region. The Western Region Force, commanded by Superintendent of Police Mr. William Kwofie Jabialu, destroyed the machines as part of their mandate to curb illegal mining […] The post Operation
A Supreme Court judge, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie is advocating for the amendment of the law prescribing the requirements to be met by lawyers who intend to practice as magistrates. According to Justice Baffoe-Bonnie the current three years of practice at the bar requirement is making it difficult to get qualified lawyers to be appointed to […] The post Justice
Seven more people have died of COVID-19 bringing Ghana’s total death toll to 705. Per the latest update from the Ghana Health Service, 193 new cases were recorded on March 15, 2021. However, active cases have in recent weeks seen a marginal decline. The country currently has 3,621 COVID-19 active cases. Total COVID-19 cases in […] The post Ghana records seven new COVID-19-related
Former Minister for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, has condemned the release of some textbooks stereotyping Ewes in the country. According to Mr. Ghartey, who prides himself as “a Voltarian by choice”, an end must be put to the stereotyping of Ewes and everyone for that matter. The Member of Parliament for Essikado Ketan constituency made […] The post Joe Ghartey condemns
The High Commissioner of Zambia to Ghana, H.E Richard Mwanza has advocated for extensive trade among African countries to help create a single market and deepen economic integration of the continent to help achieve the objective of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfcFTA). H.E Mwanza made this call during a tour of some waste […] The post Zambia Envoy tours Jospong
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has accused the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) of acting unprofessionally over ongoing negotiations on the payment of past credits to retirees. CLOGSAG insists that SSNIT is sidestepping the procedures because the committee set up to agree on past credits to retirees is […] The post CLOGSAG
As first-year students at various Senior High Schools begin reporting to their respective schools, the Conference of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) is calling on the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education to ensure that all schools are supplied with adequate furniture to accommodate them. The government as part of efforts to end the […] The post CHASS
Traders have left designated sheds, invaded the streets near markets in the Tema Metropolis impeding vehicular and pedestrian movement. Mr. Charles Kobina Amos, the Coordinator of Tema markets in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Tema on Wednesday noted that the assembly was concerned about the development. He said, “What traders are doing […] The post Traders ‘take
Gold Fields- Tarkwa Mine, on Wednesday, presented a cheque of GH¢ 120,669,348.68 (120.6 million) to the Government, being 10 percent of its shareholding in the gold mining company, covering the 2020 financial year. Mr. Alfred Baku, the Executive Vice President and Head of Goldfields West Africa, presented the cheque to the Minister of Lands and […] The post Gold
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta is urging inhabitants of the Ashanti Region to have confidence in the Akufo-Addo government in fixing the road network in the region. He assured that the government will continue to prioritize roads within the region, which has become a major concern for inhabitants. According to the […] The post You’ll
The National Labor Commission (NLC) will later this afternoon make an attempt at resolving the impasse between Telecom and IT Professionals Union and their employers. Today’s [Thursday, March 18, 2021] meeting comes after the workers embarked on a day-old strike to demand better service packages. They argued that their employers had failed to implement directives […] The post NLC
An Accra High court has fixed April 26 to kick start the trial of two persons allegedly involved in the murder of J.B. Danquah Adu, the then Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North. The MP was gruesomely murdered at his residence at Shiahsie in the year 2016. Daniel Asiedu aka Sexy Dondon and Vincent Bossu […] The post Trial of alleged killers of J.B. Danquah
The Tamale High Court has sentenced a 32-year-old system administrator to eight years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing GH¢159,300 from the coffers of his former employer, the Buuwulonso One Stop Rural Bank at Damongo in the Savannah Region. Cephas Agbodo, who had moved on to Borimanga Rural Bank at Savelugu in the Northern Region […] The post IT Manager
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