The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has established a Customer Service Centre at the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra. This formed part of the 2021 week-long National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) nationwide celebrations, during which four other centres in the Central, Bono, Northern and Eastern regions would be inaugurated. The purpose is to […] The post NHIS
The first cohort of 1000 young people has been enrolled to undertake the e-learning course under the Absa Bank – Ghana Library Authority ReadytoWork partnership. Absa Bank Ghana in partnership with the Ghana Library Authority is giving young people the opportunity to undertake courses on the ReadytoWork e-learning platform to develop work skills, people skills, […] The post Absa
The Ghana Football Association has rubbished allegations by the South African Football Association that their game with the Black Stars was manipulated. GFA says those claims are “baseless and frivolous”. SAFA had lodged a complaint with FIFA asking the world football governing body to investigate their 1-0 loss to Ghana in the 2022 World Cup […] The post 2022
As part of plans to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Hecta International School located in the Eastern Region of Ghana, Hecta Old Students Association (HECTOSA), have launched an initiative to raise GHS 300,000 to build an ultra-modern toilet facility for the school. Founded in 1962 by Gershon Aheto-Tsegah, the Hecta International School now has […] The post Hecta
KASS Towers has donated cleaning equipment to the Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility and in support of the President’s ‘Make Accra Work Again’ initiative. On the 16th of November 2021, the company donated items comprising a tricycle, rakes, pickaxes, cleaning boots, nose masks, and wheelbarrows to the assembly. The […] The post KASS
A Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, does not side with suggestions that the government’s decision to tax Mobile Money transactions will disadvantage the poor. The government, as part of strategies to widen the country’s tax net, announced the introduction of an Electronic Transaction Levy. It will be a 1.75 percent […] The post Momo tax
The Police Management Board (POMAB), led by the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, held two important stakeholder meetings with the Vehicle And Asset Dealers Union of Ghana (VADUG) and the Driver Unions in Accra. At the meeting with the various driver Unions at the Neoplan Station in […] The post IGP meets Vehicle And Asset
A crowd-funded effort to buy a rare 1787 copy of the US constitution at auction claims to have received more than $13m (£9.6m) worth of cryptocurrency donations. The group, ConstitutionDAO, says it plans “to put the constitution in the hands of the people”, and hopes to raise at least $20m. But it is not clear […] The post Crypto bid to buy US constitution
Doctors in Sudan say 14 people have been shot dead by security forces as thousands took to the streets to protest against the recent military takeover. Activists had called for mass demonstrations to mark the day when a civilian was supposed to assume the leadership of the governing Sovereign Council. The man who led last […] The post Fourteen shot dead in Sudan protests –
A Supreme Court Judge, Emmanuel Nii Ashie Kotey, has called for education and awareness creation on the threats posed by cybercrime to the country. Addressing investigators, lawyers, and cybersecurity experts at a four-day CyberX Africa Conference held in Accra, organized by Security Governance Initiative (SGI) in collaboration with Interpol and the Ministry of National Security, […] The post There
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has presented the government’s 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament. The delivery of the budget on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, was in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 constitution. In the presentation, he indicated that capital expenditure, funding of key government flagship programs, wage bill, and interest payments […] The post Check
Traffic congestion has reduced drastically on the Kasoa toll booth stretch of the Accra Cape Coast highway after the directive by the Ministry of Roads and Highways for the cessation of the collection of road and bridge toll natiowide. Although the traffic situation has reduced, Citi News observed that motorists who use the stretch upon […] The post Traffic flows
The Ashanti Regional Police Patrol team on Tuesday, November 17, 2021, gunned down two armed robbers, arrested one, and retrieved an AK 47 assault rifle when the team encountered an armed gang robbing traders on the Manso-Nkwanta road. The Police in a statement assured that it will “get these criminally minded people one after the […] The post Ashanti: Suspected
Fiscal Policy Specialist at Oxfam, Dr. Alex Ampaabeng, is unhappy with the government following the introduction of the Electronic Transaction Levy. He says the rollout of the tax and its planned mode of implementation is “regressive and counterproductive” to the government’s own digitalization drive. The government, as part of strategies to widen the country’s tax […] The post E-Levy
Two Ghanaian citizens have gone to the Supreme Court for interpretation on the thorny issue of immunity and privileges for Members of Parliament. Article 117 of the 1992 constitution stops any criminal or civil processes coming from any court from being served on or executed in relation to the Speaker, or a member of the […] The post 2 Ghanaians seek
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), has welcomed the directive by the government for the cessation of road toll collection. Its Executive Director, Duncan Amoah, in an interview on Eyewitness News said the move by the government makes economic sense as the the collection of road tolls come at a cost far higher than the […] The post Stopping
Effective January 2022, the fees and charges for all government services will increase by at least 15%. This is according to the 2022 budget statement presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Per the document, the new charges will be subjected to an annual adjustment by the average inflation rate […] The post Charges
The management of the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) in the Upper West Region is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting with union members of the school today, Thursday, November 18, 2021. The meeting, which will start at 9:00 am, is to address the concerns of the union members […] The post SD Dombo University
Members of Parliament will begin debate on the 2022 Budget Statement on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The Minister for Finance on Wednesday, November 18, 2021 announced new measures to shore-up government revenue and to enhance job creation in the 2022 fiscal year. The budget statement among others indicated that government intends to raise revenue through […] The post Parliament
A Deputy Finance Minister, Charles Adu-Boahen, says the money that would have been paid as road tolls will now be taken care of by the 1.75 percent Electronic Transaction Levy. Though the levy will affect Ghanaians who do not use tolled rolls, Mr. Adu-Boahen said the government was trying to share the burden of levies […] The post Toll booths money will now be collected
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