Creatives in Ghana are pushing more boundaries than ever before. Music, movies, and other forms of creativity are beginning to get the deserved recognition on the international front. This is why the announcement that three prominent airlines are set to add a formidable locally produced movie into their catalog, brought joy to many moviegoers. The […] The post Ghanaian
The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, says the Ghana Airport Company is not privy to the details of the contract between Frontiers Health Services and First Atlantic Bank for the collection of charges for COVID-19 testing at the airport. According to him, all the required procurement processes were followed in the award of the […] The post Airport
The Mobile Money Agents Association has kicked against plans by the Ghana Revenue Authority to tax merchants’ accounts through the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy). The government commenced the implementation of the E-levy on May 1, 2022. It initially excluded the accounts of merchants from the taxation. However, the Ghana Revenue Authority has come out to […] The post Taxing
National Democratic Congress legislators will not support the approval of any new loans that do not have specific terms or purposes. This is according to former president John Mahama. Speaking at the Think Progress Ghana Launch in Accra on Thursday, he accused the Akufo-Addo government of excessive borrowing that has plunged the country’s economy into […] The post NDC
On Thursday, June 30, 2022, The Literacy Challenge team from Citi FM visited Silicon Valley International School at Ofankor and Springwell International School at Kokomlemle. The visit to the two schools is part of efforts to interact with students across the country and encourage them to participate in this year’s edition of The Literacy Challenge. […] The post The
Ghana’s utility regulator, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has set a new date for the announcement of its decision on the 2022-2027 Multi-Year Major Tariff Review. The PURC set Friday, 1st July 2022 to announce its decision on the review of water and electricity tariffs for 2022-2027. However, a statement issued by the Commission and […] The post PURC reschedules
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has reiterated the Government’s commitment to stop the pollution of water bodies by activities of illegal miners in parts of the country. The ministry said it was unacceptable to allow the use of harmful chemicals to pollute river bodies. The Ministry indicated that the future implications of such […] The post Gov’t
Various church denominations have so far contributed GH¢2.21 million towards the construction of the National Cathedral. Major donors to the project include the Church of Pentecost, which has donated a total of GH¢700,000 through the Church of Pentecost Headquarters (200,000) and The Church of Pentecost (General Headquarters) which has contributed GH¢500,000 – making it the […] The post National
The Deputy Minority Leader, James Klutse Avedzi, is demanding full disclosure from the Finance Ministry on the amount collected so far from the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy). He argues that suggestions from a leading figure in the NPP that the tax handle is underperforming could be a ploy to take the country to the IMF. […] The post Come clean on money generated
At least seven people are reported dead following a car crash at Sankore in the Ahafo Region. Three of the deceased persons were on board a truck when they veered off the road and crashed with a taxi carrying at least four persons. A police officer, Romeo Mensah, speaking to Citi News, said investigations have […] The post Ahafo: Gruesome crash leaves at least 7 dead at
Good afternoon my fellow countrymen and women. It is a real pleasure to be part of the inaugural launch of Think Progress Ghana. Our public policy discourse will benefit immensely from their entry into the field, and I believe they will prove to be credible arbiters in that space. It is quite appropriate that this […] The post Mahama’s
Government and players in the agriculture value-chain are being urged to place more value on research and funding in the sector. These, according to agricultural experts, are key drivers in turning around Ghana’s agriculture potential. Former Research Scientist with the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Professor […] The post Let’s
Former President John Mahama is piling pressure on the government to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Due to the nature and depth of our economic problems, this government virtually has no other sustainable option,” Mr. Mahama said at the launch of a think tank known as Think Progress Ghana. Any IMF […] The post Economic
Former President, John Dramani Mahama says the Akufo-Addo administration has proven to be clueless as to how best to manage the economy. According to the former President, though the country seems to be having an economic meltdown, President Akufo-Addo and his team have shown little appreciation of the situation. Mr. Mahama says despite the NPP […] The post ‘Akufo-Addo
The Minority in Parliament is demanding that a contract to relocate the Ameri Power Plant from Aboadzi to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region be brought before the House for approval. According to them, contracts with international companies must come to Parliament first, but the government is trying to sidestep the law. Government last year announced […] The post Present
Nii Ayi Mensah, a man who suffered an eye injury during the Krom Ay3 Hye demonstration organised by Arise Ghana group, says he can’t see with his right eye. The Krom Ay3 Hye demonstration was characterised by chaos on the first day of the protest when the leadership of the group and police officials failed […] The post Arise Ghana demo: ‘I can’t
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, says his outfit is preparing a draft bill to be considered by cabinet to get commercial banks to lend more to the agriculture sector. According to him, the low level of credit granted by commercial banks to players in the agric sector has become a […] The post We’re preparing new
A three-day training programme has been held in Accra for frontline staff of financial institutions participating in the YouStart Programme. The training, organised by the Ghana Association of Banks (GAB) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance through the YouStart Secretariat, is to sharpen the customer service skills of the staff to handle the expected large […] The post GAB
The 29 persons who were arrested for the alleged breach of law during Tuesday’s Arise Ghana demonstration have been granted police inquiry bail. According to the National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, they have commenced the processes to meet the bail conditions. Among others, the suspects require a guarantor […] The post 29
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has ignored a court process stopping the newly-elected President from being sworn in. Albert Dwumfuor was sworn in at the ceremony at the Accra International Conference Center on Thursday morning. He has pledged to better protect the press in Ghana from abuse against it. Delivering his speech after the swearing-in, […] The post GJA executives
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