Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the Upper East Region have called for strong backing for the proposed new Land Bill, saying, it would greatly reduce poverty, particularly, in the northern parts of the country. They said the current land tenure system was fraught with many challenges and not gender responsive. It prevented the vulnerable in … The post New
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, will present the 2019 Budget Statement to Parliament on Thursday, November 15. The budget has be designed to bring more relief, hope and improvement in the standard of living of Ghanaians, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information has said at a Wednesday media briefing. The budget … The post All
The Association of Finance Houses (AFH) has launched an operational Code of Ethics to instil professional discipline and adherence of rules and regulations governing the banking sector. The Code of Conduct provides foundational direction to what is expected from members, the consequences for violations and offers clear guidelines on Business Conduct and the Values that … The post Association
Panelists at the “Institutional Investors Dialogue” under the Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, have called on African countries to invest in equity market and pension funds to attract the much needed foreign institutional investment into the continent. They said, this is important, as the continent’s largest economies are leading that way, which the … The post AIF
Accra Brewery Limited (ABL) has defended its action in media reports regarding the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) enforcement action on some of its Key Distributors (KDs) in relation to the tax stamp policy. A press statement signed by Adwoa Aaba Arthur, Legal and Corporate Affairs Director at ABL, and copied to the GNA, said ABL’s … The post ABL
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Attah, on Friday, said the Government had engaged six contractors to resume work on each of the six bridges on the stretch from Monday to fast-track the completion of the footbridges within four months. Meanwhile, the Ministry would provide crash barriers and temporary speed ramps along the … The post Government
An Accra Circuit Court on Friday granted two persons a bail in the sum of GH¢80,000.00 with three sureties each for allegedly stealing GH¢80,766.00 which was supposed to have been deposited with the Fidelity Bank. John Kofi Eshun, 33 year-old banker and Mohammed Yussif, 37 year-old, mobile money agent denied conspiring to steal the money. … The post Banker, mobile
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced David Mensah a 20-year-old student to seven years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling an eight year-old girl. Mensah denied the offence but was found guilty after trial by the Court presided over by Mrs Jane Harriet Akweley Quaye. During trial, it came out that Mensah frequently showers on … The post Student jailed seven years for
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