Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is set to expand by 3.7 per cent in 2021 and 3.8 percent in 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. According to the IMF Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, this followed the sharp contraction in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is much welcome, but still represented the … The post Sub-Sahara
The Ghana government has received 756,000 more doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). The delivery on Tuesday evening, the biggest so far, adds to previous ones of 177,600 and 244,800 doses received in August and September respectively. The vaccine deliveries are part of the historic … The post Ghana
The Ghana government has received 756,000 more doses of the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT). The delivery on Tuesday evening, the biggest so far, adds to previous ones of 177,600 and 244,800 doses received in August and September respectively. The vaccine deliveries are part of the historic … The post Ghana
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has urged the government to adopt pragmatic measures in the 2022 budget to halt illicit financial flows and seal loopholes in the tax system to rake in more revenue for development. Ghana loses a substantial amount of revenue annually through illicit financial flows such as trade mis-invoicing, transfer pricing … The post Ghana
The Minority NDC Caucus in Parliament has called on the Government to scrap the Special Petroleum Tax on petroleum products in the 2022 Budget to provide some relief to Ghanaians. It said crude oil price, with a bench-mark price of $54.75 per barrel in the 2021 Budget, had risen to over $85, representing an increment … The post Scrap petroleum tax to provide relief
Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the Minister of Roads and Highways, has assured Ghanaians of the government’s commitment to fixing all roads in the country to boost economic activities. He has, thus, pleaded with the public to minimize their call for the immediate fixing of all deplorable roads in the country. Speaking at the inauguration of a … The post All roads in the
The Speaker of Parliament Alban Babgin has said the House would be guided by the “richness of common sense and human decency,” in the treatment of the Bill on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, 2021. The bill, also known as Anti-Gay Bill, and now with the Constitutional, Parliamentary and … The post Parliament resumes,
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority, (NPRA) has entreated participants in the informal business sector to invest in their old age now to save them from hardships and associated difficulties. The NPRA noted that a chunk of Ghana’s population was largely found in the informal sector and managing their micro, small and medium enterprises but lacked … The post NPRA
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday said he was resolute in his conviction that Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) ought to be elected on partisan lines to improve the quality of local governance. He said there was the need to deepen participatory democracy at the local level to enhance the country’s decentralisation process. … The post There’s
The Supreme Court, by a majority decision, has overturned its earlier ruling, prohibiting Justice Clemence Honyenuga from continuing with the trial of former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr Stephen Opuni and two others. The four-three (4:3) majority decision, therefore, directed Justice Honyenuga, a Justice of the Supreme Court, sitting as an additional High Court judge, … The post Supreme
The Supreme Court has refused an application filed by Dr Stephen Opuni, the former Chief Executive of COCOBOD, for Justice Jones Dotse, a Justice of the Court, to recuse himself from the review application by the Attorney-General. In his affidavit dated October 25, 2021, in support of his recusal application, Dr Opuni said his attention … The post Supreme
The Takoradi Circuit Court A has handed a six-year jail term to Joana Krah for faking kidnapping. The court presided over by Mr Micheal Kojo Ampadu found her guilty on two counts of deceiving Public Officer and Publication of false news. She had pleaded guilty to all charges. The court, therefore, convicted her on her … The post Takoradi woman who
Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the Senior Presidential Advisor, has urged African leaders to tackle youth unemployment and rising socio-economic inequalities as urgent mitigation measures to prevent conflicts in Africa. He cited the recent political upheavals in some African countries, leading to the ousting of some heads of state as a clear testimony of deep dissatisfaction among … The post Poverty
People who cohabitate have a high Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence rate of 3.5 per cent, Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programmes Manager, National AIDS/STI Control Programme has disclosed. Dr. Ayisi Addo explained that a prevalence rate represented the number of cases existing among that population at a point or period in time. Speaking at the … The post HIV
Mr. Faris Attrickie, the General Manager and Technical Operations of the SIC Insurance Company PLC, has explained that employers are under obligation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act to pay medical expenses of employees in respect of the injury. He said the act also makes provision for compensation for permanent incapacity, where total incapacity results from … The post Employers
The public has been urged to desist from calling the private phone numbers of Police officers in times of crisis, Superintendent Kwabena Otuo Acheampong, Tema Regional Police Crime Officer, has advised. He said during such crises situations the best option was to call the Police Service Emergency numbers for quick response. He said the police … The post Stop
Faith-based organisations have partnered with the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to enforce laws regarding the conduct of religious bodies in the country. The partnership is also meant to intensify education on existing laws regulating faith-based organizations. The collaboration was the outcome of an engagement between the faith-based organisations and the Police Administration on Monday, led … The post Faith-based
An Accra Circuit Court trying Samuel Adu Frimpong, alias “Medikal,” a popular rapper, has granted him a GH¢100,000.00 bail with a surety for allegedly displaying a Ruger 9mm pistol on social media. The Surety must be a public officer, the Court, presided over by Mr Emmanuel Essandoh, ordered. He will make his next appearance on … The post Medikal
Charles Nii Armah Mensah aka Shatta Wale who was held for publication of false news has been granted self recognisance bail by an Accra Circuit Court. The dancehall artiste self recognisance bail is in the sum of GH¢100,000. Shatta Wale is said to have published false news over his alleged shooting following a prophesy by … The post Shatta Wale and three others granted
Some 5,200 new infections of HIV were recorded in children 0-14 out of a total population of about 19,000 in 2020; Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programmes Manager, National AIDS/STI Control has disclosed. He said data from the 2020 HIV Sentinel Survey conducted by the Ghana Aids Commission further revealed that out of the number, 18 … The post Some 5,200
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