OccupyGhana, a pressure group, has requested President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to permit the Auditor-General to audit the contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). It has also urged him to revoke his appointment of a private audit firm to conduct the audit and adhere to Article 187 on the […] The post Allow Auditor-General
The Chiefs and High Priests of the Ga/Dangme Community have in unison carried out a bold agenda to administer and appropriate all lands and royalties due the Ga state and the entire Greater Accra Region. The move according to the authorities is to consolidate their traditional powers over Ga Lands to ensure sanity, order and […] The post Ga/Dangme
Yesterday, the President of Ghana announced that he has engaged the local affiliate of KPMG, one of the “Big Four” global professional services firms, to conduct a two-week investigation into the “SML affair”. SML is the name of a hitherto unknown entity created in 2017 by timber merchant, Evans Adusei, and a relative just before […] The post Bright
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has directed all Medical Doctors, Dentists, and Dental Surgeons practising in Ghana to effect changes in their name tags, effective January 1, 2024. The GMA instructed doctors and other professionals in the medical field to ensure additional academic titles are prefixed on their name tags. GMA believes this will help […] The post GMA
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has directed all Medical Doctors, Dentists, and Dental Surgeons practising in Ghana to effect changes in their name tags, effective January 1, 2024. The GMA instructed doctors and other professionals in the medical field to ensure additional academic titles are prefixed on their name tags. GMA believes this will help […] The post GMA
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is seeking help from the public to identify a patient at the 37 Military Hospital who has been there for some months now. The patient, believed to be middle-aged, was sent to the hospital by a good Samaritan on Monday, November 13, 2023, after being knocked down by a vehicle […] The post GAF requests for help to identify patient
The People’s National Convention (PNC) will be conducting its internal elections across the country in the coming months. The regional elections are scheduled to take place from January 15 to 31, 2024, followed by the national elections on March 2, 2024, and the presidential elections on March 24, 2024. Prospective candidates who are eligible to […] The post PNC’s
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has ordered the immediate suspension of the revenue assurance contract signed between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilization Ghana Ltd (SML). He has also appointed the Audit, Tax, and Advisory Services firm, KPMG, to conduct an immediate audit of the transaction. In a statement dated January 2, […] The post Akufo-Addo
The National President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Acheampong Boafo, has advised Ghanaians not to allow politicians to divide them during the electioneering period. He encouraged Ghanaians to exercise their civic rights at all times, irrespective of the political party in power. Delivering his New Year Message, Acheampong Boafo, said, “To our countrymen […] The post Don’t
A Tax Analyst, Francis Timore Boi, has lauded the government’s move to introduce the Vehicle Income Tax (VIT). The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) announced that effective January 1, 2024, ride-hailing vehicle owners will be taxed. However, this has been met with resistance from the Online Drivers Union, who lament that as key stakeholders, the GRA […] The post Tax
The full results of Democratic Republic of Congo’s election are expected shortly, with President Félix Tshisekedi enjoying a commanding lead over opposition candidates who have demanded a rerun. President Tshisekedi has received about 72% of the votes announced so far, and appears set for a second term. The 20 December election was marred by widespread […] The post Congo
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reminded the public that a 10% tax will be withheld from all gross winnings from lotteries, betting, gaming, and other games of chance starting January 1st, 2024. This applies to both the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and private lotto operators (PLOs). While the tax was originally implemented in August […] The post GRA announces
The Ghana Online Drivers Union (GODU) is threatening a nationwide strike if the Ghana Revenue Authority fails to engage them over the recent introduction of the Vehicle Income Tax (VIT) for ride-hailing drivers. The GRA’s announcement of the new tax, effective January 1, 2024, has sparked outrage among GODU members. They argue that the decision […] The post Ride-hailing
Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has stressed the need for aspiring parliamentary candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to intensify their campaigns to make the party’s determination of breaking the eight-year electoral jinx a reality. He said they should not sit aloof thinking that the filing of nominations to contest the party’s parliamentary primaries […] The post Winning
Starting from January 1, 2024 ride-hailing companies such as Uber, Yango, and Bolt will be required to pay taxes in Ghana. The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has made this Read More... The post GRA To Tax Uber, Bolt Others appeared first on DailyGuide
President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed bewilderment over the underwhelming performance of the national football team, the Black Stars, in recent tournaments despite the abundance of talent in the country. Addressing the leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) at the Jubilee House, he acknowledged the heightened expectations stemming from Ghana’s 41-year trophy drought […] The post President
The Electoral Commission (EC) will today, Thursday, December 21, organize elections in district assemblies where the polls were postponed. About 40 districts in the Ashanti and Eastern Regions were postponed due to errors found on the ballot papers, delays in distribution of voting materials and issues of non-functioning Biometric Verification Devices (BVD). Stakeholders have since […] The post EC
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has affirmed that its board and management followed the right processes in procuring the services of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML). In a statement issued on Wednesday, the GRA noted that “The Contract is for five (5) years and is performance-based and approved under Section 40 of the Public Procurement […] The post GRA
The management of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has denied receiving $100m annually from the government as alleged in a documentary. The company says there is no iota of truth in the publication. The following is a full statement issued by SML; The company has taken note of a documentary that has been aired by […] The post SML denies receiving $100m annually from gov’t appeared first
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has defended its partnership with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) following a publication questioning the contract and SML’s claims of saving the government billions. This follows a publication alleging that the Minister of Finance had awarded a “questionable” contract to SML to monitor Upstream Petroleum Production and to Audit the […] The post SML’s
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