561 MTN Ghana has organized community forums in Sefwi Dwenase in the Western North region and Asante Mampong in the Ashanti region to educate customers on products and services, mobile money (MoMo) fraud and provide updates on network improvement initiatives in the country. The fora were attended by Police Officers, Prisons Officers, Municipal Chief Executives, […]
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No need for new taxes in mid-year budget review – Tax policy analyst
594 A tax policy analyst, Dr. Alex Ampaabeng, has advised the government against introducing new taxes in the 2023 mid-year budget review, which is expected to be delivered on July 27. He said that while it is important to shore up domestic revenue, imposing new taxes on Ghanaians could “choke the country.” Dr. Ampaabeng was […]
SSNIT to stop investing in non-profit social ventures – Employment Minister
545 The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah has given assurances that Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is set to shift policy away from investing in non-profit social ventures to safeguard contributors’ funds. The Minister was responding to concerns of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) regarding an observation from the 2021 […]
High Court dismisses sexual harassment case against First Atlantic Bank, slaps former NSS personnel with ¢6,000 cost
1,635 The High Court in Accra has dismissed the case against First Atlantic Bank by former National Service Person, Deborah Sayram Adablah, who alleged sexual harassment against the bank and its former Chief Finance Officer, Ernest Kwasi Nimako. The Court presided over by Justice Olivia Obeng Owusu, also slapped Miss Adablah, (Plaintiff) a cost of […]
Ashanti Region: GUTA bemoans exorbitant fees charged by GRA
616 Members of the Ashanti regional branch of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) have accused the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) of subjecting them to rigorous checks and making them pay exorbitant duties on imported goods. They described such checks as deliberate targeting which they say is hampering their businesses. Speaking at an event […]
Supreme Court clears Nduom to challenge GN Bank’s license revocation at High Court
537 The Supreme Court has given businessman and politian, Paa Kwesi Ndoum the green light to challenge the revocation of the license of GN Bank at the High Court. This follows a judgment by the apex court overturning an earlier decision of the Court of Appeal barring it from challenging the revocation at the High […]
Fuel prices go up
698 There have been marginal fuel price hikes at major filling stations in the country. A visit to the pumps by 3news.com on Monday, July 17 showed that petrol prices have jumped from GH¢12.30 per litre to GH¢12.45 per litre. This is same for Diesel. Visits to Goil, TotalEnergies and Shell showed the latest price […]
GHASALC is well positioned to withstand the current financial turbulence — Tweneboah Koduah
956 The Executive Secretary for the Ghana Association of Savings and Loans ( GHASALC) , Mr. Tweneboah Koduah, has said his outfit is well positioned to withstand the current financial turbulence prevailing in the financial system. He said despite the financial challenges, which had bedevilled the financial sector, GHASALC had played a strategic role […]
Met Bold Ventures team up with Barbri Global to sponsor legal training of Ghanaian students
467 Met Bold Ventures, Ghanaian based educational agency, is determined to give out scholarships to students seeking to study law outside Ghana Met Bold Ventures is not only providing full scholarships to Ghanaian students, but also giving discount to students based on their educational qualification. To foster and in a bid to achieving […]