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Ghana’s energy sector facing direr financial challenges than before – Ben Boakye

1,480  Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, says Ghana’s energy sector is facing direr financial challenges than it was a decade ago. According to him, very little has been done to tackle the power sector problems following a 2014 diagnosis which named financial, managerial and technical challenges as the […]

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Ghana will save money if post-budget workshop is held in Parliament – Kofi Adams

1,388  The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Buem constituency and former National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, has justified his reasons for proposing that the 2024 post-budget workshop should be held in Parliament instead of going outside Accra. He insisted that the decision was to help the country to […]

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2024 budget must lessen tax burden – GNCCI

1,375  The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Mark Badu-Aboagye says the structure of Ghana’s taxes and the implementation of the same is a threat to the survival of businesses. According to him, the businesses are overburdened with taxes, which makes it very difficult for them to expand. […]

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TOAG Supports Mahama’s Game Changer 24 Hours Economy Proposal

1,453  Transport Operators Association Of Ghana(TOAG) are in fully support of John Dramani Mahama’s game changer 24 hours economy proposal. In a Press release copied to brosdcastergh.com yesterday,it was indicated that,as drivers association, the establishment of a 24-hour economy initiative signifies more than an adjustment in operational hours; it’s a paradigm shift that challenges the […]

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NPP has agreed for Bawumia’s running mate to come from Ashanti region – First Deputy Speaker

1,550  The First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has added his voice to calls for Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s running mate to be selected from the Ashanti region. This follows intense competition among some New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament over who partners with the newly elected flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Names that have emerged […]

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Roads Ministry to begin restoration of faulty, damaged traffic lights

1,806  The Ministry of Roads and Highways has begun a nationwide exercise to restore malfunctioning and damaged traffic lights. According to the Ministry, this is in response to a marked increase in the rate of vehicular crashes, theft, and vandalism of traffic control infrastructure, particularly traffic lights. The ministry said the cost of restoring these […]