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1,603 ROM March 31, this year, passengers arriving in the country with the Ghana Card will not be required to fill out landing cards since their particulars will be accessed electronically. Stakeholders in the transport and aviation industry arrived at the decision after a meeting with the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in Accra. In a […]
1,693 The Office of the Vice President is said to have written to the Commissioner of the Customs Division to release bags of rice imported by a businessman who was battling another businessman over ownership of the same goods. This led the disgruntled businessman to file a complaint at the Office of Special Prosecutor resulting […]
1,662 The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is calling on government to abort the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. Since securing a staff-level agreement with the IMF, the government has been working with stakeholders to get them to subscribe to the debt exchange programme. Some groups have fiercely kicked against the DDEP arguing that it […]
1,763 Regular readers would recall a recent tweet about whispers floating around Accra’s political alleys about the role of fixers and go-betweens in Ghana’s Vice President’s vaunted “Gold for Oil” initiative. A bit earlier, we explored the merits and prospects of the whole Gold for Oil program in some detail. When the above tweet was […]
1,765 The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Suaman District in the Western North Region, Hon. Philip Kwabena Boahen has handed over 28 refrigerators, a fufu pounding machine, a modern sowing machine, cocoa spraying machines and physical cash to over 10 schoolers each having GH¢4000 to People Living with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Suaman district […]
1,736 The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to appear before Parliament on Thursday February 16, 2023, to brief the house on the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange programme. This follows a directive by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to the Business Committee of the House to summon the Finance Minister to give a policy […]
1,373 Burkina Faso has broken all ties with France, giving the french special forces to evacuate within a month. Having expelled the french ambassador to the country, it has become the 2nd francophone country to do that after Mali. The current president of Burkina Faso, captain traore is just 34 years, making him the youngest […]
2,413 The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday, February 12, 2023, cut sod for the construction of the Liberty Assemblies of God Hospital in Akweteyman, Accra. The construction of the 50-bed community hospital is in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Liberty Assemblies of God Church. Dr Bawumia, who has provided financial support, […]
1,708 Host of Final Point Political Talk Show on Top FM, Kwabena Owusu Agyemang (Governor) has called into question the fidelity of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to the New Patriotic Party. According to the host, Ofori-Atta’s association with the NPP only stems from his relationship with President Akufo-Addo, who is his cousin. “I am now […]
1,636 The Greater Accra Regional Council of elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) held a two-day retreat at Peduase to discuss the well-being of the party as they prepare ahead of the 2024 general elections. The theme for the two-day retreat was, “Effective Party Organization To Break The 8.” Joining them on Saturday, February […]