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1,838 The attention of the Minority in Parliament has been drawn to a statement issued by the Ministry of Energy, which seeks to vilify former President John Dramani Mahama and denigrate his contribution to the upstream petroleum sub-sector of the Country. For a government that has supervised the worst era in Ghana’s oil and gas […]
1,775 PARLIAMENT APPROVED on Friday a request to waive taxes totaling the Ghana Cedi equivalent of €13,318,745.00 on materials/goods and equipment needed for the construction of phase one of the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua. The taxes are Import Duty, Import GETFund Levy, Import NHIL, Import VAT, EXIM Levy, Special Import Levy, and COVID-19 Recovery […]
1,964 Tullow Oil Plc has announced that Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL) has filed requests for arbitration with the International Chamber of Commerce in London in respect of two disputed tax assessments received from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). In a notice to investors, the oil giant said the assessments relate to the disallowance of loan […]
1,669 Ranking Member on the Education Committee in Parliament, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to extend the February 20 reporting date for freshers into Senior High Schools nationwide. The Akatsi North lawmaker argued that parents will be financially stressed should the government decide to go ahead with such a short […]
2,202 Goverment says the Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP) officially closed on Friday, February 10, 2023, with over 80% participation of eligible bonds. This was announced in a statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Government in the statement thanked the people of Ghana for their “forbearance and support throughout these […]
1,904 The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey says some persons within the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) are not happy with his vision to make the capital city clean. Henry Quartey said these people are sabotaging his efforts even though he has the support of President Akufo-Addo and Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. According […]
2,405 The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has pushed for Parliament to pass the Broadcasting Bill. GJA, in a statement released on February 13 indicated that the passage of the Bill is one critical step that needs to be taken to sanitise the airwaves. “We urge the Executive and Legislature to give maximum attention to the […]
1,887 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 […]
2,092 MTN Ghana Foundation has officially opened entries for the 2023 Bright Scholarship program. The Foundation is receiving entries from 1st February 2023 to 31st May 2023. The Bright Scholarship will award 100 scholarships to students in public tertiary institutions across the country for the 2023/2024 academic year. Beneficiaries will be selected from all […]
2,090 The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu says discussions are still ongoing with Cabinet about charges to be imposed on some services rendered by the National Ambulance Service. According to the sector Minister, the charges will be used to fuel the ambulances, which is often a hurdle for the emergency agency. Speaking at the […]