The prospect of Ghana securing an expedited deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been given another boost, as the United Kingdom (UK), Germany and France have pledged to support the country to deal with its current economic crisis. These financing commitments came on the back of closed-door bilateral meetings hosted by a government […]
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Wednesday telling Russia its annexation of four Ukrainian zones is illegal and not valid. Ghana was among the 143 countries that voted in favour of the resolution, 15 abstained from the exercise and 5 rejected the resolution including Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the resolution “historic” in […]
Some traders in Kumasi have called on the government to adopt more sustainable and business-friendly tax policies that would help the government to optimise its revenue mobilisation while promoting business growth. According to them, the current Value Added Tax (VAT) policy being implemented by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) “does not support our system.” “The […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has listed 17 political parties who have no regional and national presence and therefore risk having their registrations cancelled. The EC has therefore given the 17 political parties up to Thursday, October 20, 2022 to show proof why their registrations should not be cancelled under the Politicall Parties Act of 2000, […]
The National Service Secretariat has released the 2022/2023 national service postings. The release of the postings was announced in a press statement issued Wednesday afternoon. The press statement signed and issued by the Executive Secretary of the NSS, Osei Assibey Antwi, said a total of 115,240 prospective national service personnel who enrolled to undertake their mandatory service […]
Some firms that were expected to deploy the Electronic VAT system for prompt tax assessment by the Ghana Revenue Authority are failing to comply, more than a week after the implementation of the new system. This according to the GRA is due to fears that many of them will be exposed, as the right tax […]
The HIV population among children aged one to four years was 7,699 in 2020, while new infections in children of the same age group in 2021 were 443. “This is not good because most of these children got it from their mothers. They were mainly mother-to-child transmissions and that is something we have to avoid,” […]
Four persons have been confirmed dead, with 10 others missing, as a result of torrential rainfall which flooded many areas in five municipalities and districts in the Eastern Region a couple of weeks ago. The deaths occurred in the New Juaben South and New Juaben North municipalities and also in the Akyemansa and the Denkyembour […]
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is in the final stages of integrating its database with the National Identification Authority (NIA). The DVLA has already connected its technology infrastructure with the NIA database while working on applications that would ensure that national identification cards (Ghana Cards) are integrated into the system. The Chief Executive […]
The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Ghana have constituted a five-member consultative committee to act as the liaison between the two state agencies and the financial services industry in developing a debt management strategy that meets the expectations of the government and the private sector investors. The work of the committee is also […]
Musician Kidi is currently trending on Twitter for abandoning a performance due to a malfunctioned microphone. The Artiste was due to perform on Saturday night as part of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) SRC week activities at the Casford field. However, upon mounting the stage and with students cheering him on while excitingly waiting […]
A security and foreign policy analyst, Adib Saani has attributed the success of con artist, Patricia Asiedua (aka Nana Agradaa) to greed and penchant for ‘overnight riches’ on the part of her victims. According to him, many Ghanaians are in a haste to amass wealth, hence their vulnerability to deceptive ploys by persons like ‘Nana […]
