Commuters on the Accra-Tema motorway will start paying tolls again after the completion of expansion works on the road. Similarly, users of other newly constructed roads would also have to pay road tolls to use those roads. The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta said this when he presented the Mid-year budget review statement in Parliament […]
The Chief Imam of the Republic of Ghana, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has conferred special prayers and benedictions to the newly elected Chief Executive Officer of the New Patriotic Party, Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong for a successful tenure in the next four (4) years. The Chief Imam said the special prayers when Lawyer Justin Kodua […]
Parliament last Friday passed the Tax Exemptions Bill, 2022 to provide for a tax exemption regime in the country. The bill will set clear eligibility criteria for tax exemptions and provide for the monitoring, evaluation and enforcement of exemptions. When assented to by the President, it will strengthen the monitoring role of the Ministry of […]
Samuel Koku Anyidoho, the founder of the Atta-Mills Institute has reacted to criticisms that he has arrogated the name of former President John Evans Atta-Mills to himself without recourse to his [Mills] family. He has also been accused of engaging with the government to refurbish the Asomdwee Park, the final resting place of the late […]
Ghana will revert to writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in May/June in 2024, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has announced. He explained that currently, Ghana was doing a gradual recovery learning, based on contact hours in the classroom. “We are hoping that by 2024, we […]
The government will use the mid-year budget review (MYBR) to be presented Monday, July 25 to rally the nation behind a prospective programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that is intended to improve upon the country’s balance of payment (BOP) and fast track the economic recovery. It would also use the opportunity to call […]
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has granted amnesty to all customers who owe the company or have issues with their connections. The amnesty is to enable various customers pay their arrears. In a statement on dated Sunday, July 24, 2022, the management of GWCL said the amnesty will start from August 1 to 31, 2022. Below […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said one close contact in the new Marburg Virus Disease cases in Ghana reported symptoms after the maximum incubation period, the person tested positive together with his close contact (yet to be corroborated by IPD) but died on July 21, 2022. Currently, 40 additional contacts have been identified in the Savannah […]
The government will use today’s mid-year budget review (MYBR) to address the myriad of challenges facing the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) programme that was introduced in 2018 to provide jobs for the teaming youth. It is expected that it would announce a comprehensive exercise to integrate the beneficiaries into the YouStart programme, another initiative of […]
Brother of the late President John Evans Atta Mills has disclosed, for the first time, what may have caused the death of the statesman ten years ago. Many Ghanaians including the former aide to the late president, Koku Anyidoho have raised questions about circumstances leading to the death of John Evans Atta Mills. Mr. Anyidoho […]
Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwah, says a review of the Free Senior High School Policy is underway. This exercise, he reveals is geared at determining which of the cost components government can relinquish to parents to pay. “…we can do the analysis and then come up and say that, […]
A shadow report on the mental health and human rights situation in the country by 32 nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), has called on the Mental Health Authority (MHA) to establish a visiting committee to monitor the activities of traditional and faith-based healing centres, otherwise known as prayer camps in the country. It explained that the failure […]
