Internationally acclaimed Crisis Management Company, LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited in collaboration with the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), has taken the fumigation of market centres in the country to the Eastern Regional Capital, Koforidua. Thousands of shops in the city, spanning six market centres namely, Central Market, Juaben Serwaa Market, Adweso Market, Zongo Market, […]
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Apiate explosion: Victims appeal for support
Victims of the Apiate tragedy are appealing for support to enable them to meet their basic needs. The victims who are currently housed at the Parish Hall of the Catholic Church at Bogoso, in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality say they are yet to come to terms with their loss. When the Graphiconline team arrived at […]
There’re enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines to cover more people — GHS
The country has received enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines to fully vaccinate about 17 million people as efforts are made to deliver the herd immunity target of 20 million people, according to data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The data show that Ghana had taken delivery of 25,458,290 doses of the five approved COVID-19 […]
Deepening consensus on E-Levy: Government meets key stakeholders
The government has concluded extensive consultations with key stakeholders on the electronic transactions levy (E-Levy) to help build consensus around the passage of the revenue measure. It has also secured the blessing of telecommunication companies (telcos) on the levy in the spirit of burden sharing, which has caused the firms to agree to shave off […]
Ghana takes over AMERI plant
Ghana has taken full ownership of the 250-megawatt (MW) power production plant from the African and Middle East Resources Investment Group, otherwise known as AMERI Energy. The 10-unit barge, with capacity to generate 25MW each, totaling 250MW, which is commissioned on natural gas, is set to be moved to Anwomaso in Kumasi in the Ashanti […]
MMDAs charged to enforce ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ bye-law
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr Henry Quartey, has charged metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) to ensure the enforcement of the Operation clean your frontage bye-law, beginning February 1, 2022. He also urged them to intensify sensitisation on the initiative by involving workers, national service persons, market women and other stakeholders to support them […]
COVID-19 booster vaccination starts today
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will begin the administration of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines from today. The move forms part of the revision made to the national COVID-19 vaccination policy by the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with stakeholders. The policy has also been revised to include the vaccination of pregnant women, who will […]
No Ghana Card, no banking – Banks ready to comply
Banks have expressed their readiness to comply with a Bank of Ghana (BoG) directive that mandates them to use only the Ghana Card in identifying their customers before transacting business with them. The Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) said the July 1 deadline was favourable and they would take the necessary steps to enable them […]
COVID-19: LCB Worldwide Ghana fumigates Abossey Okai, other market centres
Renowned Crisis Management Company, LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited on Sunday, January 16, 2022, fumigated shops at Abossey Okai and other Market Centres within the Greater Accra Region. The exercise which was executed in collaboration with the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) saw more than One Thousand (1,000) shops fumigated. The move comes on the […]
GRA beats target, collects GH¢57.32 billion in 2021
Efforts to increase revenue mobilisation are yielding the needed results, with data showing that the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) beat its target for last year by GH¢265.39 million. The authority collected GH¢57.32 billion in revenue in 2021, against the target of GH¢57.055 billion, mainly as a result of plugging the loopholes for tax avoidance by […]
Double-track system not abolished – Rev. Ntim Fordjour
A Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has reiterated that the nation’s education sector has seen a massive boost in diverse ways within the past five years. He explained that the massive infrastructural development by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government had led to easing the pressure on accommodation in Senior High Schools […]
2022 Academic calendar out: Basic schools reopen January 18, SHSs on February 7
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that all public basic schools will begin the 2022 academic year on January 18, 2022. The first semester from KG to JHS will begin from January 18 until June 9, 2022, with a mid-semester break from April 12 to 18, 2022, while the second semester will begin from […]