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Final warning: All defaulting OMCs must pay by December 3 or face prosecution – GRA

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has given all defaulting Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) up to December 3, 2021 to make payment or risk being drag to the court. This new notice to the defaulting Oil companies was contained in a...

Govt’s entrepreneurship interventions lack equity, benefit only few – ACEYE Report

A Regional Entrepreneurship Freedom Index (REF Index) report commissioned by the Africa Center for Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment (ACEYE) in Ghana, has revealed that various entrepreneurship interventions by governments over the years, have not really had an impact on...

Vice President opens Ghana Digital Innovation Week in Accra

A one-week programme bringing together pace-setters and stakeholders in the digitization ecosystem has been launched in Accra by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. In his speech, Dr. Bawumia explained that the Ghana Digital Innovation Week will serve as a...

Bank of Ghana raises policy rate to 14.5%

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has increased its policy rate from 13.5 per cent to 14.5 per cent, six months after cutting the benchmark rate. The bank said on Monday November 22, 2021 that the increment was necessary to help...

Concerned Drivers to embark on strike over fuel hikes

The Concerned Drivers Union Association of Ghana, has set November 25, 2021 to embark on a strike over the continuous increment on fuel prices. Ghanaians woke up on Monday morning of November 22, 2021 to notice an increment in fuel...

Introduction of E-Levy is strategic for revenue mobilization – Afenyo-Markin

Member of Parliament for Effutu constituency and Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has discounted claims that the introduction of the E-Levy will increase hardship in the country. He described the levy as “strategic” move by government to mobilize more resources...

North Tongu MP presents Combine Harvester and Power Tillers to Aveyime Rice Farmers’ Association

As part of his efforts to keep rice farmers in his constituency in profitable business and reduce their cost of renting, Member of Parliament for North Tongu in the Volta Region Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa presented Combine Harvester and Power...

Returning to IMF for a bailout not an option – Ofori-Atta

Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister for Finance has reiterated the government’s resolve not to return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for any sort of bailout programme. There have been reports that government is in the process of going to the...

We’re solving youth unemployment with GHC10 billion investment – Ken Ofori-Atta

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has described as unprecedented the GHC10 billion earmarked by government to invest in the youth of the country. He said the move will help to create an enabling environment for the youth to succeed.  “For...

You don’t have power to halt toll collections – Speaker tells Road Minister

The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has directed the Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, to reverse his decision to suspend the collection of road tolls. According to the leader of the legislature the Minister acted...
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LGBTQ+ community is not funding National Cathedral project – Rev. Kusi Boateng

The secretary to the board of trustees of the National Cathedral Secretariat Rev. Kusi Boateng, has denied rumours that...