Business

GPRTU increases transport fares by 30% effective September 21

September 14, 2022

Public transport commuters will from Wednesday, September 21, pay at least 30 percent more following an upward adjustment in fares. This was announced in a communique from the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) today, Wednesday, September 14. According to the Union, the decision follows a successful consultation with its mother body. “In consultation with […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION

Kufuor Scholars Program launches Kufour Scholars Associates

September 14, 2022

The Kufuor Scholars Program has launched a new youth development platform dubbed the Kufuor Scholars Associates to empower more young people in the country to become transformational leaders. The Kufuor Scholars Associates seek to expand on the training and mentorship the John A. Kufuor Foundation set up by former President John Agyekum Kufuor, gives young […]Continue Reading

HEALTH

Korle-Bu, LEKMA hospitals charge unapproved fees – Auditor-General’s report

September 14, 2022

The Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has cited the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and the LEKMA Hospital, both in Accra, for charging fees not approved by Parliament. Mr Asiedu said in the 2021 Auditor-General Report that the actions of the two hospitals in the national capital were in contradiction with Regulation 48 of the Public Financial Management […]Continue Reading

Business

Issuing fake VAT invoice, others: Directors of businesses face 5-year prison term – GRA

September 14, 2022

Beginning October, 2022, directors of registered businesses across the country issuing fake invoices, receipts and also failing to file their annual tax returns could face over five years in prison. According to the Head of Domestic Tax Revenue Division at the Ghana Revenue Authority, Edward Gyambrah, the authority has already started prosecuting some businesses and […]Continue Reading

POLITICS

Elvis Afriyie Ankrah electrifies North East region at Walewale rally

September 13, 2022

National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary Hopeful, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has rallied the Youth of the NDC towards a Unity of Purpose Agenda to ensure the party wins the election in 2024 to rescue the Nation. He charged the atmosphere of the well-attended 6th-anniversary rally of the NDC Youth Network of the National Democratic Congress […]Continue Reading

NEWS

SIM card registration: Over 2,000 persons to file suit against NCA, Communications Ministry

September 13, 2022

Over 2,000 aggrieved Ghanaians have registered their willingness to sue the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the Ministry of Communications. This is due to what they describe as a poorly-organised SIM card re-registration exercise, which has been fraught with anomalies and challenges. Vice President in charge of Strategy at Imani Africa, Selorm Branttie, Continue Reading

Business

Cedi to find cushion on expected dollar inflows, but demand pressures persist

September 13, 2022

The cedi is expected to find a cushion on the back of expected foreign exchange inflows from the $1.3 billion cocoa syndicated loan. The dollar inflows is expected by October 2022. According to the Weekly Currency Report by Databank Research, the European Central Bank hike of deposit rate by 75 basis points and an impending […]Continue Reading

NEWS

EOCO should have acted quickly in freezing NAM1’s assets – Former Deputy AG

September 13, 2022

A former Deputy Attorney General has criticised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for its delay in freezing the accounts of the Chief Executive Officer of the defunct Menzgold company. Joseph Kpemka said EOCO did not act quickly enough. According to him, the institution should have pursued justice for the customers of the firm. […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Government urged to resource artisans after training

September 13, 2022

An Obuasi-based NGO, Mama Love Foundation, has appealed to government to resource graduate artisans with start-up kits after completion of their apprenticeship training. The president of the organisation, Rev Dr Love Konadu, is worried most graduate artisans find it difficult to establish a business after learning a trade. She was speaking after a feast with […]Continue Reading

NEWS

I only receive my pensions, no ex gratia – Mahama

September 13, 2022

Former President John Mahama says he does not enjoy any financial benefits beyond what he was owed while in office. According to him, the only remunerations he gets are from pensions drawn like every worker in Ghana. Aside from that “I receive only my monthly pension, like President Kufuor or President Rawlings was receiving until […]Continue Reading