The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications will commence the implementation of the revised Electronic Transfer levy (E-Levy) rate of 1% from today, January 11, 2023. The government presenting the 2023 Budget and Economic Policy Statement, reviewed the 1.5 percent electronic transaction levy downwards to 1 percent effective January 2023. The reduction …
Read More »Why Kufuor Is Against Bawumia-Alan Ticket For 2024 Elections – Majority Leader Details
The Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has divulged details of a conversation he had with former president John Agyekum Kufuor regarding the party’s flagbearership contest ahead of the 2024 elections. The Suame MP is a proponent of the Bawumia-Alan ticket and has been seeking opinions …
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Alan Promises Ghanaians ‘GTP’ During His Presidency
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has served notice he will make himself available for election when the party opens nominations for its presidential primaries this year. He said if he wins the primaries and is subsequently elected President of Ghana, he will be a transformational …
Read More »“Ghana Is Gradually Becoming A NATO Country” – Alan Kyerematen
Ghana is gradually becoming a country where there is no action but talk only, former Minister of Trade and Industry Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has observed. He, therefore, insists that as a people, Ghanaians must focus more on getting things done rather than talking. “As a people, we must focus …
Read More »Lands Minister Replies Mahama Over Akonta Mining
Dear Mr. Mahama, I have read, Sir, with utmost dismay, your Facebook post regarding the comments made by the President of the Republic, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in Eastern Region, when he addressed the 28th National and 16th Biennial Congress of the National Union of Catholic Diocesan Priests’ Association …
Read More »“Lalasula” Initiative To Raise Funds For Alan’s Campaign
Former Trades and Industry Minister , Mr. Alan John Kyeremanten has hinted he will in the coming days launch a fundraising initiative to provide the people of Ghana the opportunity to support his campaign. Alan Kyeremanten made this known in a Broadcast to announce his intention to contest for the …
Read More »Agric Minister Resigns
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has resigned. He tendered his resignation to President Akufo-Addo a while ago. This comes four days after Trade Minister, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, resigned from the government. JoyNews Presidential Affairs correspondent, Elton Brobbey, in an interview on NewsNight on Joy …
Read More »Ghana’s Cedi Depreciates Marginally To Sell At ¢12 To A Dollar
The Ghana cedi is now selling at ¢12 to the US dollar in the retail or forex market, following days of sustained stability. This is about 0.86% loss in value since the beginning of the year. The Bank of Ghana is however quoting a dollar for ¢9.0002 on the interbank …
Read More »CAGD Staff To Gov’t: Pay Our 2021, 2022 Honorarium Or We Will Strike
The Concerned Staff of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) have asked its management and the Finance Ministry to pay them their owed allowances immediately. According to them, if their honorarium which has been in arrears for two years (2021,2022) is not paid, they will advise themselves. In a …
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