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Budget 2021: Govt To Offer Loans To Enable Ghanaians Pay Rent Advance

The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and caretaker Minister for Finance, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has stated that the government will this year commence a new scheme that will provide eligible Ghanaians with low-interest loans to enable them to pay rent advance.     He said the scheme will be called the National …

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Agyapa Deal Is Under Review By Attorney General – Oppong Nkrumah

    Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the Agyapa Royalties deal is being reviewed by the Attorney General’s office before it is returned to parliament.       Speaking on Joynews’ Newsfile program on Saturday, March 12, 2021, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah noted that some critical issues that had previously …

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Agyapa Deal: Don’t Just Change Name, Ensure Proper Valuation – Franklin Cudjoe

      IMANI Africa President, Franklin Cudjoe has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to ensure proper valuation of Ghana’s minerals in the Agyapa royalties agreement before the deal is brought back to Parliament for approval.   President Akufo-Addo during the state of the nation address hinted at plans to engage …

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Adwenpa-Hene Departs From Sweet FM, Headed To Ahenkan FM

Talented News Anchor,  “Adwenpa-Hene Kofi Mensah”  has officially said goodbye to the Kumasi Amakom-based Sweet FM, www.MyGhanaMedia.com can confirm after our earlier story fortnight ago. Adwenpa-Hene  now joins Akim Oda – based Ahenkan FM  set up by the radio host of peace FM under Despite Media, Odi Ahenkan Kwame Yeboah, …

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Sam George In Trouble Over LGBTQ+ Claims

      The Ningo-Prampram branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) appeared to have disowned its Member of Parliament (MP), Sam George Nartey, following his claims that some anonymous Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) have vowed to unseat him in the party’s next parliamentary primaries if …

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Petroleum Prices To Go Up By 5.7%

  Petroleum prices are expected to go up by 5.7%, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the caretaker finance minister, has said.   Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said the increment has become necessary because of the introduction of two new levies by the government.   Presenting the 2021 Budget in Parliament on Friday (12 March), Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said: …

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Gov’t Introduces 10p ‘Borla’ Tax To Keep Ghana Clean

    The government of Ghana has instituted a sanitation and pollution levy (SPL) to accrue revenue to keep the environment clean.       Caretaker Finance Minister Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu made the announcement on Friday, 12 March 2021 when he delivered the 2021 budget.   He said “notwithstanding the progress …

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Police Service Reshuffles Regional Commanders

  The Ghana Police Service has reshuffled some regional commanders and members of the Police Management Board.   Under the latest reassignment, COP Mr. Frederick Adu-Anim is now the Director-General for the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD).   DCOP Mr. K. Boapea Otchere has taken up the role of …

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There Will Be No ‘Dumsor’ – Power Utilities Assures

    Heads of companies in the power generation and distribution sector have assured the nation of reliable power supply to meet its demands. They have also stressed that the recent power outages and the total blackout experienced last Sunday were not a return to the regime of irregular power …

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TV Stations In Ghana To Stop Showing Telenovelas From 1st May 2021

The National Film Authority has announced that effective from 1st May,2021, no television station, cinema theatre or movie screening center shall show any unclassified audio-visual content. According to the press statement signed by the Chairman of the Film Classification Committee,Socrate Safo which was sighted by oneminutegh.com,such audio visual content include; …

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