Below are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today. The Daily Searchlight Daily Analyst The Ghanaian Observer Daily Guide The Daily Statesman …
Read More »VIDEO: “I Won’t Say Anything” – Dormaahene Reacts To ‘Ban’ From Berekumhene’s Funeral
The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Nana Agyeman Badu II, has addressed the injunction preventing him from attending the final funeral rites of the late Paramount chief of the Berekum Traditional Area, Daasebre Dr Amankona Diawuo II. In response to the court’s decision, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Nana Agyeman Badu II expressed his sentiments …
Read More »Impose 0.5% Levy On Cash-outs – Telecos Chamber Tells Govt
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) has called on the government to lower the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) from 1% to 0.5% and impose a 0.5% levy on cash-outs to align the policy with Ghana’s digital-first strategy. “Our recommendation to the Ministry of Finance is to consider reducing the levy …
Read More »Parliament Suspends L.I. Seeking To Restrict Importation Of Tripe, 21 Other Products
Parliament has suspended the laying of the Legislative Instrument seeking to restrict the importation of 22 selected strategic products into the country. This follows calls by the minority caucus on the Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond, to further engage the group on concerns surrounding the L.I. The Minority …
Read More »PURC Announces Reduction In Electricity Tariffs By 1.52%, Water Up By 0.34% Effective December 1
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has announced a downward review of electricity tariffs effective December 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024. The adjustment is in line with the Commission’s Quarterly Tariff Review Mechanism using key factors such as the exchange rate between the US$ and the Ghana Cedi, domestic inflation …
Read More »Gyampo Writes To Bawumia: ‘Focus On Your Own Campaign’
Dear Sir, I have a few words to help your very difficult attempt at breaking the Eight. You must focus on your own campaign. Spend much time to rebuild the palpable trust deficit and show no sense of entitlement to anything. It is politically tactless to respond to the one …
Read More »South African Parliament Suspends Julius Malema, Other MPs For A Month
South African opposition leader Julius Malema and five other MPs from his Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party were on Wednesday punished with a one-month suspension without pay from parliament. The parliament’s powers and privileges committee found them guilty of contempt of parliament for storming the stage during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s …
Read More »Bring It On – Afenyo-Markin Dares NDC MPs In ‘Past’ Mahama And ‘Future’ Bawumia Comparison
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu and Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has intimated that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has done much better in Government than former President John Mahama, stressing that while Dr Bawumia represents the future of the country, John Mahama belongs to the country’s …
Read More »Special Prosecutor Directs TOR Management To Suspend Proposed Partnership Deal With TEPL
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has directed the management of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to suspend its proposed partnership agreement with Tema Energy and Processing Limited (TEPL). The OSP, in a letter dated November 21, 2023, and addressed to the Managing Director of TOR, Daniel Osei Appiah, …
Read More »MP Donates Computers To Afigya Kwabre North Schools.
The Member of Parliament (Mp) for Afigya Kwabre North Constituency Hon. Collins Adomako Mensah has donated a set of HP computers and accessories to some selected basic schools at Ahenkro, Denase, and Boaman in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region. The donation forms part of the government’s …
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