A report released by a coalition of CSOs has found that between 2018 and 2020 Ghana lost $901.1 million to tax incentives through parliamentary tax waivers alone to corporations. In 2018 the country lost about $657million through the Ghana Investment Promotion Center’s (GIPC) investments in 2018. An official of the Tax Justice Coalition a Civil … The post Ghana lost
Mr Peter Osei Amoako, the Director of Finance at COCOBOD has said the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD determines the quantities, and types of fertilizer to be purchase for a particular cocoa season. He said there was no period, where user units like the CODAPEC/HI TECH have determined the quantities and type of fertilizer to … The post Opuni
The coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in January will add more responsibilities to Customs Administrations in Africa, Mr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, Commissioner-General, Ghana Revenue Authority (GAR), has said. He said it would be prudent for Customs Administrations on the continent to have additional resources in performing their roles diligently. Mr … The post AfCFTA
Ghana is in the process of developing the Diaspora Engagement Policy to harness the human and material resources of the diaspora for socio-economic transformation. The Policy, when adopted, will provide for the leveraging of investment benefits and privileges through strategies that promote foreign direct investment to Ghana from the diaspora. Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, the … The post Ghana
Government has introduced Coffee Development Programme to support the growth of the industry. The programme, spearheaded by the Ghana Cocoa Board, has already led to the doubling of output to above 12,000 tonnes per annum with yields about 1.4 tonnes per hectare. Mr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, made this known … The post Ghana government to
Parliament has approved the construction of a Technical, Vocational and Educational Training (TVET) facility at Agona West to enhance skills training to boost private business growth. Mrs Cynthia Mamle Morrison, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona West, made this known when she addressed more than 600 trainees at the newly commissioned Business Resource Centre … The post Parliament
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, on Wednesday commissioned the new Chancery Building of Ghana in Brussels, Belgium. At the virtual event, Madam Botchwey, on behalf of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, congratulated Mr Sena Siaw-Boateng, the Head of Mission, the staff of the Embassy, the contractor and the … The post Foreign
Government has authorized a bailout, which involves a partial payment of up to GH¢50,000.00 to customers of the remaining affected Fund Management Companies. A Securities and Exchange Commission statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Wednesday said the partial payment formed part of measures to reduce the burden on the customers while … The post Government
Wild fire Wednesday dawn swept through stalls and shops at the Odawna Market, Kwame Nkrumah Circle/Interchange, destroying goods worth thousands of Ghana cedis. The fire, said to have started at 0220 hours, took personnel of the National Fire Service more than four hours to douse. Divisional Fire Officer II, Mr Ellis Okoe, the Head of … The post Fire sweeps through Odawna Market
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), local chapter of Transparency International, has encouraged Ghanaians to take advantage of the available corruption reporting platforms to report corruption incidents. The GII said as part of efforts to make corruption reporting easier, many platforms such as the Advocacy and legal Advocacy Centre (ALAC), IPAIDABRIBE, and Eye on Corruption had … The post Ghanaians
When I was in Ghana in 1996 to cover the party congress of the NDC for West Africa magazine in London, I had the opportunity to interview the then President, Jerry Rawlings. Mark Woyongo, who I had met when he was Minister Counsellor for Information at the Ghana High Commission in London, arranged the interview, … The post My encounter with J. J. Rawlings appeared first on
A 34-year-old mallam, Suleman Mumuni Tanko is in the grips of the Central Regional Police Command for allegedly murdering a 24-year-old woman, at a hotel at Ofaakor in the Greater Accra Region. The self-acclaimed Mallam, who was suspected to have lured the woman to the hotel under the pretext of performing some rituals for her, … The post Police arrest suspected
The United Nations and partners are being thwarted in delivering aid to victims of the Tigray crisis in the northern Ethiopia area by blocked roads, threatening food insecurity for millions, UN humanitarians have said. “Roads to the Tigray region remain blocked and humanitarian partners are warning that humanitarian supplies will soon be exhausted, putting millions … The post Food
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