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Kwabena Boateng elected Ejisu parliamentary candidate
A private legal practitioner, Kwabena Boateng, has beaten eight other persons who competed in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary held at Ejisu on April 13 to become the parliamentary candidate. The contestants in last Saturday’s NPP primary included former Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss, Kwesi Nyantakyi, Dr. Evans Duah, Klinsman Karikari Mensah, Helena Mensah, […]
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Royary Club honours Asantehene
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has received the Paul Harris Fellowship award from the Rotary International in recognition of his demonstrable interest in the promotion of development. Rotarians and large crowd of people watched the ceremony which coincided with the first conference of Rotary District 9104 in Kumasi. Rotarians from across the globe including […]
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Assembly woman for Old Estate East forms community watchdog committee
The Assemblywoman for Old Estate East Electoral Area in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region, Rebecca Oforiwaa Darko popularly known as Abena Payaase, has formed a community watchdog committee to fight crime in the area. The community watchdog committee, which was jointly formed with the Koforidua Central Police Command, is to aggressively […]
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Adaklu residents call for urgent commissioning of abandoned court complex
Residents in the Adaklu District of the Volta Region are urging authorities to promptly commission and hand over a court complex that was constructed in 2020. Despite its completion, the complex has been left unattended, with weeds and rodents taking over the premises. A recent visit by Citi News revealed locked gates, but an external […]
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Business
GSE seeks tax incentives to boost investor participation
By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU ebenezer.njoku@thebftonline.com The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is pushing for the reinstatement of the capital gains tax exemption on listed securities, with Managing Director Abena Amoah confident it would deepen investor participation and solidify the bourse’s gains. She believes the tax break, coupled with tax incentives for listing companies, would significantly […]
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Curfew imposed on Karaga after residents clashed with military
The Karaga District Security Committee, has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the community following a clash between residents of Karaga and the military. The confrontation resulted in the death of one person and left three others with injuries. The confrontation is reported to have erupted when a rival regent was enskinned following the […]
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District-level elections: Field officers bemoan delays in payment of allowance
Field officers hired by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the 2023 district-level elections are expressing frustration over the delay in receiving their payments. These officers played crucial roles during the elections, which involved training and deploying over 100,000 officials to 38,000 polling stations nationwide in December of the preceding year. Despite assurances from the EC […]
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2024 Polls: We’ll control our expenditure – Abena Osei-Asare
Minister of State designate at the Finance Ministry, Abena Osei-Asare has indicated that the government remains committed to ensuring there is no revenue spillage as the country heads to the December polls. According to her, state agencies particularly those at the port, must intensify collaborations to address any revenue leakages in a manner that does […]
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Banking & Finance
Ecobank promises leadership in waste-to-wealth creation
By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU ebenezer.njoku@thebftonline.com Ecobank has pledged to remain a frontrunner in responsible waste disposal and conversion by promoting waste as a valuable resource. The commitment forms part of the bank’s week-long celebration themed: ‘Promoting Sustainability Through Waste Transformation: The Ecobank Way,’ launched at its Head Office in Accra. Setting the tone, Managing […]
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Parliament threatens action against Finance Ministry over GH¢6bn Common Fund arrears
Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has indicated that the House may need to confront the Finance Ministry if it does not provide clarity on its indebtedness to the District Assembly Common Fund by the conclusion of June 2024. This concern has been prompted by revelations made by Benjamin Kpodo, the Member of […]
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Entertainment News
‘Taste of Sin’ movie featuring Archbishop Duncan-Williams’ out on Netflix
The Founder and General Overseer of the United Denominations of Action Chapel Churches Worldwide, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, a renowned figure in the realm of faith and leadership, has stepped into a new spotlight as he makes a cameo appearance in the highly anticipated movie “Taste of Sin.” The film, which has garnered significant buzz for […]
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Abena Osei-Asare links ‘dumsor’ to illegal connections, calls on Ghanaians to change attitudes
Abena Osei-Asare, the minister of state-designate for the Finance Ministry, has raised significant concerns regarding issues plaguing Ghana’s energy sector. During her vetting by the Parliament’s Appointments Committee on March 13, 2024, Osei-Asare addressed the root causes behind the intermittent power supply, commonly referred to as ‘Dumsor’, highlighting human activities such as illegal meter connections […]
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Food prices could have been worse if not for PFJ – Abena Osei-Asare
Abena Osei-Asare, the minister of state-designate for the Finance Ministry, has highlighted the significance of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative in stabilizing food prices in Ghana. During her vetting by Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, she emphasized PFJ’s crucial contribution to Ghana’s aim for food self-sufficiency. She noted improvements […]
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Business
Afenyo-Markin defends $449m tax waiver request for 1D1F businesses
Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has rebutted claims by the Minority regarding the government’s tax waiver requests for businesses under the One District One Factory initiative. Despite opposition from the Minority, who raised concerns about potential corruption and misuse of public funds over the proposed $449 million tax exemptions, Afenyo-Markin defended the initiative during his debate […]
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Gold-for-oil policy contributed to Ghana’s improved inflation – Abena Osei-Asare
Government says the gold-for-oil policy contributed to a reduction in the country’s inflation rate from 54.1 percent to 23.5 percent in January 2023. The policy was introduced by the government in an attempt to address Ghana’s dwindling foreign currency reserves, coupled with the demand for dollars by oil importers, which was weakening the local cedi […]
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Yilo Krobo District Hospital risks disconnection over GH¢1.3m debt owed ECG
The Yilo Krobo District Hospital in the Eastern Region faces possible disconnection from the national grid over a GH¢1.3 million debt owed to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Tema Regional Public Relations Officer for the power distributor, Sakyiwaa Mensah, disclosed that the hospital has not made any financial commitment toward clearing the debt since […]
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NDA Commissions 32 Boreholes In Bunkpurugu – Nakpanduri District
Scenes from the boreholes commissioning The Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority (NDA), Lawyer Sulley Sambian, has commissioned 32 boreholes in the Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri district of the North
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Unstable power supply, a challenge facing Fomena hospital
Healthcare delivery at the newly-constructed Fomena Government Hospital is being hampered, following unstable power supply to the health facility.This came to light when the Paramount Chief for Adansi Traditional Area, Opagyakotwere Bonsra Afriyie II, paid a working visit to the hospital. Bringing to fore the challenges confronting the hospital, the administrator of the facility, Mr. […]
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Why Your NSS ‘Allawa’ Delays
The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has, often-times, been accused of delaying the release of monthly stipends of personnel. No official communication has ever been issued over this mishap, but it has now been revealed that it is the personnel themselves who are causing the problem. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the NSS, Osei […]
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