The Minority in Parliament has walked out of the House as the Majority votes for the controversial E-levy bill to pass the Second reading stage. The bill is currently at the Consideration stage being considered by the Majority side alone. ...
Read More »Monthly Archives: March 2022
E-Levy bill finally appears on order paper; House to debate and approve it
The controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) Bill has finally showed up on the order paper of Parliament, about three months after it was taken off to allow for broader stakeholder engagements. The report of the Finance Committee tasked which deliberated ...
Read More »A bag of sachet water now sells at 6.00 ghc
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP) has recommended to all its members to review upward the prices of their products. In a press release signed by the National President, Magnus ...
Read More »Ghana vs Nigeria: Ghana seeks 2022 FIFA World Cup spot in Abuja today
The Black Stars of Ghana will later today Tuesday, March 29, 2022, play the Super Eagles of Nigeria as they fight for a place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament to be held in Qatar. The first leg played ...
Read More »Ghana’s judiciary politicized, we need reforms – Mahama
Former President John Mahama has taken a swipe at what he describes as the politicisation of the country’s judiciary. According to him, the judiciary due to its manipulation by political powers delivers funny judgements. Addressing the US Chapter of the ...
Read More »Court throws out Sosu’s motion for interlocutory injunction against IGP
The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has dismissed an interlocutory injunction filed by Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and his officers. The court presided over by Her Ladyship Justice ...
Read More »Ghana Athletics is not Dead, it’s a matter of investment and support – Charles Osei Asibey
2ndVice-President of Ghana Athletics (GAA), Mr. Charles Osei Asibey, insists that Ghana Athletics is not dead or dwindling as is being suggested but rather the sport lacks investment. Responding to journalists in Koforidua during the Circuit III Athletics organized by ...
Read More »3 Sentenced 60 years for robbery
Three young men in Akatsi who conspired and robbed an ‘okada’ operator of his motorbike at gun-point were last Friday sentenced to a total of 60 years imprisonment by the Sogakope Court. They are Godsway Sedofia, 19; Seraphim Torgbor, and ...
Read More »COVID-19: Ghana’s land and sea borders re-opened
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the re-opening of Ghana’s land and sea borders, effective Monday 28 March 2022. The President on March 22, 2020, announced the closure of the country’s land, sea and air borders as part of measures ...
Read More »COVID-19: Wearing of facemask not mandatory effective March 28 – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that effective Monday, 28th March 2022, the wearing of facemasks is no longer mandatory. The President in his 28th address to the nation on the measures taken to fight the pandemic on Sunday, March 27, ...
Read More »