Accra: Eleven-member Independent Tax Appeals Board to handle tax disputes inaugurated
An eleven-member Independent Tax Appeals Board has been inaugurated in Accra to oversee tax disputes between Revenue Administration and Taxpayers in Ghana. This is the first of its kind and forms part of government’s initiative to transform revenue administration and mobilization. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Independent Tax Appeals Board, Minister of Finance, […]
PAC refers Registrar General to A-G for prosecution
SOURCE: GRAPHICONLINE The Public Accounts Committee, PAC, has referred the Registrar General’s Department to the Attorney-General for prosecution for breach of procurement process. The violation is in connection with the supply of goods and services before the award of contract. The Chairman of the Committee, James Klutse Avedzi, gave the order when the Ministry of […]
Past problems were not deliberate – Adwoa Safo says as she renews commitment to NPP
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has pledged her renewed commitment to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the government of President Akufo-Addo. Speaking at a meeting with the leadership of the NPP at the Party’s headquarters, Madam Adwoa Safo said her absence from Parliament in 2022 was not deliberate. […]
NSS releases postings for more than 15000 trained teachers to undertake mandatory National Service
Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS), has released postings for fifteen thousand, five-hundred and seventeen (15,517) trained teachers. The trained teachers were enrolled to undertake their mandatory National Service for the 2023/2024 service year. A statement signed by the Executive Director of the Scheme, Osei Assibey Antwi directed all eligible trained teachers to check […]
Liberian President George Weah backs Morocco’s bid for 2025 Afcon
SOURCE: BBC NEWS Liberian President George Weah has added his backing for Morocco’s bid to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). The former striker, who is the only African ever to win football’s prestigious Ballon d’Or, awarded to the world’s best player, said he expressed his “fullest and strong” support for the nation who […]
Niger halves clinic childbirth blood-loss deaths
Researchers working with the ministry of health in Niger say they have managed to more than halve the number of women who are dying due to blood loss after giving birth in health facilities. Blood loss has long been the biggest cause of maternal deaths in Niger and many other developing nations. Over the last […]
Alan, Bawumia tied in NPP flagbearership race – New poll reveals
A new national poll conducted by the ‘Global InfoAnalytics’ shows that Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen are tied in the race to lead the Party ahead of the 2024 elections. The polls conducted between 31st December 2022 and 15th January 2023, indicate that the race to lead […]
Government working to pay road contractors – Kwasi Amoako-Attah
Minister of Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako-Attah says Government is working to pay road contractors to enable them to complete ongoing projects in the country. Responding to questions at Public Accounts Committee of Parliament in Accra, he said the delays in completing road projects could be attributed to payment of contractors on time, among other […]
Ghana records reduction in malaria infections in 2022
Data from the National Malaria Elimination Programme show that Ghana has recorded more than three million confirmed malaria infections from January to September last year, out of the seven million tests conducted. The figure shows a decrease in malaria infection as compared to the four million malaria cases recorded in the same period in 2021. […]
