…As Smokers claim recent Tax Increment on Tobacco Products have not reflected in prices on the market Some regular cigarette smokers in Ghana have downplayed the effect of the 20% tax increment on Tobacco products. They say it has not reflected on the price of the commodity on the market, and that the price of […]
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A Concerned senior Ghanaian Citizen has expressed serious reservations about the way authorities in Ghana are handling affairs of the country, especially in the areas of the management of the country’s basic education management. Her concerns come in the wake of recent media publications revealing how some children and parts of the Volta and Northern […]
Read MoreThe Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has revealed that the government intends securitize the proceeds of the Electronic Levy (E-Levy) when passed, to ensure greater revenue through Bonds, to build the necessary road infrastructure in the country. Mr. Amoako-Atta said this when answering questions on the floor of parliament on Friday March 4, […]
Read MoreMembers of the Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA) have met in Accra to review the draft National NCD Strategic Plan for Ghana. The document seeks to operationalize the National NCD Policy, among others. Cabinet has already approved the policy pending its official launch and dissemination by the Ministry of Health. The focus of the meeting […]
Read MoreThe People’s Liberation Council(PLC) of Western Togoland, a non-violent, non-political civil movement has strongly distanced itself from groups like the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), the Western Togoland Restoration Front (WTRF) and any other group calling for the Sessession or Independence of Western Togoland from the republic of Ghana. According to a press release issued […]
Read MoreBright Simons, a Ghanaian social innovator, entrepreneur, writer, political commentator and the vice-president, in charge of research at IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, has debunked claims by a local media source that Ghana’s Fitch ratings had been reviewed favourably from ‘B-‘ to ‘B’. Attempting to help the public understand the correction that […]
Read MoreDisability Rights activists, campaigners, funders, business leaders, international agencies, governments, civil society organisations all over the world will converge virtually in Norway for the Global Disability Summit 2022 (GDS 2022) scheduled for 15 – 17 February 2022, demanding bigger and better development goods and services for the world’s 1 billion population of persons with disability. […]
Read MoreThe establishment of a strong Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education as part of the educational system of the nation will prepare the current generation of students to advance the country’s digitalization agenda. Information indicates that Government is developing 20 STEM centers and 10 model STEM senior high schools across the country as part […]
Read MoreJihadist attack near Burkina Faso-Ghana Border and its implications for resolving the Bawku conflict
An Owula Mangortey observation… Ghana’s State Security became alert to a deadly Jihadist attack in a Burkina Faso community, closer to the Ghana border towns of Kulungugu and Sapeliga. Security sources confirmed to me that the attacks took place at about 4.00 AM on Sunday, 30th January, 2022 and efforts were being made to repel […]
Read MoreGovernment as part of efforts to reduce the cost of energy to Ghanaians and to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive, has ensured the reduction of the OCTP gas price resulting in savings of at least US$72 million every year for consumers. This comes on the back of negotiations between the Government represented […]
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