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FULL TEXT: MoF releases ‘Volume I’ document of 2024 budget statement

Business News of Monday, 12 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has released what it termed as the ‘Volume I’ document of the 2024 Budget and Economic Policy document of the government. The document outlines the macroeconomic and framework policies of the government. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta had earlier presented his statement before lawmakers in Parliament ...

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Chief summoned before Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council for endorsing John Mahama

General News of Monday, 12 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.live Bafour Owiredu Agyarko Minta II summoned for endorsing John Mahama Two Chiefs of Begoro, namely Daasebre Ofosu Kwabi Ayebiahwe Otweresohene, Okyeame Owusu, and Bafour Sakyi Amankwaa II, have submitted a case to the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council. The traditional leaders accuse Bafour Owiredu Agyarko Minta II, who holds the title of Ankobeahene ...

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Spare Parts Dealers at Abossey Okai express approval for Bawumia’s proposal of a flat rate tax regime

The association say they eagerly anticipate the implementation of the flat rate tax The Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association welcomes the proposal by Dr. Mahamudu Bawunmia to implement a flat-rate tax on the importation of spare parts into the country if voted into power. The Association believes that the initiative by the New Patriotic Party flagbearer is laudable and ...

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No more ghost names on government payroll – Controller and Accountant General declares

Business News of Friday, 9 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Signage at the CAGD in Accra There are no ghost names on the government’s payroll, the Controller and Accountant General, Kwasi Kwaning Bosompem, has said. The government’s chief accountant told a gathering in Kumasi that the situation had come about because of a newly implemented comprehensive digital solution. The said solution ...

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Bawumia Speaks: Watch Samira Bawumia’s reaction as her husband presented his vision for Ghana

Politics of Friday, 9 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Samira Bawumia walked on stage to embrace her husband, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, after his address On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, outlined his vision for Ghana during his first public address to the nation after he was elected leader of the ...

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Election date change: NDC’s ‘lack of consistency in principles’ shocks Kweku Baako

General News of Friday, 9 February 2024 Source: peacefmonline.com play videoEditor-in-Chief of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr Seasoned journalist, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has questioned the National Democratic Congress’ position on the proposal for a change of election date from December 7. The Electoral Commission has been petitioned by Seventh Day Adventists to change the December 7 date to November ...

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‘We cannot visit the sins of the fathers on their children’ – Kofi Bentil defends Bawumia

General News of Saturday, 10 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Kofi Bentil Kofi Bentil, a proponent of the campaign to make Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia president of the country from January 2025, has advanced a supposition to the effect that the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party cannot be blamed for the shortfalls of the Akufo-Addo administration. Kofi Bentil ...

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Dode in Senegal bij protesten tegen uitstel verkiezingen

NOS Nieuws•Vandaag, 10:53•Aangepast vandaag, 12:28 In Senegal neemt de onrust toe, nadat de dinsdag was besloten om de verkiezingen uit te stellen. De protesten verspreiden zich over het land en hebben een eerste leven geëist. Demonstranten staken in de hoofdstad Dakar banden in brand en gooiden stenen naar de politie, die traangas inzette en met rubberkogels op ze schoot. In Saint-Louis, ...

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Politie vindt meer dan 8 miljoen euro cash bij inval in huis in Almere

Een straat in Almere werd eind januari opgeschrikt toen agenten een woning binnenvielen. Naar nu blijkt troffen agenten daar miljoenen euro’s cashgeld aan. Mark Broersma 09-02-24, 16:46 Laatste update: 09-02-24, 18:16 De inval dateert van woensdagavond 24 januari, maar de vondst is pas deze vrijdag bekendgemaakt. De politie viel de woning aan de Leemwierde in Almere binnen omdat er mogelijk verdovende middelen aanwezig ...

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Oud-premier Dries van Agt (93) overleden: ‘Hij stierf samen met zijn vrouw Eugenie, hand in hand’

Oud-premier Dries van Agt is overleden. De oud-leider van het CDA stierf maandag ‘samen en hand in hand met zijn vrouw Eugenie’ op een zelfgekozen moment. Het echtpaar is inmiddels begraven. Niels Klaassen 9 feb. 2024 Laatste update: 09-02-24, 16:21 Van Agt was minister-president van 1977 tot 1982. De afgelopen jaren maakte de oud-premier zich sterk voor de Palestijnse zaak, hij was erevoorzitter ...

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