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‘Bawumia Must Win’ – Chairman Wontumi rallies Ashanti NPP

Politics of Tuesday, 3 January 2023 Discla play videoBernard Antwi Boasiako is also known as Chairman Wontumi The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has rallied the entire Ashanti Regional NPP behind the candidature of Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. To this end, Wontumi has coined a new slogan, ‘Bawumia Must Win’ ...

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Interior Ministry releases list of statutory holidays in 2023

General News of Tuesday, 3 January 2023   Independence Square The ministry of the Interior has released dates for statutory holidays and commemorative days in Ghana for the year 2023. However, the dates for Eid-Ul-Fittr and Eid-Ul-Adha because they are movable feasts. “The dates for their observation are provided by the Office of the Chief Imam in the course of ...

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‘A year by this time things will go well’ – Chief of Staff assures Ghanaians

General News of Friday, 30 December 2022   play videoAkosua Frema Osei-Opare, Chief of Staff The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has urged Ghanaians to maintain their composure and optimism for better times despite the country’s current economic challenges. According to her, the coming year [2023] will see an improvement in the economic situation even as the country recently ...

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Abedi Ayew Pele pays glowing tribute to late mentor ‘World Pele’

  Abedi Ayew Pele and Edson Arantes do Nascimento a.k.a Pele Ghana’s football icon, Abedi Pele Ayew has eulogized the death of his mentor, Edson Arantes do Nascimento popularly known as Pele. The three-time World Cup winner with Brazil died on Thursday, December 29, 2022, after losing his battle with colon cancer. He was 82. Pele is revered globally and widely regarded ...

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GRA to roll out e-platform for property rate payment on January 1

Business News of Friday, 30 December 2022 File photo The Ghana Revenue Authority has said it is commencing the implementation of a unified common property rate platform from New Year’s Day. It is doing so in conjunction with the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies. “Effective January 1, 2023, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will be partnering the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in ...

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First gold-for-oil consignment arrives January 2023 – Bawumia

Business News of Thursday, 22 December 2022 Source: classfmonline.com   Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced that the country will take its first consignment of oil under the gold-for-oil policy in January 2023. “I am happy to announce that the Government of Ghana has concluded the arrangements for the operationalisation of the ‘Gold for ...

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Reduce prices now – Akufo-Addo appeals to traders

Business News of Monday, 19 December 2022   President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Akufo-Addo has asked manufacturers, traders, and transport operators in Ghana to reduce their prices as the Cedi stabilizes. There is some jubilation on the streets as the Ghana Cedi surges against the dollar. Interbank exchange rates announced by the central bank on Friday, October ...

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GRA retrieves over US$93 million revenue via informants’ scheme

Business News of Monday, 19 December 2022   The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is the revenue arm of government The Ghana Revenue Authority has recovered in excess of US$ 93 million and an additional GH¢421million from multinational and local companies operating in the country through its informants’ reward scheme. These were ordinarily taxes which the state could have lost as a result ...

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Government to suspend debt service payments under certain categories – MoF

Business News of Monday, 19 December 2022 Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta Government through the Ministry of Finance has said it will suspend all debt service payments under certain categories of the country’s external debt component. The move according to government is an interim emergency measure pending further agreement with the relevant creditors while some analysts have described it as Ghana ...

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Cedi stages shocking comeback with 63% gain against dollar

Business News of Monday, 19 December 2022 File photo of Ghana cedis and dollar notes Businesses and households can now breathe a deep sigh of relief, as the Ghana cedi has seen a shocking recovery against the US dollar as of mid-December – appreciating by 63.7 percent. This comes as an unprecedented surprise, since just a few weeks ago the ...

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