The incidence of Minority members staging a boycott right before President Akufo-Addo could deliver this year’s State of the Nation address received a mixed reaction from politicians and Ghanaians alike, with their action exploding on social media. An interesting scene captured by GhanaWeb’s cameras involved the amiable wife of former President Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, Nana Konadu Agyeman. The ...
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Ghana full of churches but corruption has filled the land – Pentecost Chairman
The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye has bemoaned the level of corruption in the country despite the many churches scattered around every nook and cranny of Ghana. “Our dear nation is full of many churches, yet, corruption has filled the land. This means the Church in this generation is not salty enough to cure the corruption ...
Read More »On $175M loan misappropriation: Does NDC really mean well for Ghana?
I thought I was dreaming when perusing through the unfortunate news about the misappropriation of $175 million loan facility secured in 2012 which was meant to provide seven district hospitals, but I was not. I was wide awake. The NDC hierarchy indeed misapplied the loan facility on the blind side of Ghanaians. Shockingly, however, the Joy News’s fact-finding mission has ...
Read More »Ghana card registration starts March 4 in Eastern Region
2.25bn Eurobond case: SC to deliver judgment April 22
A seven member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Chief Justice Anin Yeboah has fixed April 22, 2020 to deliver judgement in the suit against the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta on the issuance of a 2.25 billion bond. This was after the apex court had refused an applocation from the Commissiin of Human Rights and Administrative Justice ...
Read More »GRA ondertekent een pact met Nederland over verrekenprijzen
De Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) heeft een Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) ondertekend met de Belastingdienst om de capaciteit van het personeel van de autoriteit op te bouwen. Volgens de overeenkomst, die een periode van 18 maanden omvat, zullen ambtenaren van de divisie Binnenlandse belastingopbrengsten van de GRA training krijgen in op risico gebaseerde audits, terwijl het personeel van de Transfer Pricing Unit ...
Read More »Free SHS is the most significant social intervention since independence – Bawumia
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme is the most significant social intervention since Ghana attained Independence. Dr Bawumia argued that the Free SHS Policy had touched and will continue to positively affect the lives of many Ghanaians including generations unborn. Vice President Bawumia while touting the Akufo-Addo government’s credentials in Swedru in the ...
Read More »Corruption will disgrace Ghana – Pentecost General Secretary
The General Secretary of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi, has said that a minister who does not live above reproach is not sound and fit for his or her calling. “As a minister, you must be a person of integrity. The people you are leading must see you as sound and fit to lead them. If ...
Read More »Wetswijziging nodig zodat Nederlanders in buitenland ‘verlopen’ paspoort kunnen terugeisen
Een wetswijziging moet het mogelijk maken dat ex-Nederlanders hun Nederlandse nationaliteit, die ze door langdurig verblijf in het buitenland waren verloren, alsnog kunnen terugeisen. Dat heeft de Raad van State woensdag bepaald in een baanbrekende uitspraak. Irene de Zwaan12 februari 2020, 15:24 Nederlands paspoort.Beeld ANP Nederlanders met een dubbele nationaliteit die langer dan tien jaar buiten de Europese Unie verblijven en ...
Read More »Amendment of the law is required so that Dutch nationals abroad can demand an ‘expired’ passport
An amendment to the law must make it possible for former Dutch nationals to be able to reclaim their Dutch nationality, which they had lost due to a long stay abroad. The Council of State determined this on Wednesday in a groundbreaking ruling . Irene de Zwaan 12 February 2020, 15:24 Dutch passport. picture ANP Dutch nationals with dual nationality who have resided outside the European Union ...
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