PREMIUM Reizigers op station Amsterdam Centraal. © ANP Steeds meer treinreizigers weigeren de verplichte toeslag van 2,90 euro op de hogesnelheidslijn tussen Schiphol en Rotterdam te betalen. Dat blijkt uit een steekproef onder conducteurs door FNV-Spoor, op verzoek van deze site. De frequente treinuitval en vertragingen op de lijn zijn daar een oorzaak van. NS erkent dat de betalingsmoraal lager ...
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Supreme Court assigns re-collation case to new High Court judge
General News of Saturday, 28 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The Supreme Court of Ghana The Supreme Court has ruled that the mandamus application concerning disputed parliamentary election results will be reassigned to a new judge at the High Court. This decision comes after the Supreme Court found that the original High Court judge, Rev. Fr. Joseph Agyemang, had infringed upon the ...
Read More »More Ghanaian incompetence – Professor Steve Hanke blasts Mahama’s plan to renegotiate IMF deal
General News of Saturday, 28 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Steve Hanke and John Mahama Professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University in the United States, Steve Hanke, has labelled President-elect John Dramani Mahama‘s plans to renegotiate Ghana’s agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a sign of incompetence. This critique comes as Mahama, fresh from his victory in the ...
Read More »New rules, regulations and taxes: What’s changing in 2025
As at every New Year, taxes are going up and coming down, new rules come into force and old regulations are being phased out. Here’s a round-up. Self employment The tax office has pledged to start implementing legislation first approved eight years ago and aimed at stopping sham self-employment. Freelancers will have to meet a number of conditions – including ...
Read More »Average family will spend hundreds of euros more on fixed costs next year
The fixed costs for an average family will rise much faster than inflation next year. An average family will pay almost 500 euros more in fixed costs in 2025, reports price comparator Keuze.nl based on its own research. The costs are therefore more than 120 euros higher than can be expected based on inflation. The price increase is mainly due ...
Read More »Gemiddeld gezin is komend jaar honderden euro’s meer kwijt aan vaste lasten
Rekeningen op de keukentafel. Foto ter illustratie. © ANP / ANP De vaste lasten voor een gemiddeld gezin stijgen komend jaar veel harder dan de inflatie. Een gemiddeld gezin betaalt in 2025 bijna 500 euro meer aan vaste lasten, meldt prijsvergelijker Keuze.nl op basis van eigen onderzoek. De lasten vallen daarmee ruim 120 euro hoger uit dan op basis van ...
Read More »E-Gates cost $1.7m, not $240m – Ghana Immigration Service responds to ‘false’ claims
General News of Thursday, 19 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoDr. Bawumia passing through the newly commissioned E-Gate at KIA’s Terminal 3 The Ghana Immigration Service has refuted “false” claims on social media that the recently commissioned electronic gates at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), cost the nation $240m. In a press release issued on Thursday, December 19, 2024, the ...
Read More »EC gazettes 274 Parliamentary election results; two constituencies outstanding
General News of Friday, 27 December 2024 Disclaimer Source: GNA Jean Mensa and her deputies The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially gazetted the parliamentary election results for 274 constituencies and has submitted them to the Clerk of Parliament. However, the Commission has not yet finalised the results for the Ablekuma North and Dome Kwabenya constituencies, as the re-collation of results for these ...
Read More »More motorists sent back to school for driving too fast
More motorists sent back to school for driving too fast December 26, 2024 The number of speeding drivers sent on a special course to learn to behave in traffic has risen by almost 50% this year, according to figures from driving licence bureau CBR. In total, 3,332 speed devils were sent on a course in 2024, most of whom ...
Read More »Memphis Depay announces plans to get Kotoko training pitch, play friendly against Corinthians
Sports News of Thursday, 26 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Memphis Depay visited Kotoko training ground Dutch player of Ghanaian descent, Memphis Depay, disclosed plans to support Kumasi Asante Kotoko when he visited the team’s training ground on December 26, 2024. He noted their training pitch and facilities are not in good condition and that directly impacts their performance on the field. ...
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