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Ghana loses vessels traffic to Togo over high port charges – GNCCI

Business News of Thursday, 21 March 2024 Source: starrfm.com.gh Tema Port | File photo The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has revealed that the country is losing out on huge revenue generation margins as some shipping vessels are now diverting their traffic to the neighbouring port of Togo. The chamber asserts this is due to the exorbitant charges ...

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FULL TEXT: Bagbin’s 62-point statement on Akufo-Addo’s position on Anti-LGBT+ Bill

General News of Thursday, 21 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoSpeaker Alban Bagbin and president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo   The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, delivered a formal statement on March 20, 2024, responding to what has become a rift between the Executive and Legislative arms of government. At the heart of the 62-point statement is a letter signed by the ...

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You used unsavoury words to denigrate Akufo-Addo – Afenyo-Markin replies Bagbin

General News of Thursday, 21 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin is the Majority Leader in Parliament   Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has expressed disappointment in the Speaker of Parliament’s choice of words in a formal statement on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s position on assenting to the anti-LGBT+ Bill. Bagbin, in a critical take, accused Akufo-Addo, among others, of ...

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FULL TEXT: Majority Caucus blasts Bagbin over arbitrary, undemocratic adjournment

General News of Thursday, 21 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Afenyo-Markin with his deputy and whips   The Majority Caucus in Parliament issued a stern riposte to events in the House on March 20, 2024, when Speaker Alban Bagbin delivered a formal statement on a recent letter by the presidency before adjourning the House indefinitely. In a statement dated March 20, ...

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Extra verhoging minimumloon met 1,2 procent stap dichterbij, PVV blijft achter links voorstel staan

De PVV in de Tweede Kamer blijft pal achter de extra verhoging van het minimumloon staan. De partij trotseert daarmee VVD, NSC en BBB, waarmee verder wordt onderhandeld over een nieuw kabinet. De kans is nu groot dat de laagste loonschalen, de AOW en de bijstandsuitkeringen per 1 juli met 1,2 procent extra omhooggaan. Laurens Kok 14-03-24, 16:37 VVD, NSC en ...

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MTN, Telecel explanation; AirtelTigo’s boast: What telcos have said about internet outage

Business News of Sunday, 17 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Logos of Ghana’ major telecom operators – MTN, AirtelTigo and Telecel   Internet connectivity has become a very topical issue since March 14, 2024, when it was confirmed that undersea cables that serve most West African countries had been disrupted. Ghana’s three telecommunications outfits recorded massive drops in data service quality ...

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Full internet services to be restored in minimum of 5 weeks – NCA

Business News of Saturday, 16 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com NCA Headquarters in Accra | File photo The National Communication Authority (NCA) has announced that repairs to undersea cables that have adversely affected data services in the country will take a minimum of five weeks. In the NCA’s 4th update on the internet situation in the country, the regulator indicated that the ...

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IMF Managing Director arrives in Ghana; scheduled to meet Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others

Business News of Sunday, 17 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Dr. Mohamed Amin Adam, Minister of Finance and IMF MD, Kristalina Georgieva   The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Madam Kristalina Georgieva, has arrived in Accra ahead of bilateral talks with President Akufo-Addo, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam, Bank of Governor Ernest Addison, and other high-ranking ...

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