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‘No place like home, don’t leave Ghana for greener pastures’ – French ambassador

French ambassador wants young Ghanaians to stay home and build the country Ann Sophie-Ave speaks at KNUST event Ambassador Sophie-Ave clarifies her role in issuance of visas French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie-Ave, ha advised young Ghanaians to stay home and build Ghana because there is no place like home. She made the comments while addressing students this week (February ...

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NIA to update Parliament on Ghana Card registration

Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Deputy Majority Leader has informed Parliament that the Minister for Communications and officials of the National Identification Authority (NIA) have been invited to update members on the ongoing registration of citizens for the “Ghana Card”. He explained that the NIA officials would engage the House during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. ...

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Allow government to pass E-Levy and let them face the consequences – Ben Ephson to NDC

Veteran Journalist and Pollster, Benjamin Emmanuel Ephson, popularly known as Ben Ephson, has urged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to allow the NPP government to pass the controversial E-Levy so they solely bear the so-called electoral consequences. According to him, the NPP government has about two years to either retain power or leave and so they should be allowed to implement ...

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Judges lodge formal complaint of Sosu’s ‘political judge’ statement to General Legal Council

Judges lodge formal complaint of Sosu’s ‘political judge’ statement to General Legal Council Judges say Francis Sosu’s statement an attempt to scandalise Judiciary Sosu’s comments were unfortunate, reckless and misguided – AMJG We would fish out ‘political judges when we come to power – Sosu The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG) have said the “political judges” statement ...

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Allow Ghana Card holders board flights to Ghana without visa – GACL to airports, airlines

The Management of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has written to all airports and airlines to allow persons holding valid Ghana Card to board flights to Ghana without the need for visa. A statement issued by the GACL on Saturday February 12 said “Following a key ceremony at the Headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal ...

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Junior rapper like you taking a senior to court? – Ambolley slams Okyeame Kwame

Ambolley makes allegation against Okyeame Kwame Ambolley sued Defamatory suit against Ambolley served online Veteran musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley cannot fathom why his ‘junior’ Okyeame Kwame would sue him for alleging that he had misappropriated Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) funds. While stating unequivocally that he has evidence to back his claim, Ambolley said in an interview with JoyNews that he did not err by ...

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Volt wants to tax home equity when sold

Volt’s parliamentary group wants to tax the surplus value of houses after the sale. The political party says it is investigating whether that is possible.  Stefan ten Teije 05-02-22, 12:00 According to MP Nilüfer Gündogan, this form of tax is easier to arrange than taxing profit on capital. ,,It sounds like a very mean instrument, but it is far from it. Now there is ...

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Brussels wants to extend corona travel pass ‘just to be sure’ until mid-2023

Europe wants to extend the corona travel pass ‘just to be sure’ until the middle of next year. It wants to be prepared for a possible increase in infections later this year or the appearance of new variants. The travel certificate, introduced in the middle of last year, normally expires in the middle of this year. Frans Boogaard Feb 3 2022 Last update: 03-02-22, 16:11 To ...

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