Monthly Archives: September 2023

Business News of Tuesday, 19 September 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia The World Bank Country Director (Ghana), Pierre Frank Laporte, agreed with Dr. Bawumia’s claims that Ghana’s energy sector had been saddled with a quadruple whammy. He said: “The big issue has been on the fiscal side. Before the current crisis happened, we observed certain challenges on ...

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Ghana, official creditors discuss cut-off date for debt restructuring – Sources

Business News of Saturday, 16 September 2023 Disclaimer Source: Reuters   Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta Ghana and its official creditors are negotiating cut-off dates for which new loans should be excluded from a restructuring of the country’s overseas debt, two sources familiar with the matter said. Dates in December 2022 and March 2020 were under consideration in recent meetings of the ...

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We’ve waived our rights to personal service – Jean Mensa, others write to court

General News of Saturday, 16 September 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Bossman Asare (left) and Jean Mensa Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) and her two deputies have written to the Tema High Court waiving all their rights to personal service of any court processes. This was contained in a September 15, 2023 letter written through their lawyers Amenuvor and Associates, who are ...

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There is no existence of Mahama’s Cocoa Fund established for farmers’ pension – COCOBOD

Joseph Boahen Aidoo, COCOBOD Chief Executive Officer Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has dismissed claims of the existence of a Cocoa Fund, allegedly established by former President John Mahama during his presidency to serve as a pension scheme for cocoa farmers. According to Mr. Aidoo, not only was this fund non-existent, but ...

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Adwoa Safo breaks silence on long absence in parliament, begs for forgiveness

General News of Thursday, 14 September 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoSarah Adwoa Safo, MP for Dome Kwabenya constituency Former Gender Minister and MP for the Dome-Kwabenya constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has broken her silence on her prolonged absence from parliament. She offered an unreserved apology to her party and its members, shedding light on the personal challenges she and her family faced ...

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Limited voter registration: ‘We’re sticking to 268 district offices’ – EC says there’ll be another round after district elections

General News of Friday, 8 September 2023 Source: classfmonline.com Dr Bossman Eric Asare The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is not revising its plan for the upcoming limited voter registration exercise, insisting it will go ahead to conduct the process in its 268 district offices as planned. The exercise is billed to commence on September 12, 2023, to October 2, 2023. In an ...

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Julius Debrah as running mate over Naana Jane a better NDC choice – Anokye Frimpong explains

Politics of Friday, 8 September 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Historian and lawyer, Anokye Frimpong, has delved into the issue of the selection of a running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), making a good case for Julius Debrah, a former Chief of Staff, to be highly considered for the position. Speaking in a radio interview with Okwahu FM, the historian said that ...

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Tientallen kinderen onder ruim 2400 arrestaties bij A12-blokkade in Den Haag

MET VIDEOExtinction Rebellion (XR) blokkeerde zaterdag sinds 12.00 uur opnieuw de A12 bij Den Haag. Burgemeester Jan van Zanen had de demonstratie verboden. Rond 13.30 uur heeft de politie waterkanonnen ingezet en een uur later begonnen de aanhoudingen. Uiteindelijk zijn in vier uur tijd ruim 2400 mensen opgepakt, onder wie tientallen kinderen. Lees ons verslag hieronder terug in het liveblog. Thomas ...

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Verkiezingsprogramma BBB: 130 kilometer per uur, maximaal 15.000 asielzoekers en huishoudles op school

In het ideale Nederland van BBB worden sommige dingen weer als vroeger, krijgen vakmensen en boeren alle ruimte, is er veel minder armoede én komt er een ministerie voor Digitalisering. In een partijprogramma van bijna 130 pagina’s schildert de partij van Caroline van der Plas Nederland als ‘noaberstaat’. Niels Klaassen, Wouter Peer 08-09-23, 18:00 Laatste update: 08-09-23, 20:59 Ook de BBB van Caroline ...

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KPN en Vodafone verhogen prijzen van mobiele abonnementen fors voor klanten

Miljoenen klanten van KPN en Vodafone krijgen per 1 oktober een forse prijsverhoging te verstouwen. Beide telecomproviders claimen vanwege de hoge inflatie niet anders te kunnen. Redactie 09-09-23, 21:13 Vodafone verhoogt de abonnementsprijzen het meest, namelijk met 10 procent. De verhoging geldt voor alle ruim vijf miljoen klanten met een abonnement, behalve degenen die na 1 juli een nieuw prijsplan hebben ...

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