Monthly Archives: December 2023

Parliament passes landmark Emissions Levy Bill before rising for Christmas

Business News of Monday, 25 December 2023 Source: GNA The bill is to promote the use of eco-friendly technologies and green energy Parliament has passed the Emissions Levy Bill, 2023, as part of efforts to reduce Ghana’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions and help raise some domestic revenue for the government. The bill is to promote the use of eco-friendly technologies and green energy, ...

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Eindelijk kogel door de kerk: vanaf december 2024 is elke nieuwe telefoon op te laden met zelfde kabeltje

Vanaf december 2024 moeten alle nieuwe telefoons en veel andere elektronische apparaten met hetzelfde oplaadkabeltje werken. Alle nieuwe laptops krijgen ook dezelfde aansluiting, maar die regeling geldt pas vanaf april 2026. Dat heeft minister Micky Adriaansens (Economische Zaken en Klimaat) besloten naar aanleiding van een Europese richtlijn die vorig jaar werd aangenomen. Economieredactie 25-12-23, 16:26 ,,We willen de wirwar aan verschillende ...

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NPP primaries: Meet the five long-serving MPs who have bowed out

General News of Monday, 25 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.complay videoClick Here to Watch in Twi The New Patriotic Party (NPP) having conducted parliamentary primaries in orphan constituencies, will be holding another round of primaries to elect parliamentary candidates in some 137 constituencies where it has serving parliamentarians. Ahead of the primaries to be held in January 2024, the party has opened ...

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Project funds not utilised will be taken back to the USA by June 2024 – World Bank to Ghana

Business News of Monday, 25 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com World Bank Country Director in Ghana, Frank Pierre Laporte The World Bank Country Director, Frank Pierre Laporte, has said that project funds allocated to Ghana that have not been utilised will be sent back to the United States of America by June 2024. According to him, this policy aims to encourage countries ...

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Deze 18 dingen veranderen op 1 januari voor jouw portemonnee

Op 1 januari verandert er veel door nieuwe wet- en regelgeving. Dat kan invloed hebben op jouw portemonnee. Geldredacteur Marloe van der Schrier zet de achttien belangrijkste veranderingen op een rij. Marloe van der Schrier 23-12-23, 13:15 Laatste update: 23-12-23, 20:24 1. Salarissen gaan omhoog Iemand met een modaal salaris van 3390 euro bruto ziet vanaf januari netto 79,19 euro meer op zijn ...

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You don’t read – Afenyo and Adongo clash over VAT Amendment Bill

General News of Saturday, 23 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoDeputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin A heated exchange occurred between Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin, and Ranking Member of Finance, Isaac Adongo, during the parliamentary debate on the VAT Amendment Bill. Accusing Adongo of not reading the document, Afenyo Markin rebutted Adongo’s claim that the VAT Amendment Bill sought to impose ...

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2024 Budget: Parliament passes Appropriation Bill, 2023

Business News of Saturday, 23 December 2023 Source: GNA                          Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta Parliament on Saturday passed the Appropriation Bill, 2023, to allow Government to withdraw GH¢259.05 billion to meet its expenditure for the 2024 financial year. The amount will be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund and other public funds ...

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SML breaks silence on alleged US$100 million government contract

Business News of Wednesday, 20 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Managing Director of SML, Christian Sottie Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has strongly refuted allegations of being awarded a 10-year government contract, asserting that the duration of the contract is, in fact, five years. Dismissing claims made in a documentary by an Accra-based media outfit, SML challenged them to produce any contract ...

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Majority Leader shoots down EC’s proposals for reforms for election 2024

General News of Thursday, 21 December 2023 Source: kasapafmonline.com Majority Leader of Parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu Majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has led Parliament in shooting down reform proposals from the Electoral Commission for the 2024 elections. The Chairperson of the Commission Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensah has announced a number of reforms including closing polls at 3pm and doing away with the indelible ink. On Tuesday in the District ...

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2024 Elections: Put a cutlass in your pocket when going to vote – NDC Deputy Gen. Sec. tells Ghanaians

  play videoNDC Deputy General Secretary, Mustapha Gbande Deputy General Secretary of the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustafa Gbande, has asked Ghanaians to arm themselves when going to vote during the 7th December 2024 general elections. According to him Ghanaians should carry guns and machetes or anything they can lay their hands on to enable them protect themselves and ...

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