The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) requested access to the whole KPMG report on the revenue assurance agreement between Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The Office of the President denied this request. On April 24, 2024, the MFWA made a request for a copy …
Read More »E-VAT improves revenue collection – GRA
An update on the introduction of the Electronic Value Added Tax (E-VAT) system has been released by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), who reports that everything is going as planned. The GRA has reaffirmed its commitment to the thorough and expeditious implementation of the system, which is anticipated to improve …
Read More »NDC clashes with NPP over voter registration in Asuogyaman
Tensions erupted during the current voter registration exercise when National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters confronted purported non-residents who were allegedly bused in from Ketu North’s Afefe district around midnight in order to register voters. It was said that the non-residents were brought in from Pius Enam Hadzide’s hometown, the parliamentary …
Read More »Dormaahene urges Bawumia to select his running mate from Bono region
The president of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs and Omanhene of the Dormaa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Oseadeayo Agyemang Badu II, has asked Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, to think about selecting a running mate from the Bono Region or the Bono East Region. He …
Read More »“Bawumia is respectful, intelligent and his utterances are devoid of insults and are decent” – Dormaahene
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, is now in the Bono Region conducting phase two of his campaign tour. During the campaign tour, the proposal to bus his entourage and campaign personnel was made, and it was well-received. Before beginning his tour, he …
Read More »Bawumia promises to establish Minerals Development Bank
Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, has revealed his intentions to create a bank for the development of minerals in the event that he wins the presidency in the approaching December elections. The initiative’s justification was presented by Dr. Bawumia at the University of Energy and Natural …
Read More »Extend deadline of limited registration exercise -Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
The Electoral Commission (EC) has been requested to extend the limited voter registration time by Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). This is in reaction to issues and disturbances that were noticed during the exercise’s first phase. Professor Opoku-Agyemang emphasized the need to …
Read More »File new motion on anti-LGBTQ+ bill – Supreme Court directs Richard Sky
Richard Sky’s appeal for a ruling that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill also referred to as the anti-gay bill is invalid and has no legal effect has been postponed by the Supreme Court. Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, the Chief Justice, has nonetheless ordered …
Read More »EC directs officers to switch to offline mode
District offices have been directed by the Electoral Commission (EC) to switch over to the offline registration process as of Thursday, May 9, 2024. This decision was made in response to issues the commission had with the network on Wednesday afternoon that affected the online registration process. This was announced …
Read More »KMA declares war on stray animals
A group of skilled cattle catchers has been assembled by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly in order to gather straggling cows in the city. This approach is a part of the efforts to prevent ruminants from trampling on several million recently planted Green Ghana trees. Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah informed reporters …
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