Yearly Archives: 2019

Obedient Akufo-Addo govt’ll fix your roads – Ofori-Atta

The Akufo-Addo-led government will gradually fix all the deplorable roads in the country, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said.Presenting the mid-year budget review statement on the floor of parliament on Monday, 29 July 2019, Mr Ofori-Atta said: “Fellow Ghanaians, I wish to plead with you and assure you to bear …

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Gov’t withdraws luxury vehicle tax

Government has withdrawn the luxury vehicle tax which was introduced last year. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori – Atta, in his mid-year budget review in Parliament, said while the tax was introduced to raise revenue, “we have noted suggestions from the general public on the implementation of this tax.” The Luxury Vehicle …

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 KuYA Joins Kumawood Stars To Protest For Film Village In Kumasi  

The Patrons, Executives and entire members of Kumasi Youth Association (KuYA) are pledging our unflinching support to Kumawood Actors, Actress and Producers in pursuant for the Film Village to be built in Kumasi (Ashanti Region). Prior to the 2016 general elections, President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo had a social …

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Asantehene Reacts To Prophet Kobi’s Tribalism Statement

The Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, has asked Ghanaians to eschew tribalism from their day-to-day activities.In a Facebook post on Monday, 29 July 2019, the Asantehene’s Palace said: “Proud Asante. Say no to tribalism. #SayNoToTribalism.” The call comes at a time the founder and leader of the …

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Budget review: Finance Minister wants ¢6.3bn more to spend in 6 months

Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is seeking approval to spend some ¢6.3 billion in its Supplementary Budget for the remaining months of the fiscal year. This was contained in the order paper for Monday’s proceedings in parliament as the Minister presents the Mid-year Review as well as Supplementary Budget. Based on the 2019 …

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Gov’t reviews 2019 budget to GHS 85.1 billion

The government of Ghana is seeking approval for extra expenditure of some GHS 6.4billion in its Mid-Year Review and Supplementary Estimates. This was contained in the Order of Business of Parliament on Monday, 29 July 2019 ahead of the Mid-Year Review Budget presentation to parliament by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. …

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Gold Coast customers storm Parliament over locked up cash

Hundreds of protesters claiming to be customers of Gold Coast Securities on Monday besieged the premises of Parliament and the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) appealing to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and legislators to help them retrieve their locked up cash with the Non-banking financial institution. Customers of the …

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895 trafficked Ghanaians rescued

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), Mrs Cynthia Morrison has revealed that about 895 victims of human trafficking have been rescued since 2017 by the ministry in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service and the Economic and Organised Crime Organization (EOCO) Addressing a programme …

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