BUSINESS

Here are the Charging Entities to collect the E-Levy

The Ghana Revenue Authority has stated the designated charging entities for the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy. According to the Authority, the charging entities who will collect the levy from the public include, Electronic Money Issuers (EMI); Payment Service Providers (PSP); Banks and Special Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDI) and other Financial Institutions …

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Wenchi SHS to face court over non-competitive procurement

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday directed the prosecution of the Wenchi Senior High School in the Bono Region for breaching the Public Procurement Act. The school was indicted in the 2018 Auditor-General’s Report for non-competitive procurement of goods and services. Accordingly, Mr. Twumasi Ampofo, the Headmaster, and Mr. …

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We will soon have an HIV/AIDs epidemic – Dr. Adu-Gyamfi

The presidential advisor on HIV/Aids, Dr. Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi, has indicated that the country will soon have to deal with an HIV/AIDS epidemic if care is not taken. According to her, an HIV/AIDS epidemic might be eminent because even though the number of cases of the disease keeps rising and …

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Farmers advised to plant trees on their farms to prevent erosion

Farmers have been advised to plant more trees on their farms to prevent erosion and keep the soil fertilized. Mr Philip Atiim, Project Manager at Catholic Relief Services (CRS), said planting of trees and engaging in mixed farming improved productivity and helped in climate change adaptation. He gave the advice …

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Retract insensitive comments – KNUST PRO ‘fired’

Joshua Opey, General Secretary of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), has called on the University Relations Officer of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe, to withdraw his comments about students deferred by the institution. According to Joshua Opey, the comments of …

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Stonebwoy slammed over NFTs endorsement

Stonebwoy incurs the wrath of a section of the public with his endorsement of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The rage is on the basis that the Reggae/Dancehall musician once advertised Menzgold which is yet to release funds to customers of the now-defunct gold dealership firm. The fight for the locked-up funds continues …

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KNUST reinstates over 3,550 of the 6,000 deferred students

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has disclosed that it has reinstated over 3,550 of the 6,000 students whose programmes were deferred due to their inability to pay 70 percent of their fees. According to the authorities, the students who have been reinstated made …

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Tears as teacher, 36, perishes in ghastly accident

Sylvia Etornam Gbormita, a teacher at the Border Basic School at Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, has died in what many has described as a freak road accident. Etornam, as she was popularly called, died on Friday, April 8, 2022, in an accident that left …

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Price of eggs to increase effective May 2

The Small Scale Poultry Farmers’ Association has announced a new price list for the sale of eggs across the country effective May 2, 2022. Per the announcement, a small crate of eggs will now be sold for GHS 30.00. Below is the advertisement announcement Source: Classfmonline.com

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Deferred students have a month to pay fees – KNUST

The Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has once again extended the deadline for payment of fees for deferred students by a month. According to the Institution, the decision follows a meeting with the Minister for Education, Yaw Adutwum and other stakeholders held today April 22, …

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Okoe-Boye appointed Acting NHIA boss

President Akufo-Addo has appointed the former MP for Ledzorkuku, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). “I am pleased to inform you that the President has appointed you to act as the Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance …

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Teacher trainees directed to feed themselves starting May 8

The National Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education – Ghana (PRINCOF) has directed that teacher trainees start to fund their own feeding from May 8. This directive is in response to the inability of Colleges of Education to make payments for food items supplied to them. According to PRINCOF, …

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Kwahu Easter festivities: the euphoria is back again

The Ghana Paragliding Festival has become an integral part of the annual Kwahu Easter Festivities. The event rekindled the hither-to dying Kwahu Easter festival and transformed Easter celebration in Ghana into an international event. The Genesis The history of the festival goes back to March 2003 when, as the new …

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Give us shoe factory—Tema Cobblers to government

Cobblers in the Tema Metropolis have called on the government to establish a shoe factory in their enclave for the teeming youth to venture into shoemaking as a means of employment. They told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Tema that scores of shoemakers had acquired the necessary …

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Managing the economy is not about speaking well – Economist

International Economist, Dr. Julius Kattah has asserted that no amount of economic gymnastics will change the fact that Ghana is faced with a serious economic crisis. Speaking on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM in a recent interview, he noted that the government must take note of the challenges …

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