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You are not poor if you can send GH¢100′ – Ursula Owusu defends new E-levy

TWI NEWS The government has presented its 2022 budget statement New levies have been placed on electronic transactions The government has been on a digitalization drive in the last few years The Minister of Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has offered a defense on why the government is justified to have …

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2 Ghanaians seek Supreme Court interpretation of MPs immunity and privileges

Speaker refers Xavier Sosu’s complaint against police to Privileges Committee Police tried to arrest Madina MP on two occasions The MP has been charged with unlawful road blockage and destruction of public property Two Ghanaian citizens have headed to the Supreme Court to seek clarification on the issue of immunity …

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Pay our 3 months salary arrears – Toll booth workers chase govt

Some workers of Toll Booth at Ntonso Aboaso in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region are demanding their three (3) months unpaid salaries from the government following the closure of Toll Booth operations in the country. The Road Minister, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, on Wednesday, announced the discontinuation of Toll Booth …

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Absa Bank, Ghana Library enroll first cohort of 1000 young people for ReadytoWork e-learning

The first cohort of 1000 young people has been enrolled to undertake the e-learning course under the Absa Bank – Ghana Library Authority ReadytoWork partnership.   Absa Bank Ghana in partnership with the Ghana Library Authority is giving young people the opportunity to undertake courses on the ReadytoWork e-learning platform …

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2022 Budget: NABCO recruits to enjoy one year contract extension

Government says the remaining 67,000 beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) who have not yet secured jobs will not be laid off this year. Instead two windows; the YouStart program and a Digital inclusion program will gradually absorb them in batches during the next fiscal. Announcing this during the …

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Sosu sues IGP over unlawful arrest

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency in the Greater Accra Region has sued the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare over attempts by the police to ‘unlawfully’ arrest him. The suit dated Tuesday, November 16, 2021 was filed at the High Court. …

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14-year-old boy allegedly electrocuted at Pakyi

A 14-year-old boy met his untimely death when he allegedly got electrocuted at home at Pakyi in the Ashanti Region. Majid Iddrisu was found by the Police dead in a supine position with extension cables around him. This was after his father, a meat seller, had reported the incident to …

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Pass the anti LGBTQ+ promotion Bill without delay – Ashanti Regional Chief Imam tells Parliament

The Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Sheikh Abdul Mumin Haruna has joined the fight against the promotion of LGBTQI+ in Ghana and asked parliament to pass the Bill without delay. Describing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people  activities as devilish,  Sheikh Mumin Haruna asked Parliament not to leave the fight …

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Use Bolga Baskets to Reduce Plastic Menace and Generate Income for Yourselves- John Sackey

The General Manager of Upper East Environmental Waste Services Limited, a subsidiary of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mr. John Sackey has appealed to the people of the Upper East Region to consciously and deliberately develop the habit of using the Bolga Baskets for markets, offices or any occasion in order to …

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Some alien child beggars in streetspicking intelligence for criminals

A security Analyst Osabutey Abass has disclosed that most of the alien beggars in Ghana  are on the streets to pick intelligence for criminals.   According to him these supposed beggars gather vital information to  facilitate the unscrupulous activities of criminals in the country.   The Executive Director for Platform for Peace …

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