Businesses and individuals want the government to scrap the E-levy and review some tax laws, a survey of business’s expectations in the 2024 budget statement has revealed. The businesses also expect a review of the COVID-19 levy, petroleum levy and the growth and sustainability levy which was recently introduced as part of the government’s conditions Read more…
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Ghana’s collapsing economy and IMF’s lies – Dr. Nii Moi Thompson writes
On 6th October 2023, a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held a press conference in Accra after a two-week review of Ghana’s $3 billion IMF program initiated in May with a $600 million down payment from the Fund. Present at the conference was a chastened finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, who had had to Read more…
Jean Mensa Shielded from Testifying in 2020 Election Petition – Justice Kweku Gyan
Justice Kwaku Gyan, a former Justice of the Court of Appeal, has slammed the Supreme Court for preventing Election Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa from testifying during the 2020 presidential election petition. 2020 Petition The petitioners’ attempt to have the EC chair subpoenaed into the witness box was foiled when the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Read more…
Coach Chris Hughton takes Responsibility for Poor Performance against the USA
In an international friendly played at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee, Ghana was defeated 4-0 by the United States of America. In Nashville, the Black Stars, who were looking to avenge their earlier Saturday loss to Mexico, gave up four goals in the first half. In the tenth minute, Gio Reyna scored the first goal Read more…
In One Year NPP Can Chance Ghana’s Fortune – Peter Mac Manu
Peter Mac Manu, a former national chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), claims that the Party can improve Ghana’s circumstances within a year. “It will only take the NPP twelve months to turn around the country’s fortunes,” Mr. Mac Manu stated in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Peduase, Eastern Read more…
ICGC Otabil, still in court over Capital Bank collapse
Some have questioned why other important decision-makers in the bank were not equally prosecuted in the wake of the sentence handed down by an Accra High Court to William Ato Essien, the founder of the now-defunct Capital Bank. The International Central Gospel Church’s leader, Dr. Mensah Otabil, has been mentioned frequently as the board chairman. Read more…
John Dramani Mahama was enstooled as the ‘Development Chief’ of the Penyi Traditional Area in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region.
Mahama’s Enstoolment At a vibrant durbar attended by chiefs and people of the area, Mr. Mahama was properly enthroned and outdid with the title Togbi Dunenyo I, Togbi Nugori of the Penyi Traditional Area. Mr. Mahama, who was the special guest of honour at the just-ended Penyi Nugoriiza, was welcomed into the community by a Read more…
CPP begins Reactivation and Reorganization
To strengthen its support base and make sure it is adequately ready to take power in 2024, the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has started the party’s reactivation and reorganization process. Policies Have Become So Commercialized The party’s chair and leader, Nana Akosua Frimpomaa, noted that the youth of Ghana are tired of broken promises and Read more…