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Peg dollar for duty payments at least quarterly – GUTA to government

  President for GUTA, Dr Joseph Obeng The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), is calling on government to as a matter of urgency, peg the dollar for the purpose of duty payments, at least quarterly to mitigate the plight of the business community. According to the association, the Bank …

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Galamsey queen Aisha Huang doesn’t sleep in police cells — Odike

  Akwasi Addai popularly called Odike, the founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) has alleged that the Chinese national Aisha Huang, nicknamed ‘galamsey queen’ who was re-arrested for illegal mining is not being kept in a police cell despite being denied bail. Aisha Huang According to him, …

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Minority exposes GNPC, gov’t over missing US$100 oil revenue

  Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister The Minority in Parliament says its privy to some incontrovertible evidence that shows a whopping $100m of Ghana’s oil money has been diverted. According to a statement issued by Ranking Member, Mines and Energy Committee, John Abdulai Jinapor, revenues accruing from about 944,164bbls of crude …

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Hooting at Akufo-Addo: Former NPP Chairman gives interesting twist

    Kwadwo Boateng Agyemang Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for New Juaben North, Kwadwo Boateng Agyemang, has given an interesting perspective about President Nana Akufo-Addo being booed at the Global Citizen Festival in Accra. He is certain the people who did that were ordinary citizens expressing their …

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Ghana Museums and Monuments Board set to roll out new strategies to sell tourist attractions

  Ghana Museums and Monuments Board at a recent meeting has deliberated on ways they would turn most castles and museums into tourist attractions across the country. The Board Chair of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB), Dr Edith Dankwa, said they are certain to generate revenue from the …

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Full text: Ken Ofori-Atta’s statement on state of the economy

  Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta Chief Director, Directors, Special Advisors and Staff of the Ministry; Distinguish ladies and gentlemen of the Media; Good Morning, and welcome to the 4th Press Briefing on the Economy this year. This is a buildup of our engagements on 20th January, 24th March and 12th …

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Hooting at Akufo-Addo: KT Hammond descends on booers

  K.T. Hammond, MP for Adansi- Asokwa Member of Parliament (MP) for Adansi Asokwa, K.T. Hammond, has condemned the action of booing at the President, Nana Akufo-Addo when he was addressing a crowd at the Global Citizens Festival (GCF). To the senior MP, the action was unwarranted, un-Ghanaian and above …

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Energy Ministry denies $1.5b loss allegation over GNPC, Genser energy deal

  Deputy Minister of Energy, Dr Mohammed Amin Anta The Ministry of Energy has denied allegations against it over an agreement between the GNPC and government. Deputy Minister of Energy, Dr Mohammed Amin Anta, has denied allegations by IMANI and ACEP that Ghana was losing over $1.5 billion through a …

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British MP suspended for calling UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng ‘superficially’ black

  British MP suspended for calling UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng ‘superficially’ black UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng Tue, 27 Sep 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.com A British Member of Parliament (MP) from the Labour Party, Rupa Huq, has been suspended by her party for alleged racist comments she made against British-born …

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Global Citizen Festival: NDC behind Akufo-Addo’s heckling – NPP

  Loading your audio article The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of orchestrating the heckling of President Akufo-Addo at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival. President Akufo-Addo, who delivered that keynote address at the event, was met with loud boos and hoots from spectators. …

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