February 7, 2024
No engagement on 15% electricity VAT yet; strike holds – TUC
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) says the government has yet to officially communicate any withdrawal or include it in discussions about introducing a 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity use.
To that end, the Union’s scheduled strike on February
Parliament to complete consideration of anti-LGBTQ Bill by February 9
Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament says the House will complete the consideration of the anti-LGBTQ Bill by Friday, February 9.
The Majority Leader stated this during the Parliamentary Leade…
Court remands two siblings for verbally assaulting public officers
The Ashaiman Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody two siblings, Safianu Osumanu and Aishatu Osumanu, for verbally assaulting four public officers at the premises of the Ashaiman District Court.
The two, aged 25 and 31, were remanded after p…
MMDAs in Central Region sign 2024 performance pact
Twenty-two Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Central Region have signed performance contracts for accelerated development.
The pact, instituted by the Local Government Service, is hinged on improving the performance of MM…
NDC will revitalise cotton production, regulate soybean industry – Mahama
Former President John Mahama, Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Election 2024, has said the next NDC government will revitalise the cotton industry to produce up to 100,000 tonnes of cotton per season in Northern Ghana.
He said…
Six held for allegedly spreading misinformation about Herbert Mensah
An Accra Circuit Court has held six members of the Ghanaian rugby fraternity for allegedly falsifying news about Mr Herbert Mensah, the President of Africa Rugby.
They are Bismark Amponsah, 40, a teacher; Abdul Aziz Issah, 46, an Information Technolo…
Western North NDC youth to undergo capacity building
The Western North Regional Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set to hold a three-day orientation and capacity-building conference between February 16 and 18 for its members.
The conference, under the theme: ‘Effective Mobilizati…
Hard Work Pays- DCE Nominee
Mr Forkah Mahamud, a 45-year-old nominated District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Sissala West District, has stressed the need for all party members to be committed at all times.
He told the GNA in an interview that, ‘Hard work pays,’