President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the conduct of a free, fair, and transparent election, one whose result is beyond dispute, forms a good basis for strengthening cohesion amongst the Ghanaian citizenry, and preventing needless disputations. Speaking at the Annual Conference of the Ghana Bar Association on Monday, 14th September 2020, President Akufo-Addo explained that from 1992 to date, the conduct of ...

Mr James Twene, the Upper East Regional Director of Department of Gender (DoG) has called on members of Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) to use their platforms to campaign against dehumanising socio-cultural practices. He said some of the practices and beliefs were unfavourable to women and did not support the fight against Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV). Mr Twene made the ...

Telcos in Ghana have reduced call and data tariffs to reflect the reduction in the Communication Service Tax (CS) from 9% to 5%. In a statement released on Monday, September 14, 2020, the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications said: “mobile network operators will adjust tariffs to reflect the 4% reduction in Communications Service Tax by Tuesday 15th of September 2020.” The ...

The Registrar-General’s Department is set to hold a two-day virtual meeting on September 15th and 16th with investors of 53 Asset Management Companies (AMCs) whose licenses were revoked by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The meeting is to provide an update on a Government’s Bailout Plan for creditors who qualify as investors of the AMCs and are under the ...

The Electoral Commission has declared that Presidential candidates for the upcoming 2020 elections are required to pay an amount of GH¢100,000 as filing fees to enable them to partake in the elections. The Commission has also set aside a filing fee GH¢10,000 for that of Parliamentary candidates which is to be paid through a banker’s draft. Speaking at a press briefing in ...

Dr Godwin Kwame Adjei, a member of Institute of Directors, Ghana has called on the government to remove all legal and regulatory limitations that impede the establishment and registration of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs). He said such legal and regulatory requirements were too cumbersome and serve as a disincentive to individuals and groups who want to venture into ...

Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen has revealed that the government of Ghana will not adopt the United States’ definition of what constitutes salvaged cars in banning the import of second-hand cars into Ghana. He said there are some cars that have been described as salvaged by insurance companies in the US and other parts of the world that could still be ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s absolute commitment to construct the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam to serve as a permanent solution to the perennial flooding experienced each year in the North. Addressing separate gatherings as part of a tour to the flood affected communities in the Upper East Region, Dr Bawunia said when the project was completed, it would harvest the ...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked chiefs in Ghana to be assertive and play the role expected of them in national development as custodians of the land. Otumfuo Osei Tutu, who was speaking at the commissioning of the refurbished offices of the National House of Chiefs in Kumasi, said chiefs must not renege on their responsibility of providing wise ...

Details are emerging about the possible murder of Prof Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, a senior lecturer of Law at the University of Ghana.He is said to have been killed at his home in Accra. While details of his death and possible murder are sketchy at this moment, his colleague at the Faculty, Poku Adusei, has given a chilling account of the ...