January 2023 - Page 8 of 76

30 Jan

AfCFTA: Building Infrastructure Without Taxing Difficult – Ofori-Atta

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The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says embarking on infrastructural development without taxation is a herculean task for African leaders, especially Finance Ministers. According to him, it’s impossible for African leaders to invest in massive infrastructural development in their various countries if they fail to tax citizens and businesses. The Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mesfin Tasew Bekele, lamented over the excessive taxes African governments slap on airlines and other businesses with little infrastructure to boast of. Speaking during a Business and Policy Dialogue, dubbed, ‘The Kwahu Summit on Africa’s Prosperity’, organized by the African Prosperity Network (APN) in…

29 Jan

Latest UK Poll: Bawumia Leads The Way, Alan Others Lagging Behind

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Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been tipped to be the next flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). This was contained in a research conducted by the Outcomes International Ghana and Centre for Sustainable African Development Initiatives (C-SADI) UK. The study was done in all 16 regions of the country using an estimated 197,000 NPP polling station executives (PSEs) as the target population. PSEs form the most important constituency as they make up more than 90% of the total delegates who will elect the NPP presidential candidate. Participants were selected using multistage probability proportional to size sampling (PPS) with implicit…

29 Jan

Who Is More NDC Than Charlotte Osei And Amadu Sulley? Chairman Wontumi Replies Mahama

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The Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, has taken a direct swipe at former President John Mahama for badmouthing the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her two deputies. In a lecture on ‘Africa’s strategic priorities and global role’ at Chatham House, London, Mr. Mahama used the Charlotte Osei ouster to demonstrate how African leaders undermine institutions of democracy to entrench their stay in power. “A case in point was the ouster of the then-Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission and two other senior officials by the President of Ghana over clearly flimsy and contrived…

29 Jan

You Only Have A Week To Reinstate Haruna And Muntaka- Governor Wontumi Tells NDC

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The Ashanti Governor, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako has given the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) a week ultimatum to reinstate Hon. Haruna Iddrisu and Hon. Muntaka Mubarak as their Minority leader and Chief Whip respectively. Mr. Antwi-Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, claims he has a major stake in the NDC and won’t allow the party to self-destruct. Speaking to Wontumionline.com, the Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) stated that the removal of Haruna Iddrisu and Muntaka Mubarak was demeaning considering how loyal they have been to the NDC. “I am giving them one week to…

29 Jan

Ghana Ready For Full Operationalisation Of AfCFTA — Deputy Trade Minister

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A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Herbert Krapa, has said that the country was ready for the full operationalisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. He said the customs unit of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) was ready and had the competence to provide certificates of origin including all the requirements in place for the smooth take-off of the agreement. “We have everything in place and we are part of the seven countries which have already traded under the Guided Trade Initiative,” he said in an interview on the sidelines of the 1st Annual General Assembly…

29 Jan

2023 Declared ‘Year Of Digital

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The Ghana Library Authority has declared 2023 as a “Year of Digital Reading”, with a tagline - “Digital reading, a springboard to eradicate learning poverty”. The authority declared 2019 as a “Year of Reading” to encourage the youth to develop the habit of reading; 2020 was the “Year of Learning” to connect the youth to knowledge resources through innovation, and 2021, the “Year of Literacy” to reduce learning poverty in the country while 2022 was declared the “Year of Books”. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the authority, Hayford Siaw, was recounting activities under his stewardship since he took over…

29 Jan

EU Launches Circular Economy Contest

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The European Union (EU) has launched the second edition of the Circular Economy Competition (CEC) in line with their support to Ghana to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 12 i.e., “responsible consumption and production.” The CEC project aims to create greater economic and employment opportunities for Ghanaians by promoting and supporting sustainable and circular businesses. According to the EU, solutions envisaged for the competition should aim at delivering impact, pursuing sustainability, and being scalable or replicable post-competition- at the local and national levels. Only 20 shortlisted contestants will be selected to participate in the 2023 Circular Economy Competition with the…

29 Jan

Tesla Reports $24.3B revenue In The Fourth Quarter, Beating Street Estimates

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Tesla just beat Wall Street revenue estimates for the fourth quarter of 2022. The company closed out Q4 with $24.3 billion in revenue, a 37% increase from the same quarter last year and a 13% bump quarter-over-quarter. Analysts had expected the company to earn around $24.2 billion, according to Yahoo Finance data. The electric vehicle maker had $1.4 billion in free cash flow at the end of Q4, which is down from the $3.3 billion the company had in the bank at the end of the third quarter. Tesla’s stock saw a 3.2% spike to $149 per share immediately after…

29 Jan

‘Lower Your Expectations On Pastors, They Are Humans Too’ – Actress

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Actress and film producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has advised people to lower their expectations on the men of God. She stated that pastors are humans and can make mistakes. Mary in a post on her Instagram page stated that there are different kinds of men including kind men, wicked men, cheating men, lying men, violent men, dense men etc. She stated that among these men God can call any of them. If such men are Ministers of God, they will exhibit their personality. She added that it is important people reduce the expectation on men of God because they will…

29 Jan

Kennedy Osei Nyarko Commissions New Police Station For Akim Aduasa Community

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The Member of Parliament (MP)for Akim Swedru in the Eastern Region Hon Kennedy Osei Nyarko on Thursday, January 26, commissioned a new Police Station for the Akim Aduasa community, a suburb in the Constituency. He handed over the fully furnished building to the Akim Oda Divisional Police Commander. The building which has been constructed as part of efforts to improve security in the area would house the Ghana Police Service in the area. “Neither the government nor one person have exclusive jurisdiction over security as a whole. The responsibility falls on everyone. Being responsible citizens means doing our part to…