03 Aug

Finance Ministry Recovers ¢24.2m Tax Liabilities From Some OMCs, A Commercial Bank

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The Revenue Assurance, Compliance and Enforcement (RACE) of the Ministry of Finance has retrieved ¢24.2 million as tax under recovery from some Oil Marketing Companies and a commercial bank. This follows validation of tax payments for the lifting of refined petroleum products. According to the Ministry, the Revenue Assurance, Compliance and Enforcement (RACE) team of the Ministry of Finance concluded the first phase of engagements with 99 out of 117 OMCs to validate tax payments for the lifting of refined petroleum products. The engagements involved GRA, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs), and some…
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03 Aug

Cedi Troubles Yet To Be Over; Loses About 7% Value To U.S Dollar In July

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The cedi lost a little over 7% in value to the US dollar in the first month of the third quarter of 2022, taking the year-to-date depreciation to 20.5% on the interbank market. This is due to the high demand for the American currency, coupled with other factors such as weak balance of payment position of the country and liquidating of investments in government bonds by some foreign investors. The rising demand for the dollar which is about four-times that of supply is expected to push some prices of goods and services on the market up, due to imported inflation.…
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03 Aug

For The Sake Of The Hospitals Kindly Restore Power To Krobo- Reg. Minister Pleads With ECG

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The Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Seth Acheampong, has pleaded with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), to provide the Krobo land with power for the sake of the hospitals and candidates of the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a phone interview with Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show on Wontumi Radio/Movement TV, the lawmaker pleaded with the residents to co-operate with the officials of the ECG to ensure cool heads prevail. "Since 2014, the residents of Kroboland have been at odds with ECG over the installation of prepaid meters among other things, what they have…
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03 Aug

Premier League Players To Limit Taking A Knee

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Premier League players will stop the pre-match anti-racism gesture of taking the knee before every match. Top-flight clubs started taking a knee to support the Black Lives Matter movement, which rose to prominence following the death of George Floyd in the United States in May 2020. Premier League captains took the decision after consulting with players. The gesture will instead be seen before certain rounds of games, including the Boxing Day fixtures and Cup finals. Players and staff will also take the knee before the first and last matches of the 2022-23 campaign as well as dedicated No Room for…
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03 Aug

Commonwealth Games Day 7: Team Ghana Key Events As Azamati, Safo-Antwi Make 100m Semis

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Following an encouraging performance on Tuesday, August 2, Ghana will be presented an opportunity to make a mark at the ongoing Commonwealth Games on Wednesday, August 3. Sprinters, Benjamin Azamati and Sean Sarfo-Antwi, made the cut for the semifinals of the men’s 100m event after finishing first and fourth in their respective Heats on Day 6. Bronze medalist at the 2018 Games, Jessie Lartey lost his fight against England’s Mohammed Harris Akbar while Ghana’s men’s hockey team secured a 1-1 draw against Canada with the women suffering yet another loss. Here is what to expect on Day 7 of the…
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03 Aug

Parliamentary Select C’ttee On Education Lauds ATP’s Printing Of 600,000 Science Textbooks

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The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing printing of textbooks for basic schools by Appointed Time Press (ATP), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC). So far ATP has printed and distributed 600,000 Science textbooks to government basic schools in the country. ATP is one of five printing houses contracted by the government to print textbooks for basic schools across the country. The company is expected to print 800,000 basic school Science textbooks for distribution across the country. In July, this year, the company announced that it was 50 per cent through with…
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02 Aug

Chairman Wontumi Joins Dr. Bawumia To Jubilate Over 100km Kumasi Inner City Roads

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The Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has joined vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to rejoice over the commissioning of a 100km roads in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. In a video, members of the party, Dr Bawumia, Hon Simon Osei-Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister and other constituency executives were seen rejoicing and singing praises for the much awaited project. On Monday, 1st August, 2022, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia commissioned the 100km Kumasi inner city roads in the Ashanti Region. The sod for the first phase of the project was cut on 13th December,…
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02 Aug

Wontumi Nka Wasem Attains Results: Woman Receives Long Term Insurance From Saham Insurance

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A seamstress at Kantamanto who is described as Agyeiwaa has expressed her gratitude after finally receiving her insurance money from Saham Insurance following a 3 year back and forth with the said company. Ageiwaa joined Councellor Lutterodt and Maame Dufie on 2nd August, 2022 to show her appreciation to the Wontumi Nka Wasem team for yielding a positive result on her case. She presented her case to the team on Wednesday 27th July, 2022 with regards to an insurance company called Saham Insurance in Accra, which withheld her insurance money worth Gh995. After 3 years of discordance between herself and…
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02 Aug

Veteran Actor, Prince Yawson ‘Waakye’ Reported Dead

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Veteran actor, Prince Yawson has reportedly died. He is said to have passed on earlier today at the 37 Military Hospital after battling an illness. Mr Yawson was 52 years of age. The sad event was confirmed by veteran actor, Bob Smith Jnr (Diaboloman) who was inconsolable. The actor, popularly known as ‘Waakye’, has featured in many prominent movies in the Ghanaian space. In October 2020, the actor confirmed rumors of his illness but added that God has healed him. This followed assertions that he had been hit by a mild stroke some years ago. But Waakye seemed to have…
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02 Aug

Reshuffle Your Appointee To Break-The-8 – Footsoldiers Advocacy Pleads With Prez. Akufo-Addo

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A member of the Alliance For Footsoldiers Advocacy (AFFA), Farouk, has called on President Akufo-Addo to urgently reshuffle his appointees. According to him, some notable appointees of the government are dormant in the discharge of their duty which is going against the fortunes of the party. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show Farouk said, "there is a rising level of despondency in the NPP which has to be tackled immediately- some dormant appointees of the government are retarding economic progress hence the urgent need to retire them from their duties and roles". "It's been almost six years…
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