‘’ And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of glory in Christ Jesus” Philippines 4:19 “…… tasking the GRA to collect 33% more revenue this year was based on the Finance Ministry’s test of the system which led to the discovery of loop holes which could be sealed to increase … Read more
The Chairman of the Executive Assets Sub-committee of the Transition Team, Mr Ayikoi Otoo, says a total of 234 vehicles still need to be accounted for in the list of vehicles inherited from the previous government by President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration. He said out of a list of 707 vehicles that was presented to his … Read more
The conference is expected to be opened with a keynote address Secretary-General of UNCTAD Rescue Shipping and Investment Agency, a Tema-based freight forwarding company, is organising Ghana’s first ever international conference on trade and finance dubbed GITFIC 2017. The three-day event is scheduled to take place from April 10 to 12 at the plush Alisa … Read more
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo joined thousands of Ghanaians across the nation to mark the country’s 60th independence from Britain with parades. While a national parade was held at the Black Stars Square where Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, declared the country’s independence, similar event took place at the regional and district capitals. … Read more
Eight officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have hauled the Authority before an Accra High Court over trade union dues. The applicants, who filed the suit on behalf of all officers of the Customs Division, are requesting an order for interlocutory injunction restraining the Authority from receiving and deducting the … Read more
Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism have lauded West blue consulting on spearheading the implementation of the Ghana National Single Window (GNSW) project at the country’s port. According to Committee chair, Titus Glover, Member of Parliament for Tema East, the novelty project which aims among others things at reducing delays … Read more
New Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti, has revealed that the authority recorded revenue shortfalls between 2012 and 2016. According to him, even though the authority doubled revenue in cedi terms within the period, the revenue in dollar terms remain same. He explained that GRA mobilised GHS11.46billion in 2012, the … Read more
The task force formed by the Government of Ghana to retrieve state properties in the hands of private individuals must ensure that some unscrupulous persons do not involve themselves in the process to rob people off their properties, Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi, General Secretary of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, has said. The Government … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Sekyere Affram Plains, Alex Adomako Mensah, has sternly condemned the task force set up by the government to trail and retrieve alleged looted state vehicles, describing their modus operandi as outlandish. According to him, the flagrant nature with which members of the force flout laws, meant to ensure law and … Read more
Outgoing Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr George Blankson, has handed over to a new GRA boss, Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti, a Tax Policy Advisor. After seven years of heading the tax administration body in Ghana following the integration and modernisation of the three main revenue agencies in December 2009, Mr Blankson bowed … Read more
Businesses in the import and export trade are demanding a reduction in the new EXIM levy on imports. They argue that the development will increase the cost of operation and overburden final consumers. “Absolutely the charge is very high; they could have still maintained the 0.5 percent usually been paid by importers…We’ve seen the goodwill … Read more
A Presidential staffer, Napaga Tia Sulemana has described officials of the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) as stealers. Napaga Tia Sulemana is alleging that, some former officials of the previous administration, have stolen television sets, computers, DSTV Machines and cars at the presidency and has charged them to return them. Already there is a brouhaha … Read more
Former national security coordinator Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (retd) has raised concerns over claims that some cars at the presidency have not been unaccounted for. According to him, there is no justification for ex-public servants to keep government property. The presidency has revealed that there are 208 cars unaccounted for after they took inventory of state … Read more
Former national security coordinator Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (retd) has raised concerns over claims that some cars at the presidency have not been unaccounted for. According to him, there is no justification for ex-public servants to keep government property. The presidency has revealed that there are 208 cars unaccounted for after they took inventory of state … Read more
The Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has said the issue of missing cars being complained about by government is not limited to the Flagstaff House, but several other state institutions. He said the government asset task force aims at retrieving every state vehicle still with ex-government officials, … Read more
The 2016 flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has suggested that public officials must not be made to purchase cars or houses they occupy when they are leaving office. According to him, most of these officials buy the properties at prices lower than the value of the properties. In a … Read more
The 2016 flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has suggested that public officials must not be made to purchase cars or houses they occupy when they are leaving office. According to him, most of these officials buy the properties at prices lower than the value of the properties. In a … Read more
It is hoped that government’s task force will succeed in recovering the missing vehicles to enable officials get back to their duties. The Ghanaian government seems to be getting a fair share of disasters in this early part of the year 2017. Just days after the Parliament was greeted with a heavy rainstorm which caused the … Read more
A communication team member of the Progressive People’s Party, Felix Mante, has no doubt some officials who served under the past NDC administration stole vehicles and assets belonging to the state. According to him, he is certain some government officials including civil servants have in their possession assets which belong to the nation. He claims … Read more
The Presidency has revealed that there are 208 cars unaccounted for at the Flagstaff House’s vehicle pool following the change in government on January 7, 2017. The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, indicated that this was detected after the assessment of five car models in the car pool inventory of the Flagstaff House. … Read more