The Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC) has welcomed mass transfers within the Ghana Immigration Service. Some 31 senior officers of the Service were re-assigned from their various regional and district posts on Wednesday. ISODEC believes the shake-up is necessary for plucking financial leakages at the country’s entry and exit points. The Comptroller General on Wednesday … Read more
Ghanaian civil society groups within the tax space have urged Parliament to investigate tax waivers granted a China Petrochemical Corporation, the SINOPEC Group, through an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) agreement, in 2014. The $152 million tax waiver was approved by Parliament on goods and equipment imported or purchased locally for the Western Corridor … Read more
A decade after oil discovery! The bold steps, the mistakes, the lessons, and the future When Ghana discovered hydrocarbons in commercial quantities a decade ago in 2007 under the erstwhile Kufour administration, the expectation was that proceeds of the oil find would expand the country’s national income base and eventually be utilised in addressing its … Read more
A decade after oil discovery: The bold steps, mistakes, lessons, and the future The country appeared to have lost momentum following the 2009 political transition When Ghana discovered hydrocarbons in commercial quantities a decade ago in 2007 under the erstwhile Kufour administration, the expectation was that proceeds of the oil find would expand the country’s … Read more
The new mayor for the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly in the Western Region, Anthony Kobina Kurentsir Sam, has embarked on a two-day projects inspection tour in the metropolis to have first-hand information on the level of progress of work, and which challenges ought to be addressed to have those projects ready for use. His day-one … Read more
A policy analyst at the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw, has backed government’s plans to list the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Speaking on the Morning Starr Wednesday, Dr. Manteaw said the move would ensure corporate transparency and accountability. “I agree with government … Read more
A policy analyst at the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw, has backed government’s plans to list the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Speaking on the Morning Starr Wednesday, Dr. Manteaw said the move would ensure corporate transparency and accountability. “I … Read more
The Campaign Coordinator of the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw has cautioned government against indulging the paramount chiefs in the Nzema area of the Western Region, who are demanding the appointment of Dr. Ben Asante as the caretaker CEO of the Ghana National Gas Company Limited is revoked. The chiefs at a … Read more
The Campaign Coordinator of the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw has cautioned government against indulging the Paramount chiefs in the Nzema area of the Western Region, who are demanding the appointment of Dr. Ben Asante as the caretaker CEO of the Ghana National Gas Company Limited is revoked. The chiefs at a … Read more
The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has described as a ‘sensible idea’ proposals to use percentages of the Heritage Fund to fund the free Senior High School (SHS) concept. According to him, he has always been against the idea of reserving some monies for future generation when the monies could have … Read more
A policy analyst at the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw has kicked against government’s move to fund the free Senior High School policy from the Heritage Fund. He argued that it is unwise to spend the Heritage Fund on recurrent expenditure and that “won’t yield the benefits that we want.” The Senior … Read more
A policy analyst at the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw has kicked against government’s move to fund the free Senior High School policy from the Heritage Fund. He argued that it is unwise to spend the Heritage Fund on recurrent expenditure and that “won’t yield the benefits that we want.” The Senior … Read more
The fear of the “partisan political” tag is creating a great challenge to the operations of the Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr Steve Manteaw, a member of the Committee has said. PIAC is a citizens-led statutory body established under section 51 of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (Act 815) to provide additional non-parliamentary and … Read more
The fear of the “partisan political” tag is creating a great challenge to the operations of the Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr Steve Manteaw, a member of the Committee has said. PIAC is a citizens-led statutory body established under section 51 of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (Act 815) to provide additional non-parliamentary and … Read more
The Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC) says no country has done what the government of Ghana is intending to do with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on the same scale. Government has reached an agreement to offer ECG on concession for 30 years. So far, about 40 concessionaires including 18 Ghanaian-owned ones are reported … Read more