Minister pushes for increase in road tolls
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, is advocating an increase in road tolls to enable government to embark on its road infrastructure development dubbed the year of roads. Speaking at an event organised by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs for Civil Society Organisations, on the theme “Economic Revitalisation Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic’’, Mr. […]
African journalists cautioned against becoming tools for political propaganda
President of the Liberia Journalists Association, Peter Quaqua, has asked journalists to be committed to responsible journalism which focuses on public service instead of what he terms “partisan journalism” which some practitioners have veered into. He is worried that the situation where journalists are aligned to political parties results in misinformation and affects the image […]
World Environment Day marked globally
THE WORLD OBSERVES WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, WITH THE THEME: ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. Globally, 5th June is a day slated for the observation of World Environment Day (WED), to promote awareness about protecting the environment and developing possible solutions and alternatives. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is Ecosystem Restoration. Assisting in the recovery of […]
Dissimilar reactions from public on 13% increase in transport fares
The 13 percent increase in transport fares announced by the Ghana Road Transport Co-Coordinating Council and GPRTU has taken effect. Some Driver Associations are calling on the authorities to take a second look at the new fares because it falls short of the 20 percent they demanded. Furthermore, some transport owners are unhappy with the […]
Ketu South tidal waves victims receive government support
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has donated some relief items to residents affected by recent tidal waves attacks in the Ketu South Municipality. The items including 50 cartons of mosquito coils, 30 cartons of cooking oil, pieces of plastic cups (500), buckets (200), plates (500), bowl/basin (200), mosquito nets (300), student mattress (200), blanket […]
Kim Kardashian feels like a ‘failure’ because of split with Kanye West
The cameras seem to always be rolling on the Kardashian-Jenner family and now we get a behind-the-scenes look at Kim Kardashian’s breakup with Kanye West. The reality star filed for divorce from the controversial rapper in February, and in a clip from “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” released Thursday, Kardashian is shown getting pretty emotional […]
Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals
The G7 group of leading economies has reached a “historic” deal on taxing multi-national companies, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak says. Finance ministers meeting in London agreed to commit to the principle of a minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. The move could see billions of dollars flow to governments to pay […]
WAFU Zone B reschedules draw for Women Champions league qualifiers to June 25
The West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone B has rescheduled the zonal qualifiers for the newly introduced Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Women Champions League scheduled for Tuesday, June 15 to Friday, June 25. The draw would be held at the WAFU headquarters in Abidjan, Coté d’ivoire. A Statement from WAFU Zone B said ‘’Following […]
Environment Day: EU organises roundtable discussion on reforestation
The European Union (EU), has held a roundtable discussion to commemorate this year’s Environment Day, in Accra. The event was to analyse available options to re-greening Ghana, to identify and propose ideas and solutions to involve communities and to increase the sustainability of forests and trees in Ghana. Mrs. Diana Acconcia, the EU Ambassador to […]
G7: Rich nations confident on reaching tech tax deal
Finance ministers from the G7 group of leading economies are confident of striking a deal on taxing multinational companies at their meeting in London. The agreement is expected to include a global minimum rate of corporation tax. It would target tech giants such as Amazon and Microsoft. German finance minister Olaf Scholz said the deal […]
