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The Ministry of Communication has directed telecommunications companies to stop notifying subscribers when the Communication Service Tax (CST) on airtime purchased is deducted. The directive must be obeyed with immediate effect, a statement from the ministry signed by the sector minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said. Telcos were to also stop upfront deduction of the CST, the statement added. This comes on the back of the decision of telcos to get consumers to appreciate the effect of CST following the increment of the Communication Service Tax from an initial 6% to 9% effective September. According to the Communication Ministry, the CST…

The Ministry of Communication has directed telecommunications companies to stop notifying subscribers when the Communication Service Tax (CST) on airtime purchased is deducted. The directive must be obeyed with immediate effect, a statement from the ministry signed by the sector minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said. Telcos were to also stop upfront deduction of the CST, the statement added. This comes on the back of the decision of telcos to get consumers to appreciate the effect of CST following the increment of the Communication Service Tax from an initial 6% to 9% effective September. According to the Communication Ministry, the CST…

Director for Communication and Corporate Affairs for Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mrs Emma Akyea-Boakye, has charged journalists in Volta and Oti regions to show keen interest in reporting on sanitation issues. She identified the mass media as a powerful vehicle for the development nations, and should be used in the fight against poor sanitation in Ghana. Presenting a sanitation award to Maxwel Awumah at the Volta Journalists’ Association Awards ceremony in Ho, Mrs Akyea-Boakye underscored the need for journalists to use their medium to spearhead civic consciousness towards proper sanitation practices. The awards ceremony was on the theme; “Environmental Cleanliness, Media…

Mr. Percy Asare Ansah[/caption] The Chief Executive Officer of the Premier Health Insurance is calling for a concerted and holistic effort aimed at fighting the canker of breast cancer in the country. Percy Asare Ansah described as alarming the increasing cases of breast cancer in the country with its potentially deadly consequences. Speaking on the Premier Pink October campaign to create awareness about breast cancer in the country, Mr Ansah said fear factor is a major problem in the fight against breast cancer and called on all stakeholders in the health architecture in the country to come together to fight…

A total of 1.6 billion cedis has finally been released to the Ministry of Roads and Highways to pay all contractors owed by the government, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darkoa, a close associate of President Nana Akufo-Addo, has revealed. Quoting an anonymous source at the Ministry, Mr Otchere-Darko said Friday that the amount is far in excess of the 5 million cedis owed the government of Ghana contractors in the country. “…there is cash available today, GHS1.6bn, to pay all 240 contractors owed GHS5m or less each by GoG,” Mr Otchere-Darko said, but explained this payment will not cover contractors under the…

A total of 1.6 billion cedis has finally been released to the Ministry of Roads and Highways to pay all contractors owed by the government, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darkoa, a close associate of President Nana Akufo-Addo, has revealed. Quoting an anonymous source at the Ministry, Mr Otchere-Darko said Friday that the amount is far in excess of the 5 million cedis owed the government of Ghana contractors in the country. “…there is cash available today, GHS1.6bn, to pay all 240 contractors owed GHS5m or less each by GoG,” Mr Otchere-Darko said, but explained this payment will not cover contractors under the…

Director of the National Folklore Board, Nana Adjoa Adobea Asante at the weekend tied the knot with her childhood sweetheart, Andrew Nii Adjei Khartey. The marriage ceremony between the two lawyers kicked-start on October 3 with traditional marriage and climaxed on the October 5 with the sacramental marriage. In attendance were a host of dignitaries including Shi Ting Wang, China’s Ambassador to Ghana; Mr. Edward Boateng, Ghana’s Ambassador to China; Joseph Osei-Wusu, 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament; Francis Asenso- Boakye, Deputy Chief of Staff and Dr. Ziblim Iddi, Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture; Others were Mr. Akwasi Agyeman,…

The National Accreditation Board has asked authorities of the various tertiary institutions “to protect students, especially the females”, by instituting appropriate systems and structures. It also wants the schools to strengthening and fully implementing their various sexual harassment policies. A statement signed and issued by the Acting Executive Secretary, Dr Kingsley Nyarko  on the back of BBC’s ‘Sex for Grades’ documentary, asked students who have been preyed upon by their lecturers to muster courage to report them. “Students are hereby encouraged to acquaint themselves with the sexual harassment policy of their institutions, must be bold to report such cases to…

The National Accreditation Board has asked authorities of the various tertiary institutions “to protect students, especially the females”, by instituting appropriate systems and structures. It also wants the schools to strengthening and fully implementing their various sexual harassment policies. A statement signed and issued by the Acting Executive Secretary, Dr Kingsley Nyarko  on the back of BBC’s ‘Sex for Grades’ documentary, asked students who have been preyed upon by their lecturers to muster courage to report them. “Students are hereby encouraged to acquaint themselves with the sexual harassment policy of their institutions, must be bold to report such cases to…

The Ministry for Gender, Children and Social Protection has declined to comment on a question regarding the manner in which the ministry and the government handled the case of now confirmed dead Takoradi girls. The Ministry would not also comment on whether or not there is a social support package or protection of some sort for the families of the girls. A Deputy Information Minister, Nana Dokua Asiamah Adjei,  would not pass the question during the Wednesday’s Meet the Press Series in Accra when TV3’s Selorm Amenyah put it to the Gender Minister during the question and answer session. She…