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Former President Jerry John Rawlings has maintained that until Ghanaians assume the right, duty and responsibility to assist in confronting the fight against corruption, government would have a hard time doing it alone. He said the corruption he faced when he first came to power in 1979 was not as bad as what is being confronted today. Flt Lt Rawlings stated that, “the current government owes its own survival to the anti-corruption crusade,” explaining that some administrations who found the integrity level of the AFRC/PNDC too high and intimidating made it a point to corrupt some of our national institutions…

Finance Minister Ken Ofori Attah has revealed that the 2018 budget will prioritize health and education. According to him,   government is resolute about ensuring that the development of the human capital is key for national development. The Finance Minister will be in Parliament on November 15 to present the 2018 budget. Ahead of that there are high hopes on what the fundamentals of the budget will be, due to the many abolishment and tax cuts that were allowed in the previous budget which led to it being christened Asempa budget. Speaking at the launch of a 4 week long campaign…

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured the investor community of excellent opportunities in the health care sector of Ghana. Ghana, Dr Bawumia maintains, is open for business, and this is reflected in the various reforms being undertaken by the Nana Akufo-Addo government including the abolition of 15 ‘nuisance taxes’ in the 2017 budget statement, as well as the introduction of a paperless port system and online registration for would-be businesses, among others. The Vice President gave the assurance when he led a delegation including Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady of the Republic, senior government officials as well…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

Delhi Public School International (DPSI) Ghana, may be widely known for promoting academic excellence across West Africa but the school is equally good at winning medals in swimming. The school won a total of 32 medals when it participated in the second edition of the Streamline Aquatics Limited (SAL) Swim Series held at the Tesano Sports Club, Accra recently. The 32 medals helped DPSI Ghana to place second, behind the Roman Ridge School. About ten schools across the Greater Accra Region participated in the annual swimming series and the 19-member squad of DPSI Ghana guided by the school’s Games Teacher,…

The Karaga Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Tahiru Zakaria and three others have been granted bail by a Circuit Court in Tamale on Wednesday. The three are Baba Ali Osman, Mohammed Alhassan and Abdullai Ziblim. The four were arrested on October 27 and charged with “rioting with offensive weapons”. They were reported to have led a group of angry NPP youth wielding cutlasses and knives to cause damage to a Yamaha motor  belonging to the District Coordinator of the Youth Employment Agency and creating lawless situation in the area. The Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer,  ASP Yussif…

Pressure group, Occupy Ghana has expressed disgust at the partisan comments made by Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Mr George Ayisi Boateng. Mr. Ayisi Boateng  had told Tertiary Students’ Confederacy Network (TESCON) of NPP in Kumasi  that, members of the NPP party are his priority in his dealings while at his duty post and that, it is through efforts by loyalists  that saw the party recapture power so it will be the right thing to do. But Occupy Ghana in a press statement described his comments as discriminatory and pitche partisan interest above the national interest. The group expressed…

The Ghana Revenue Authority on Wednesday November 1, 2017 launched an awareness campaign to further educate all levels of taxpayers across the county on its services. “#Our taxes our future”, the tagline for the awareness hopes to ultimately increase revenue among all taxpayers. The national revenue collection agency will intensify the campaign by engaging Ghanaians via various media platforms nationwide. GRA in a statement called on the general public to take advantage of the exercise to seek information on all tax issues. “People who have not registered for tax or have outstanding tax liability to make arrangement  and comply with…

The 17th edition of the World Export Development Forum which is organized by the International Trade Center in partnership with the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Government of Hungary has taken place in Hungary. The forum brought together stakeholders, academia and trade support institutions as well as export promotion councils and business leaders. More than 600 delegates from 60 countries, including Ghana and other African countries gathered at this year’s forum. The three days high profile meeting, commenced with a B2B section on the 24th of October and later preceded on the next day with the…

For vigilante groups in the governing NPP to ignore President Akufo-Addo’s advice and continue with their violent attacks is worrying, the Christian Council of Ghana assessed. General Secretary of the Christian Council, Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong therefore wants the leadership of the NPP to take the bull by the horn and rein in these vigilante groups. He told TV3’s Wendy Laryea on Wednesday’s Midday Live that the party can’t shirk its responsibility and expect the police to deal with vigilantism that is festering in the party. The Council, he stated, finds it “worrying” that the president was not given space…