Political pressure group, Arise Ghana has presented a petition to the Ministry of Finance demanding that the government takes “pragmatic steps to alleviate the suffering of the people of Ghana”. The group says it wants the government to cancel the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) immediately and also take steps to reduce inflation and arrest the depreciation of the cedi to help bring relief to the Ghanaian people. The group is also urging the government to take urgent steps to remove levies and taxes which it says have led to skyrocketing fuel prices and high cost of food. “We call on...
Ex-National Security Operative Arrested Over Firearm At NDC Demo
A young man identified as Yusif, an Ex-National Security Operative was whisked away on Wednesday morning at the El- Wak Stadium, Accra by the Police for possessing a firearm during the Arise Ghana Demonstration organized by the opposition National Democratic Congress. He is alleged to be a bodyguard of the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu as photos of them surfaced on social media. He was spotted taken away by the Police to the Headquarters as there was no further information about the arrest for now. The Police also said, the National Organiser of NDC, Joshua Akamba had a weapon and was...
Journalist Places Injunction On Swearing In Of Newly-Elected GJA President
A member of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Justice Lee Adoboe has filed an application for an interlocutory injunction seeking to stop the swearing in of the newly-elected GJA President, Albert Dwumfuor. The suit was served to the officials of the GJA on Wednesday, June 29, a day before the swearing-in of the newly elected executives. In an applicantion, the applicant was of the view that the bribery allegation levelled against Mr Dwumfour should have been investigated before the elections were held. Justice Lee Adoboe asking the court to declare the election of Albert Dwumfour as GJA President “null and...
Commercial Drivers Union apologise for criticising John Mahama over fuel hikes
A subgroup of the Commercial Drivers Union under the Trades Union Congress (TUC) known as True Drivers Union have complained that the cost of a liter of fuel under Akufo-Addo’s is the cost for a gallon under John Mahama. The group who have apologised to Ghanaians because of the ongoing financial circumstances out their motivation for lobbying for the NPP said it was Kwaku Kwarteng Obuasi West NPP MP who lied to them. They indicated that Kwaku Kwarteng drove them to sue the Mahama government in court over fuel costs however today, they are going through multiple times the cost...
GRA announces implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy from July 1
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has served notice of the full implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy. A statement signed by the Commisioner of the Support Services Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) indicates that the implementation will start on 1st July 2022. According to the statement, all charging entities are expected to integrate to the Ghana Revenue Authority’s Electronic Levy Management and Assurance System (ELMAS), commonly referred to as the Common Platform on or before 28 June2022 for GO LIVE on 1st July 2022. Meanwhile, the Live Credentials have been shared with your technical teams for onboarding onto...
LPG Marketers Association Predicts a 20% Decrease in LPG consumption by December 2022
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketers Association has hinted that consumption of LPG will decline by 20 percent by the end of the year if the government fails to scrap taxes on the commodity. Vice president of LPG Marketers Association, Gabriel Kumi says there has been about a 14 percent reduction in consumption in the first quarter of the year. In the first three months of 2021 they did about 113,000 metric tonnes but this year they have done about 99,000 metric tonnes. This means that LPG consumption has gone down by about 13 percent this year compared to the...
INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY SECURITY (IES) PREDICTS A FALL IN THE PRICE OF PETROL
The price of petrol is expected to go down by 4 percent per liter at the various pumps in the first pricing window of July. Prices of fuels at the pump have increased consistently in previous windows, however a recent analysis issued by the Institute for Energy Security (IES) indicates that the reduction is a result of 3.20 percent fall in the price of Gasoline, a 15.71 percent fall in the price of LPG, and a 2.05 percent appreciation of the cedi against the US Dollar. The price of petrol is projected to reduce by roughly 4 percent, to sell...
No COLA, no classroom; 20% COLA is non-negotiable – GNAT
Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has told the government of Ghana to pay them 20% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) else they will cease going to the classroom to teach. The teachers union and organized labour through the Secretary General of TUC made a passionate appeal to the President during the presentation of his May Day address at the May Day parade which was held at the Black Star Square in Accra. Chairman of the Adenta, Abokobi, Madina GNAT District, Mr. Christian Adinkra during a cost of living discussion with Alfred Ocansey on 3FM Sunrise Morning Show explained that without...
There is attempt to destabilise the country— Oppong Nkrumah
The violent attacks on the police by protesters of Arise Ghana on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, has confirmed an earlier security intelligence that there is an attempt to destabilise the country. The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, made the assertion in an interview on Accra-based television station, Metro TV, in reaction to the clash between the police and protestors at the Obra Spot, Kwame Nkrumah Circle. “There is an obvious attempt to create instability in our country, and we don’t need to mince words about it. “And there is a trajectory, first there was a group that wanted to demonstrate...
Tight Security At Presidency, Jubilee House
The Ghana Police Service has beefed up security at the Jubilee House, ahead of today’s demonstration by NDC group, Arise Ghana. Armed police and military men are currently at the entrance and the surrounding areas of the seat of government. The security presence at the seat of government is meant to prevent another chaotic incident that follows the Tuesday clash between the police and the NDC members over appropriate routes for the demonstration. The second day of the Arise Ghana demonstration saw protesters marching from the El-Wak Sports Stadium through the Liberation Road to Parliament House. Arise Ghana had earlier...