Kumasi, Oct. 17, GNA - Ms Joyce Aryee, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, has announced that the mining sector paid GH¢179,978,383, to government in 2008, representing more than 14 per cent of the country's total internal revenue collection.
This was aside dividends and corporate taxes paid to the government.
The sector also returned ...
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Accra, Oct. 16, GNA - The management of HFC Bank (Ghana) Limited, has donated a cheque of GH¢28,200 to various institutions to support the underprivileged in society.
The money would be used to support education, health, orphanages and other social activities.
Mr Akwete Akita, Executive Director of HFC Bank Ghana, presenting the cheque, said the bank in addition ...
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Government says it would formally state its official position on the inter-ministerial review committee report within a fortnight.
It would also make relevant aspects of the report public "after a careful examination of the review report and receipt of the advice of the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice," according to a statement signed by Mr Haruna Iddrisu, ...
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The Government of Ghana has allocated an incentive award fund of about Ghc 410,000 to the Ketu South District Assembly by government for development projects in recognition of its creditable development performance.
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has started a process that aims at encouraging citizens’ participation in ECOWAS decisions and activities.
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Management of the State Insurance Company (SIC) has appealed the Management of the Sunon-Asogli Gas cum Thermal Power project to insure the second phase of the project with the SIC as it did the first.
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A two-day entrepreneurship training workshop for 50 women micro and small scale entrepreneurs was opened at Dunkwa-On-Offin on Saturday. The workshop, sponsored by Unilever Ghana Foundation For Education And Development, was aimed at improving the capacity of participants.
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A large quantity of banned and expired goods seized from importers at the Aflao border, was burnt by the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) at Akpatoeme, on Friday at Dzodze in the Volta Region.
They include toothpastes, pharmaceuticals, cigarettes, medicated soaps, pirated CDs, mosquito coils, phonographic materials and condoms.
The destruction had to be discontinued and shifted to a safer site as the intensity of the ...
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The Akim Oda branch of the SG-SSB Bank has been closed down following the arrest of four of its top official, for allegedly embezzling GH¢592,000 belonging to the financial institution.
They are George Sackey, Branch Manager, Charles Senyah, Accountant, Samuel Adu, Customer Service and Risk Officer and Francis Tetteh, Chief Cashier.
In a caution statement to the Police, Tetteh admitted that he used money belonging to the ...
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The Government of Ghana is to roll out a comprehensive economic agenda called Medium-term Development Policy leading to a leaping of the Ghanaian economy to an appreciable level.
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