Accra, Ghana, November 28, 2018//-The Tax Compliance and Special Tax Stamp Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Wednesday seized cartons of drinks from Kempinski and Movenpick hotels in Accra for non-compliance to the tax stamp policy.
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Smooth African Trade to Tackle Rising Challenges
November 28, 2018//-Competitive transport, logistics and foreign investment are essential to ease intra-African commerce and reap rewards of new deal, meeting hears.
World Bank Approves $35 Million Support for Ghana’s Land Administration Services
Washington, USA, November 22, 2018// – The World Bank has approved a $35 million International Development Association (IDA) facility to support the Government of Ghana’s efforts in improving services and efficiency in the Lands Commission.
UK Invests £400 Million in Ghana’s Education Sector
Accra, Ghana, November 21, 2018//-The United Kingdom (UK) has invested £400 million in the education sector in Ghana over the last 20 years.
World Bank Report: Africa Loses Billions of Dollars to Child Marriages
Nairobi, Kenya, November 20, 2018/ — Child marriage will cost African countries tens of billions of dollars in lost earnings and human capital, says a new World Bank report launched ahead of the African Union Commission’s second African Girls Summit on Ending Child Marriage taking place in Ghana this week.
Number of Ghanaians Studying in the United States Increases
Accra, Ghana, November 19, 2018/ — The 2018 Open Doors report on international education has revealed that the United States hosted 1.09 million international students during the 2017/2018 academic year.
Inaugural Magnus Quant Challenge Launched in Oslo
Oslo, Norway, November 16, 2018) – Play Magnus, a leading chess platform created by World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, and WorldQuant, the global quantitative asset management firm, today announced a new partnership and the launch of the inaugural Magnus Quant Challenge.
Ghana: Alliance for Dev’t and Industrialization Cautions Minority MPs
Accra, Ghana, November 15, 2018//-The Alliance for Development and Industrialization (ADI), has described the position taken by the Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) as very unfortunate over the funds allocated for the tourism industry purposely for capacity building of personnel in the hospitality industry and branding of the sector.
Broken Government Promises to Blame for Nigeria University Strike
Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has not fulfilled agreements it made with academic staff in Nigeria’s public universities. EPA-EFE/ Felipe Trueba Oludayo Tade, University of Ibadan November 14, 2018//-All 37,504 academic staff of Nigeria’s public universities have been on an indefinite strike since early November.
World Pneumonia Day: Pneumonia Accounts for 16% of All Deaths of Children Under 5
Dakar, Senegal, November 13, 2018/ — To mark the World Pneumonia Day, civil society organizations from Africa and Haiti are asking their governments to step-up to eradicate Pneumonia which is responsible for more child mortalities than any other diseases like AIDS, Malaria and Measles combined.