Vodafone begins charging customers for 9% Communication Service Tax
Vodafone Ghana says it started charging its customers the revised Communication Service Tax (CST) from this month. In a notice, the telecoms operator noted that “this is to inform you…
Tiwaa must resign’ – Prof Attafuah joins clarion call
Criminologist, Prof Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, has joined many calling on the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to resign. The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA) said, Maame…
Gov’t leaves LEAP beneficiaries in the cold
Concern are being raised over delays in release and disbursement of funds for the 61st cycle Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) payments to beneficiaries across the country. While bemoaning on…
Finance Mental Health for sustainable development
Mental health or psychological well-being makes up an integral part of an individual's capacity to lead a fulfilling life, including the ability to form and maintain relationships, to study, work…
Scourge of slavery still claims 40 million victims worldwide, ‘must serve as a wakeup call’
Incidents of modern-day slavery are “only likely to increase” as a result of some of biggest challenges facing the world today, a UN expert outlined in a report for the Human Rights…
One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report
Despite progress in national prevention strategies, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General lamented on Monday, highlighting key findings of the agency’s latest report on global suicide…
332 Human traffickers probed between 2016 and 2018
A total of 332 human traffickers were investigated between 2016 and 2018 across the country. Out of the number, only 53 were prosecuted and 30 others still have their dockets…
GRA directs telcos to start charging revised Communication Service Tax
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has directed the Telecom Operators to start charging their customers the revised Communication Service Tax. The directive JoyBusiness understands was contained in a letter to…
Need for increased budgetary allocation for quality mental health in Ghana: Some reflections
The World Health Organisation defines Mental Health as “a state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can…
U S, Ghana sign agreement to increase investments in agriculture
The governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Ghana signed a Declaration of Partnership at the African Green Revolution Forum hosted in Accra. The Declaration launches…
