Togbega Tsedze Atakora VII, Paramount Chief of the Alavanyo Traditional Area, has expressed displeasure about some people tagging Mr Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo, the Hohoe Parliamentary Candidate (PC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as a lsquo;Fulani rsquo;.
The Lands Commission has interdicted 14 staff members for their involvement in Stamp Duty fraud. The Stamp Duty fraud was detected in May 2022 when the Audit Unit of the Commission realised that the tax figures paid by some property owners for registration of their properties failed to reflect the tax amount expected.
The Lands Commission says it is working closely with the National Identification Authority (NIA) to eliminate undesirable ldquo;middlemen rdquo; in the land registration space using the GhanaCard for verification of grantors and grantees.
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has refuted claims by Mr Sam George, Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, that the Company was importing a product called 39;One Drop 39; for water treatment.
Trades Union Congress (TUC) has vowed not to rescind its decision to stage a demonstration on February 13 in protest of the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumption. The TUC last week issued a one-week ultimatum to the government to withdraw the new VAT, threatening to hit the streets in various regions on February 13.