SSNIT Targets To Enrol 250 Thousand Under SEED Initiative By End Of 2024 The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is targeting to rope in 250 thousand informal sector players under the Self-Employed Enrolment Drive (SSNIT SEED) initiative by the end of this year. Deputy Director-General in charge of Finance and Administration, Michael Addo, says the scheme has already enrolled sixty thousand people. The self-employed are encouraged toenroll to be able to fall on their pensions when they no longer can work. “Now they are appreciating and joining, so we are encouraging more to join for them to…
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Lecturer Targets To Break Guinness World Record Of 150 Hours ACA-A-Thon Dr Appiah Michael Karikari, a distinguished lecturer and one of the lead researchers at the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), is set to break the World Guinness Record of ACA-A-Thon with 150 hours of lecture at the University of Environment and Sustainable Development on the 10th March 2024. The first to be held World Guinness Record ACA-A-Thon marathon in the country will take place on the 10th of March 2024 in the Eastern Region of Ghana at Somanya. The longest lecture marathon lasted for…
Qatar World Cup: After I Paid $100,000 Appearance Fee, GFA Member Demanded 50% Of The Money Former Black Stars Mgt Member, Alhaji Grunsah has made a damning allegation on Angel TV that, after he was paid $100,000 as an appearance fee after the Qatar World Cup, one GFA member called him to pay back 50% of the money into a certain account which he obliged. Even though he signed to receive this money as his own, he was instructed to pay half into an account. He says he has bank evidence to prove it. Who could that be? What…
I Left A Whopping $770 Million For You-Mahama To Nana Addo Bawumia The former president and flagbearer for the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress(NDC) John Dramani Mahama has finally replied Nana Addo Bawumia for perpetuating lies that they (NPP) came and met nothing in the country’s coffers. Speaking to supporters in the Northern Region during his Building The Nation tour disputed their fabrications stated unequivocally that; he left a whopping $770 million United State Dollars for the nation and they have no any justification to say that he, John Mahama left nothing. According to John Dramani Mahama,…
Information available to Amnewsworld confirms a deadly accident on the Kumasi-Accra Highway, claiming the lives of several passengers in a horrific collision between a Sprinter bus and a tanker. The tragic incident occurred along the Nsawam stretch of the highway. According to eyewitness accounts, the tanker driver reportedly failed to brake in time and rammed into the passenger-loaded Sprinter bus, leading to a devastating impact. Emergency services were called to the scene as rescue efforts continued late into the evening. The exact number of casualties is yet to be confirmed, but initial reports indicate many lives were lost, with several…
AI-Generated Content In Ghana’s Politics: How Reliable And Beneficiary To The Politician In recent years, Ghanaian politics has witnessed the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for various purposes, ranging from voter targeting to policy analysis. While AI offers undeniable benefits, its role in politics also raises concerns about transparency, accountability, and potential negative impacts on democracy. Is AI important in our Ghanaian politics? The efficiency and its imperativeness is that; the AI can process vast amounts of data quickly and accurately, enabling politicians to make more informed decisions and devise effective strategies. The AI helps political parties…
Emission Levy: Affected Vehicles And Motorcycles And Amount Expected To Be Paid Annually The government of Ghana has imposed an Emission levy on vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles effective 1, Febuary 2024. The level will affect this category of vehicles and motorcycles and how much they would be paying annually. 1. Motorcycles and tricycles-GHs 75 2. Motor Vehicles, buses and coaches up to 3.0 litres- 150 3. Motor vehicles, buses and coaches above 3.0 litres GHs300 4. Cargo tracks and articulated trucks GHs300 Many well-meaning Ghanaians have kicked against the levy stressing that the vehicle Emission Tax is nothing but…
Mahama Opposed LGBTQ Practice: It Contradicts My Christian Faith Ghana’s former president and leading opposition figure John Dramani Mahama has opposed LGBTQ practices, saying they contradict his Christian faith. “The faith I have will not allow me to accept a man marrying a man, and a woman marrying a woman,” Mr Mahama was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. “I don’t believe that anybody can get up and say I feel like a man although I was born a woman and so I will change and become a man,” he added, speaking to a group of Ghanaian religious…
IGP Paid Ghs1,000 To Delegates To Vote Against Me-DCOP Alex Mensah (Rtd)-Video The former DCOP Alex Mensah retired who contested for the Bekwai Constituency Parliamentary Primaries on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has levelled a wild allegation against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare (IGP) that, IGP paid Ghs1,000 to delegates to vote against him during the party’s parliamentary primaries. DCOP Alex Mensah retired on Kessben TV alleged that the IGP was using Vice President Dr. Bawumia’s name to orchestrate his evil agenda. Reaffirming his allegation to Omanhene, the host stated…
We Are Satisfied With Manhyia Judgement – Asona Abusua The family of Asona led by Opanin Osei Kwadwo and Elder Enock Ofori Junior have expressed their deepest appreciation to the Manhyia Palace for fairly judging in their favour in the case of Micaiah Addai and the family. Elder Enock Ofori Junior, the Son of the late Enock Ofori Senior expressed his joy about the judgement stressing that what matters to him and the family is for Micaiah Addai to authenticate his allegations and the Manhyia Court was able to compel Micaiah Addai to admit that he did that based on…
