NEWS IN GHANA

As part of measures to compliment government's efforts towards achieving its revenue mobilization goals in the country, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has waded into the National Tax Campaign launched by the Ghana Revenue  Authority(GRA) last Wednesday with the launch of a new campaign dubbed "opentaxghana". The "opentaxghana" campaign is a powerful online platform(www.opentaxghana.com) which among all other things seeks to engage citizens, help deepen conversation around tax mobilization and educate all Ghanaians on the need to honor their tax obligations promptly. Designed with the finest, latest user-friendly technology, the platform is uniquely endowed with 4 key tabs; 1. To help share tax information with citizens, 2. Offer information on how to pay your tax 3. Offer information on who is supposed to pay what tax and 4. Allow citizens to report any activity they identify that amounts to tax evasion within their own working communities or

As part of measures to promote healthy lifestyle in the country, the SIC ladies Association (SICLA) has organized a 1-day training workshop to sensitize women and raise awareness on the dangers of breast cancer, its detection and control. The workshop which was held concurrently for the various branches of the association under the SIC Insurance Company Limited (SIC) across the country namely; Accra area office, Tema area office, Kumasi area office, Takoradi area office saw over 200 women (members) of SICLA vigorously educated on how to detect breast cancer early, prevention and treatment options available. Ms. Bernice Boachie, President of SICLA explaining the rationale behind the initiative said: “October is the breast cancer awareness month and that’s the major reason why we’ve decided to put up this particular event together to alert our women in the corporate institution especially here at the SIC about the practice of early detection and importance of breast examination”.