14th August, 2014

The Ghanaian Times is convinced that the Youth Enterprise support and other said intervention programmes of government would be a catalyst for addressing youth unemployment. Government hopes it would also help the youth to pursue courses which would earn them the appropriate jobs after graduating from the universities and other institutions. 

The Daily Graphic writes on the tax exemption policy which it says needs review. According to the paper, the Ghana Revenue Authority which spearheads the collection of the revenue has been at its wit end to ensure that enough is collected to meet the country's expenditure needs. It says some importers find ways to deprive the nation of revenue through collusion with state officials, adding that the situation has compelled the authorities to pursue measures to address the challenges with the setting up of the Special Operations Unit by President Mahama to check revenue leakages at the ports. The paper therefore welcomes the call by the Destination Inspection Companies on government to review the current exemption policy which appears to be a major cause of loss of tax revenue. 

The Daily Heritage cautions Ghanaians on their attitudes to sanitation and overall healthy living. It says cholera which is on the rampage in the country can be eradicated if Ghanaians change their attitudes towards disposing of refuse indiscriminately. The Paper says while the Western would such as made consistent efforts to make disease such as cholera a rare occurrence, Africans are determined to perpetually be killed by them. The paper expresses concern about the fact that the attitudes of Ghanaians towards filth has taken centre stage and killed the spirit of neatness in the communities. It reminds Ghanaians that cholera is caused by eating food and drinking water contaminated with a bacterium that is usually found in food or water contaminated by feces from a person with the infection. 

The Today Newspaper expresses concern about irregularities in the just ended ten day limited voter registration undertaken by the Electoral Commission. It says before the announcement made by the EC to conduct the exercise, concerns were raised by political parties about the use of the NHIS cards to register. This was strongly contested by the PNC at the Supreme Court. It says the NPP has concluded the whole exercise was undertaken in favour of the ruling NDC especially in their strongholds. The NPP alleged that foreigners were allowed to register in NDC strongholds. The PPP also argues that the whole exercise was a waste of resources since people turn eighteen every day. The paper therefore urges the EC to call for an auditing of the exercise to restore credibility to the register. 

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