U.S. to test $750 fee for faster visa interviews

[ad_1] The U.S. Department of State plans to launch a pilot program that would allow some visitor visa applicants to pay an additional $750 fee for a faster interview appointment. Under a temporary rule scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026, eligible applicants for B-1/B-2 visitor visas could secure an interview appointment within 10 business…

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NSS clarifies GH¢40 online enrolment activation fee

[ad_1] The National Service Scheme (NSS) has clarified the GH¢40 Online Enrolment Activation fee required from prospective national service personnel to activate PIN codes for the 2024/2025 service year enrolment. There was a public uproar after media reports over the Online Enrolment Activation fee. However, in a statement dated Friday, June 21, the NSS explained…

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Broadcasters must pay for DTT platform but $10k fee is on the high side – Sam George

[ad_1] The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Communications Committee, Samuel Nartey George, has emphasised that TV stations utilizing the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform must pay for its usage. The Ningo-Prampram lawmaker argued that the platform incurs significant costs for the state in its operation and cannot be provided to broadcasters for free. Speaking in…

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Dialysis fee increase affected only six patients

[ad_1] The Chief Executive Officer of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah, has clarified that the recent increase in the cost of renal dialysis from GHS¢380 to GHS¢765.42 was not sanctioned by the hospital’s management or approved by Parliament. He told Umaru Sanda Amadu on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News that only six patients…

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