The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has by the end of the third quarter, September 2021, collected a tax revenue of GH¢39.90 billion out of a total annual target of GH¢57 billion. The authority is optimistic it will meet the annual target by December 31 and clear the deficit despite bites …
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Don’t Limit Education To Classrooms Alone – Youth Ambassador
The National Zongo Youth Ambassador of Ghana, His Excellency Alhaji Salamu Amadu has appealed to stakeholders in the education sector not to limit education in classrooms alone but extend to the communities so that the school dropouts can also be educated. Alhaji Salamu made this appeal at the launching of …
Read More »‘Continuous Disinfection of Airports Builds Resilience To Control Covid’
The monthly disinfection of the country’s airports is helping to build resilience in the control of the Covid-19 disease, a Vector Control Officer of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, King Jonas Wonder, has underscored. He said the disinfection operation complements all other measures put in place by the central government in the …
Read More »Godwin Frimpong Grabs ‘MAN GHANA’ 2021 Award
Godwin Frimpong was crowned overall best bodybuilder (Man Ghana) for the third after winning the championship in 2019, and 2020; whiles Lawal Badmos was crowned Best Men’s Physique Athlete and Celestine Dogbeda was also crowned Best Female Bikini Athlete. The Man Ghana Bodybuilding championship is the Nation’s biggest bodybuilding championship …
Read More »Shocking moment man jumped out of his car to confront 11 tigers at a zoo
This is the shocking moment a man confronts eleven tigers and tries to provoke them after senselessly jumping out of his car at a zoo. The reckless tourist is seen just metres away from the terrifying big cats as they perch in their enclosure on October 23 at Beijing Wildlife Park. …
Read More »C/R: Over 70 Metro Mass buses left to rot
The Management of the Metro Mass Transit at the Cape Coast Metropolis in the Central Region has allowed over 70 Buses to rot for what they describe as a lack of funds to fix them. An investigation by EIB’s Central Regional Correspondent, Yaw Boagyan, revealed that some of the buses …
Read More »UK Anglican Bishops fight Ghana’s anti-LGBTQI bill
Church leaders in the UK have strongly criticised Ghanaian bishops over their support for a draconian anti-LGBTQ+ law. Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the global Anglican church, Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, and other Church of England bishops, tweeted their concerns on Tuesday in what …
Read More »Alleged Coup: Court refuses ACP Agordzo 10 days request to travel to Kenya
A three-member panel of the Accra High Court has refused a request from Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Agordzo to travel outside the country. The panel presided over by Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe held the conditions of the bail granted does not support his request. According to the court, …
Read More »Why I’ve parked official V8 for my small car – Madina MP explains
• Madina MP has explained why he has refused to use his official vehicle • Sosu says the poverty in his constituency is the reason he has refused to use his V8 • The vehicle was bought via a US$100,000 loan facility advanced by the government to MPs Francis-Xavier Sosu, …
Read More »Today at the newsstands
Here are some major newspaper headlines for today Ghanaian Times I’ll revisit referendum to pave the way for election of MMDCEs – President SC retains Justice Honyenuga to handle COCOBOD case Daily Graphic: Accountable governance: Deepen transparency – President charges MMDCEs Supreme Court directs Honyenuga to continue with Opuni trial …
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