The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, will begin prosecution of tax offenders this year as part of the broader strategy to engender tax compliance and maximize revenue collection. GRA launched its prosecution Policy in 2019. The Authority went ahead to table request before the Chief Justice to set up a dedicated …
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Recruit only licenced teachers from next month or be sanctioned – Private schools told
The National Teaching Council (NTC) through the National School Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) – the regulator of pre-tertiary schools – has informed all pre-tertiary private schools to ensure that from next month their teachers begin processes to acquire their teaching licence. Also, it has notified the private schools that all yet …
Read More »No student has been reported dead at UEW in last 24hrs – SRC
Authorities at the University of Education, Winneba say they are yet to receive any information concerning the death of a student in the school. According to the Students’ Representative Council of the University, no student of the university has been reported dead per the university records in the last 24hrs …
Read More »GRA officers banned from receiving direct tax payments by July 1
The Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) has served notice of ceasing the acceptance of personal and corporate cheques for payment of taxes and customs duties, effective June 1, 2021. “Existing cheques that have already been received for the payment of Duties and Taxes shall continue to be presented to the Banks. …
Read More »5 key considerations for home buyers in Ghana
Most of us consider owning a house of our own to be an essential component in Ghana, unless/until potential home buyers proceed in a more – prepared and better-informed way. Instead of it being, a dream may become a nightmare! After over 20 years, as a Real Estate developer, …
Read More »Using tech for cocoa production doesn’t make economic sense – COCOBOD
Public Affairs Manager for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo has admitted that with the right technology, one can grow cocoa in any part of the world regardless of the weather condition. He considers it reasonable for cocoa to be produced on a small scale with technology but …
Read More »Traders call for removal of Ga West MCE after clash with task force
Traders along the main road at Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality, near the ‘Ayalolo’ park, are campaigning for the removal of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ga West Municipal Assembly, Mr Clement Wilkinson. They have threatened to vote against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the next election …
Read More »No need to panic about China’s export of Cocoa – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has assured stakeholders not to panic about the news of China exporting Cocoa to Belgium. Mr Fiifi Boafo, Public Affairs Manager of COCOBOD, said looking at the quantity of cocoa being exported by the Chinese, there no cause for alarm as “it was quite …
Read More »Liverpool owner apologises for European Super League proposal
Liverpool owner John W Henry has apologised to the club’s supporters for the “disruption” caused by the proposed European Super League (ESL). Henry took sole responsibility for the “unnecessary negativity”, saying: “In this endeavour I’ve let you down.” The Reds and five other Premier League sides withdrew from the ESL on …
Read More »Calls on Akufo-Addo to reopen Nigerian shops unfortunate – GUTA
The Ashanti Regional Branch of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has described as unfortunate calls on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to reopen Nigerian retail shops that were closed down. GUTA said its attention has been drawn to a press release by one Chief Nkem Tony Onyeagolu former President …
Read More »PHOTOS: Man electrocuted to death At Akrofuom
A 48-year-old man with the name Silas has been Electrocuted to death at Sikaman Baasa a farming community in the Akrofuom district of the Ashanti region. According to an eyewitness, Silas was contracted to fall big trees on his employer’s farm. Unfortunately for him, some of the trees fell on …
Read More »VIDEO: Why so many kidney deaths in Ghana?
65-year-old Ajara Mensah is battling for her life as her 25-year-old daughter, Rose Mensah struggles to pay for the treatment of kidney complications, which is dragging her slowly to her grave. Studies show that about 13% of Ghanaians have chronic kidney disease and many are dying on daily basis from …
Read More »“Akufo-Addo’s favorite team has again sacked their coach for poor performance”
An Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has hinted that president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s favorite team has again sacked their coach for poor performance which is a bit confused message from him to Ghanaians today. The infamous journalist who has been hard on the New Patriotic Party for the past four years has said …
Read More »Bad weather forced Accra-Kumasi flight to land in Abidjan – PassionAir explains
PassionAir, a domestic airline operating in Ghana, says their flight OP152 which departed from Accra for Kumasi on April 17, 2021, landed at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport due to deteriorating weather conditions at the Kumasi airport. According to the company, the diversion was necessary as it was in …
Read More »Cool Pastor – Yesu din (Official Video)
Cool Pastor is out with his latest single, ”Yesu Din”.. Gospel songs have been one of the largest medium in transforming positiveness into the lives of the people. Several gospel songs have come to do its work and yes the legacy continuous. We bring to you a fresh dedication tune …
Read More »Central market traders beg Gov’t for support after last night fires
Traders whose shops were gutted at the leatherworks lane of the Kumasi Central Market are calling for government support. Though the fire service is yet to value the extent of damage, some traders say they have lost tens of thousands of cedis to last night’s inferno. The affected traders made …
Read More »UG opens no-guarantor student loan application process
The University of Ghana, Legon, has opened the application process for students who wish to avail themselves of the student loan facility for the 2020/2021 academic year. This was announced by the Student Representative Council of the university. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the SRC, Mr …
Read More »Twitter Africa HQ in Ghana not solution to unemployment – International Diplomatic Consultant
International Diplomatic Consultant Farouk Al-Wahab has posited the Twitter Africa Headquarters in Ghana cannot employ the teeming number of unemployed youth in the country. He disclosed that the social media platform relies on a high level of technology and does not need a huge workforce to operate. “Twitter cannot employ …
Read More »5 steps to owning your first house in Ghana
I was listening to Sarkodie’s ‘Hand to Mouth’ song recently. Believe me, the 3mins 15 secs song which appeared to be targeted at the youth was full of wise nuggets for the old; the rich and the poor also. He bemoaned the phenomenon where people at their prime, cultivate an …
Read More »VIDEO: Young School Girls In Uniform Heavily Sm0king Goes Viral
Per the video going viral, it is all obvious that the future is indeed in a mess as the disturbing video on social media captures five young schoolgirls smoking shisha in their uniforms. In the video, the young girls who are believed to be in their teens were seen …
Read More »UCC Stealing Spree: Student jailed 6 months
Some students of the University of Cape Coast in the Central Region have turned themselves into criminals, stealing laptops and mobile phones belonging to their colleagues. The University of Cape Coast District Police Commander, Superintendent Fii Okyere who made the disclosure further revealed that a student was last week sentenced …
Read More »CJ gives approval for GRA’s Tax Court
The Chief Justice Anin Yeboah has approved a request by the Ghana Revenue Authority for the establishment of a tax court. According to a letter by the Chief Justice, the court will be located at the Criminal Division of the Appeal Court within the Supreme Court buildings. The Court will …
Read More »Ghana signs agreement with cocoa and chocolate companies to protect and restore forests
Ghana has signed an agreement with cocoa and chocolate companies to accelerate collaboration to protect and restore forests in cocoa-growing areas. With the agreement, the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and the Forestry Commission of Ghana (GFC) are building a partnership to further align the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme …
Read More »AirtelTigo transfers ownership to Ghana
The Government of Ghana and the parent companies of AirtelTigo, Bharti Airtel Ghana Holdings, MIC Africa B.V, have concluded negotiations and signed an agreement to transfer the shares of the Company to the Ghana Government. The agreement was contracted following the announcement of the Company’s departure from the Ghanaian …
Read More »3 SHSs deny admission to student after realizing he’s an ex-convict
23-year-old ex-convict, Abu Safianu Yahaya who dreams of becoming a nurse has his hopes dashed because of his ex-convict status. He has therefore appealed to the government to come to his aid to gain admission into any of the three different Senior High Schools who refused to enroll him. …
Read More »GES to dismiss teachers who fail to register with National Teaching Council
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is expected to dismiss teachers who fail to register with the National Teaching Council (NTC). The National Teachers Council directed graduate teachers who want to practice teaching as a profession to register on its portal before 7th May 2021. According to a press release …
Read More »KNUST Senior Lecturer wins 2020 Africa Oxford Research Development Award
Dr. (Mrs.) Cynthia Amaning Danquah, a Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has won the 2020 Africa Oxford Research Development Award (AfOx ReDA) from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. She received £50,000 to collaborate with Prof. Christopher Schofield from the …
Read More »Teacher licences, registration numbers to be out in May
The National Teaching Council (NTC) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that it will begin issuing teacher licence and registration numbers to all qualified teachers in the Ghana Education Service as well as those in private institutions from May 2021. A letter from the Ghana Education Service …
Read More »Ho Airport opens
The first flight from the newly constructed Ho Airport flew to Accra on Thursday, April 15 amid funfair. The construction of the airport in the Volta Region capital began in 2015 during the tenure of John Dramani Mahama and completed in 2017 under Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. But its commissioning was officially done …
Read More »2021 Gadangme Homecoming launched
Gadangmes in the diaspora on Thursday 13th April launched Gadangme Homecoming at AMA head office for Ghanaians in the diaspora. Among the many personalities and dignities that graced the occasion are Traditional Leader from the Gadangme Region, Archbishop Torto, Hon. E T Mensah,Pastor Lamptey, Sultan Nii Nortey Caesar Queen Asabea …
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