446,352 wrote 2021 WASSCE WAEC warns candidates of scammers Short code created for candidates to check results Provisional results from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for candidates who sat for the 2021 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been released. WAEC, according to a statement, said that …
Read More »3 school children die in a head-on collision, many injured
Three school children have died after a vehicle conveying them home collided head-on with an overtaking car. The three deceased children have been identified as Jerry Quartey, Osten Kwaku, and Albert Odame Sarfo, all 7 years. Kasapa News has gathered that the incident occurred Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at about …
Read More »Meet the four NDC MPs facing legal challenges
Four NDC MPs are before the courts Two of them with respect to their election and another over a protest he led The fourth is facing corruption charges in his time as Minister Four Members of Parliament of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, are facing legal challenges on a …
Read More »‘I erred and apologise for my actions’ – Ashaiman MP on seizing of Speaker’s chair
Ernest Norgbey has apologised for his action He said, he takes full responsibility for his actions He apologised on Joy FM Ernest Norgbey, MP, Ashaiman, has regretted his actions of seizing the chair of the Speaker of Parliament when chaos erupted in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He …
Read More »Ghana is broke, gov’t needs to increase revenue hence E-levy – Joe Jackson
A Financial Analyst and Chief Operations Officer at Dalex Finance, Mr Joe Jackson, has said the government needs to increase the tax revenue. Mr Jackson said the introduction of the E-levy is meant to generate revenue for government expenditure as part of the move to widen the tax net. “Ghana …
Read More »ECG shuts down Tema Oil Refinery over ¢27m debt
A task force from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cut electricity supply to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) for its failure to pay its bills. According to the energy distributor, TOR’s current debt is about ¢27 million cedis, hence disconnecting them. ECG says it has been working tirelessly …
Read More »2022 budget remains rejected – Murtala
Tamale Central Lawmaker, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has said that as far as the Minority is concerned, the 2022 budget statement remains rejected. For the budget to be accepted, he said, the Minister of Finance would have to relay the entire document in Parliament with the changes duly reflected. “As far as we …
Read More »ECG closes down Krobo District office over ‘threats’ against its staff
The Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, has closed down its Krobo District office in Somanya following a protest by some residents within the Yilo Krobo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities. The closure took effect from December 1, according to a statement from the ECG in response to the protest. The …
Read More »GOIL reduces fuel prices further by 15 pesewas
Ghana’s leading indigenous oil marketing company, GOIL Company Ltd, has announced a further 15 pesewas reduction in fuel prices at all its retail outlets across the country effective December 7, 2021. This means that a litre of Super XP (Petrol) and Diesel XP will both sell at GHC6.70 from the …
Read More »NIA takes delivery of first batch of Kantanka cars
The National Identification Authority on Monday, December 2021 took delivery of 18 Oman Ma pickup vehicles from the Kantanka Automobile Company. The presentation of the 18 vehicles the first batch 85 cars being manufactured by the Ghanaian automobile firm for the NIA. At a brief handing over ceremony, the Corporate …
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