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New tax measures outlined in the supplementary budget is expected to rake in a significant amount of revenue to the state. A breakdown of revised estimates as captured in the appendix shows that the state could rake in additional GH¢513 million in additional to what has already been projected in …

The embattled CEO of Menzgold Company Limited Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM 1) is receiving medical attention and will address the public soon on matters relating to his business and the refund of locked-up funds to his customers, Head of Communications for Menzgold Nii Armah Amarteifio has said.NAM 1 was released …

Public sector workers will in no time be paid via a cashless mode to eliminate the challenge of ghost names in its payroll, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated. Bawumia noted that through technology and digitization, “the problem of ghost workers will be solved once and for all.” Dr. …

All activities at the Takoradi Flour Mill have been brought to a halt after the Executive Director, Serge Bakalian, asked all workers to go home with immediate effect. A memo to all departments intercepted by Starrfm.com.gh revealed that the decision was taken due to a “perceived hostile and antagonistic stance …

Information reaching YEN.com.gh indicates that the Ada Kasseh Market located in the Ada East District( Ada Constituency) is in a very deplorable state. The market which since time immemorial served not only towns and villages in the two sister Districts but others of the Ewe land, has been left in …

Zimbabwe has increased the price of petrol and diesel by up to 26 percent after the finance minister raised import tax on fuel last week, adding more pressure on citizens grappling with triple-digit inflation. Prices of basic goods and services have more than doubled since June, when the government renamed the RTGS currency …

The Ghana Integrated Bauxite and Aluminium Authority has been advised to sign up to the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standards Certification Program to ensure responsible bauxite mining in the country. The director of Settle Ghana, a non-governmental organization, Mr Abu Karimu made the appeal in response to agitations by some …

Operators of eateries in Accra popularly known as Chop Bars have expressed mixed feelings amidst the ban on wildlife hunting announced by the Forestry Commission. The ban took effect on August 1, 2019, and expected to be lifted on December 1, 2019. Per the ban, during the period, only grasscutters …

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus called candida auris is spreading around the world at an alarming rate, reported Business Insider. Hundreds of thousands of people die annually from antibiotic-resistant superbugs – bacteria that evolve so quickly that existing treatments are useless against them. But it’s not just bacterial infections that are spreading, drug-resistant …

A woman who has been drinking her own urine and rubbing it on her face for over a decade claims it improves her skin and overall health, the Daily Mail has reported. Ruby Karyo, 30, from Glen Burnie, Maryland, has been gulping down urine and spritzing it on her face …