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Former Western Regional Minister, Dr Kwaku Afriyie says not even angels can clamp down on the smuggling of cocoa beans from Ghana to neighbouring countries. To Dr Afriyie, who himself is a cocoa farmer in Ghana and a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), though the smuggling canker …

Chairman of the Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold, Mr. Timothy Binob, has disclosed on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm that 25 of their members have lost their lives as a result of their inability to retrieve their locked up cash. Speaking to Kwabena Agyapong on Frontline on Friday, the chair of …

Scores of customers of defunct Menzgold have amassed at the premises of the Accra Circuit Court in anticipation of the trial of the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Nana Appiah Mensah, alias NAM1. NAM1 is said to have defrauded 16,000 people of GH¢1.68billion on the name of investing their …

A group of women on Twitter have revealed anonymously why they cheat on their partners. A Twitter user with handle @zubaidah_x did a poll where she wanted to find out from the ladies if they were cheating on their partners. 40% of the women said no, 11% said yes with …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) to ensure that gas transmission is extended to parts of the country with significant mineral deposits. He said when that was done, it would help develop the country’s mining sector and enhance its transformational agenda through …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 25 July 2019, launched the Community Mining Programme at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region.The Community Mining Programme is aimed at formalising mining in selected communities across the country.With, at least, one community mine expected to be set up in each of the …

A mother has been arrested by the vigilante group in her area for tying up her daughter because she refused to sweep.   Facebook user Somto Okafor said he heard a child crying in a house in Awka, Anambra state. Upon investigation, he found a girl tied up with a rope. …

While indications are clear that West Africa’s first refinery, the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is in a deep debt hole burden, officials employed to turn things around have rather resorted to a denial syndrome. The company lost a staggering GHS186 million in the first four months of operations this year. …

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will soon shut down some investment firms operating in the country after it completes an ongoing forensic audit of some 21 investment companies, the Deputy Director-General of SEC has disclosed. According to Paul Ababio, who refused to give further information on these firms, SEC …

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is planning a mammoth demonstration against government in three months, if it fails to enforce laws governing retail trade. President of the Association, Dr Joseph Obeng, at a press conference held at the Central Business District (Opera Square) said, if government does not …