US-based Kevin Taylor uncovers corruption scandal in 2020 Captain Smart refers to to same scandal in E-levy opposition Kevin Taylor says Ghana needs more serious journalists to save the nation US-based social media commentator and government critic, Kevin Taylor has slated fellow critic Captain Smart of Onua FM/TV. Taylor’s …
Read More »SSNIT takes legal action against 7,951 employers
As of September last year, 7,951 criminal cases were pending in court against defaulting employers. We do not take delight in prosecuting employers before the law court. “But it only becomes a necessary last resort when all eligible means to settle the debts have failed,” Ms Emefa Agonyo, SSNIT Public …
Read More »West Gonja: Kabampe woman in critical condition after attack by bees
A woman believed to be in her late 50’s was attacked by bees at a farming community in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region called Kabampe on 3rd February, 2022. According to an eye witness, the swarm of bees pounced on the woman in the outskirts of the …
Read More »Fire guts building near Kwame Nkrumah Interchange
Fire has gutted a large house behind the East Cantonments Pharmacy, close to the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra. The fire started around 7am on Friday, prompting emergency response from some residents. At least two fire tenders have been deployed to help fight the fire. The cause of the fire …
Read More »We are not ready to resubmit E-Levy – Joe Wise
Government struggling to pass E-levy Minority vow to maintain stiff opposition Government organizing townhall meetings on E-levy Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has explained why the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) Bill is yet to be resubmitted before Parliament for consideration and passage. He told Accra-based Asaase radio on Thursday, …
Read More »GJA is now Ghana Jokers Association – Manasseh Azure
Manasseh Azure addresses current state of GJA GJA leadership called out for not speaking for journalists GJA has lost its relevance, Manasseh Manasseh Azure Awuni has expressed great disappointment in the umbrella body of journalists in the country, describing the Ghana Journalists Association as one that has lost its sense …
Read More »We gave Ghana US$430 million to fight COVID-19 – World Bank
Ghana got an amount of US$430 million from the World Bank The money was to fight Coronavirus Pierre Frank Laporte revealed in an interview Ghana received a sum of US$430 million to fight the novel Coronavirus, World Bank Country Director, Pierre Frank Laporte has revealed. According to him, the money was …
Read More »WATCH: Here is what ensued between the Sekondi-Takoradi MCE and the police officer
STMA MCE will be arraigned before a court on Friday, February 4 He has been charged with three counts including assault of a public officer He also threatened a police officer on duty The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) for Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly was arrested by the Western Regional …
Read More »Fire Sekondi-Takoradi MCE – Security Analyst demand
Sekondi-Takoradi MCE arrested Police officers discovering voice under new administration, Dr. Adam Bonaa Sekondi-Takoradi MCE to be arraigned before court Friday February 4 Security analyst, Dr. Adam Bonaa has said the Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), who verbally assaulted a police officer, Abdul-Mumin Issah, should …
Read More »E-levy: There’s too much ‘foolishness’ in the system – Allotey Jacobs goes wild
Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has expressed disgust over the behavior of Ghanaians as he wonders what they actually want government to do for them. Commenting on the controversial e-levy which is strongly opposed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and many Ghanaians who complain it will compound their hardships, …
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