The managing directors of three companies in Tema have been busted for allegedly importing diesel without authority and evading tax totalling GH¢470,000. They are alleged to have succeeded in categorising the diesel as waste oil, for which reason the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) waived all taxes on the product. They are Godson Akafo, the MD ...
The Energy Ministry’s decision to set up an investigative committee to probe the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) company’s controversial sale of 5 million litres of contaminated fuel, has not calmed the Minority in Parliament, who are still pushing for the interdiction of BOST’s Managing Director, Alfred Obeng. The MP for Bongo, Edward Bawa ...
Ghana has been ranked a Tier 2 Watch List country in the 2017 Trafficking in Persons report released on Tuesday by the United States government. The report, themed “Enhancing Criminal Accountability and Addressing Challenges in Prosecution Efforts,” is an effort to encourage global efforts to end human slavery around the world. It includes profiles of ...
Amazon just announced its third annual Prime Day, the retailer’s answer to Black Friday that originally started to celebrate its 20th anniversary. While Amazon had previously said they would be doing a third year of Prime Day, this is the first time we’re getting the actual date and previews of some of the sales. Amazon ...
Zylofon media, a creative arts and entertainment conglomerate, has signed on to its record label two new artistes. The record label which has in its stable artistes like Kumi Guitar, Becca and Stonebwoy, has now signed gospel songstress Joyce Blessing and promising rapper Obibini. At a press briefing held at the company’s premises at East ...
The Black Stars were beaten 1-0 by Mexico in an international friendly played in Houston, Texas on Wednesday night. The match was the second one for Kwesi Appiah, in terms of the national team A, since he took over in April from former coach Avram Grant. The Stars were without Jordan and Andre Ayew and ...
The Vatican treasurer and Australia’s most senior Catholic figure, Cardinal George Pell, has been charged with sex offences in Australia. The charges relate to alleged “historical” incidents, police in the state of Victoria said. The allegations were made by more than one person, said Police Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton. Cardinal Pell, who is based in ...
Economic Advisor to the Vice President, Godwin Boako, has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has no business cautioning the NPP administration against leveraging Ghana’s natural resources, specifically bauxite through its recent partnership with China, since the former sold 58 percent of Ghana’s bauxite concession to Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President Mahama. Mr. ...
Economic Advisor to the Vice President, Godwin Boako, has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has no business cautioning the NPP administration against leveraging Ghana’s natural resources, specifically bauxite through its recent partnership with China, since the former sold 58 percent of Ghana’s bauxite concession to Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President Mahama. Mr. ...
Economic Advisor to the Vice President, Gideon Boako, has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has no business cautioning the NPP administration against leveraging Ghana’s natural resources, specifically bauxite through its recent partnership with China, since the former sold 58 percent of Ghana’s bauxite concession to Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President Mahama. Mr. ...
The first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for 2017 have shown that the services subsector recorded the least growth. The services subsector recorded a GDP growth of 3.7 percent, down from the 8.8 percent recorded in the same period last year. The Ghana Statistical Service attributes this to the freeze in public expenditure for ...
The Coalition of Bonded Unemployed Diploma Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals, are threatening to picket at the Flagstaff House following what they describe as bad faith displayed by the Ministry of Health. Two months ago when the group besieged the Ministry, they were promised employment after financial clearance. But the group, which feels neglected ...
The grand finale of the 2017 National Science and Math Quiz will be held today [Thursday], at the National Theatre in Accra. The event will see three schools; St. Thomas Aquinas, Adisadel College and Prempeh College, battle for supremacy and bragging rights. The three competitors successfully triumphed over other schools throughout the contest to make ...
Ghana risks facing severe water crisis if it sacrifices its bauxite resources in the Atiwa Forest Reserve in Kyebi, to contract the $15 billion facility from the People’s Republic of China. More than 5 million Ghanaians including residents in some parts of Accra may not have access to potable water when the move is initiated. This ...
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, might soon face Parliament’s Education Committee following the refusal of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), to organize a special exams for some 200 students at Bunkpurugu in the Northern Region who could not write two papers in the just ended exams. The over two hundred students were ...
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