The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) continues to update the skills of officers to ensure they live up to their revenue mobilisation tasks. Alhaji Seidu Iddrisu Iddisah, Commissioner of Customs, said some recalcitrant traders occasionally attempted to pass on fake invoices in processing their import declarations, hence the Division continued to build staff capacity to enable them to detect those anomalies and enforce trade regulations and compliance. Whereas the presentation
The fight against galamsey (illegal mining) is being intensified as the government teams up with the Ghana Chamber of Mines and the Ghana Airforce (Western Command) to repair some specialised aircraft to undertake intelligence, surveillance and recognisance of areas where illegal mining is still ongoing. Mr. George Mireku Duker, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, in charge of Mines, who inspected the three aircraft at the Takoradi Air Force Base on Friday, said they had been out
Mr Isaac Robson Klu, Kadjebi District Director, Social Welfare and Community Development, says 707 Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) beneficiaries were enrolled onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (HNIS) in 2022. The figure was made up of 416 females and 258 males, whose cards were renewed; and 19 females and 14 males who were newly registered onto the scheme. Mr Klu, who made this disclosure at 2022 Performance Review Meeting at Kadjebi in the Oti Region, said the exercise was
An engaged Reddit user is turning heads after sharing his fiancée’s “repulsive” wedding request. On April 13, the Redditor, writing under the username GlassAlarm, shared his story on the Am I the A***** (AITA) forum. In the post, he describes his fiancée’s request and asks whether it’d be overreacting to call the whole wedding off because of it. ‘Really might call this off’ The Redditor begins by explaining that he got engaged a few months ago. Everything was fine — but during
Beyoncé’s return to the stage was a family affair. Blue Ivy joined her mother on stage during her performance at Atlantis The Royal hotel’s opening in Dubai on Saturday night. “Blue Ivy came out during ‘Brown Skin Girl,’” a source tells us. “She looked grown up in red, danced along and had a microphone, but didn’t sing.” Beyoncé also told the crowd her husband, Jay-Z, was there with her parents, Tina and Mathew Knowles, as well as her 5-year-old twins Rumi and Sir. During
Authorities in California have resumed the air search for British actor Julian Sands, who disappeared last Friday while hiking. But the ground search for Mr Sands remains on pause due to poor road conditions. The British actor was last seen a week ago in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel Mountains, north of Los Angeles. Police said they had found his car near where he was reported missing. “There has been no new update or witness information about his whereabouts since then,”
Rumor has it that Kanye West got married this week. Confused? So are the Kardashians. According to Page Six, the family is puzzled and concerned over Ye’s latest move. Like the rest of the world, their eyes are peeled for updates to see if this is the real deal or just another one of his ridiculous attempts to get attention. News of Kanye’s new relationship came as a surprise to literally everyone this week. Of course, Ye just settled his divorce from Kim Kardashian a couple
Buckingham Palace on Saturday revealed details of King Charles III’s coronation that will see three days of celebrations across the country in which the public will be invited to participate. The coronation will take place on Saturday May 6, a “Coronation Big Lunch” and “Coronation Concert” the following day, and an extra bank holiday on Monday. The public will be invited on the last day to join “The Big Help Out” by volunteering in their communities. “Everyone is invited to join
New Zealand’s former minister for COVID-19, Chris Hipkins, has been confirmed as the country’s next prime minister. Hipkins got the unanimous support of legislators from the ruling Labour Party on Sunday after he was the only candidate to replace the charismatic Jacinda Ardern, who shocked the nation last week when she announced she was resigning after more than five years as prime minister. Hipkins, 44, will be officially sworn in to his new role on Wednesday. He will have less than nine
An estimated 110,000 people have packed the streets of Tel Aviv, in one of Israel’s biggest anti-government protests in the past decade. The rallies spread across the city centre as banners were hoisted calling for an end to the ruling coalition, which is the most right-wing and religious-nationalist in Israel’s history. “This is a dangerous government,” said Yaara Ben Geraluf, a teacher from Jaffa, a western suburb on the coast. “This government will not be any good
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has sacked the country’s army chief, two weeks after rioting in the capital. General Julio Cesar de Arruda had only been in the role since 30 December – just before former president Jair Bolsonaro’s mandate ended. President Lula has said he suspects members of the armed forces colluded with protesters. He has dismissed dozens of military officers in recent days. Thousands of supporters of Mr Bolsonaro stormed government buildings
Ten people have died following a shooting at a ballroom dance studio in the Californian city of Monterey Park, police said. Police say another 10 people are injured and the suspect remains at large. The shooting happened at about 22:20 local time on Saturday (06:20 GMT on Sunday). Thousands of people had earlier gathered in the city for the Monterey Park Lunar New Year festival. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said they are seeking a male suspect who fled the scene but did not
US Department of Justice (DoJ) investigators have found six more classified documents during a 13-hour search of President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware, a lawyer for Mr Biden says. Some documents seized at the Wilmington property on Friday were from his time as a senator and others from his tenure as vice-president under Barack Obama. Lawyer Bob Bauer said “personally handwritten notes” and “surrounding materials” were also taken away. Mr Biden and his wife were not
High-flying Freiburg were thrashed at Wolfsburg as they failed to close the gap on leaders Bayern Munich. Freiburg could have cut Bayern’s lead in the Bundesliga to two points after their draw against RB Leipzig, but were instead hammered by Nico Kovac’s men. Patrick Wimmer and two Jonas Wind goals put Wolfsburg 3-0 ahead, with Yannick Gerhardt, Ridle Baku and Luca Waldschmidt adding in the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt climbed up to second with a 3-0 win over Schalke. Jesper Lindstrom,
Napoli went 12 points above second-placed AC Milan at the top of Serie A after beating Salernitana. Giovanni di Lorenzo scored shortly before half-time, and Victor Osimhen added another after the break for the visitors. Osimhen is now three goals above Inter’s Lautaro Martinez in the race for Serie A’s Golden Boot. Napoli are looking to end their 33-year wait for a Scudetto, having not won it since Diego Maradona was their captain. Luciano Spalletti’s side have lost only one
A first-half flurry helped Atletico Madrid thrash Real Valladolid and stay in the top four in the La Liga table. Alvaro Morata, Antoine Griezmann and Mario Hermoso all struck before the break for Diego Simeone’s side, who sit 10 points behind leaders Barcelona. The victory, just Simeone’s second in seven games, also included a debut for recent signing Memphis Depay. Meanwhile, Real Sociedad beat Rayo Vallecano 2-0 to keep pressure on the top two in La Liga. The victory, a fifth in
West Ham manager David Moyes says his side’s crucial victory against Everton was “a relief” for the club, but does not believe the board want to get rid of him. The match cruelly dubbed ‘El Sackico’ was settled by a first-half double from Jarrod Bowen. It was West Ham’s first Premier League win in three months and piled the pressure on Everton boss Frank Lampard. Like Lampard, it had been suggested Moyes would lose his job if West Ham lost. “My understanding
Newcastle extended their unbeaten run to a club-record 15 top-flight games with their third goalless draw against Crystal Palace this season. The Magpies, who moved up to third, had the better chances with Vicente Guaita denying Joelinton three times and Callum Wilson, Sven Botman and Alexander Isak all failing to score headers. This draw meant Newcastle are eight points behind leaders Arsenal, having played two games more than the Gunners, and possibly ending excitable talk of a title bid. Palace
Liverpool and Chelsea laid their respective Premier League struggles bare for all to see in a bitterly disappointing stalemate at Anfield. The two giants, who have been in constant pursuit of major prizes in recent seasons, are currently locked well outside the top four – and how it showed in a dismal game almost devoid of entertainment and quality. Chelsea had an early Kai Havertz strike ruled out for offside by VAR and there was also a lively debut as a second-half substitute for £89m
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