The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun refunding wrongful deductions from mobile money users, a few days into the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy also known as E-Levy. Some members of the public complained of what they described as excess charges after carrying out mobile money transactions below the …

The Deputy Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament  for Ejisu, Dr. John A. Kumah has denied the trending news that he said any businessman who refuses to accept mobile money transactions will be arrested. According to him, “I never said Business owners who refuse to accept MOMO because of …

The current state of the world’s economy and it’s devastating nature has made competent leaders across the globe to adopt new systems that can help them overcome the debilitating effects of the Covid-19 shock.  In fact, Ghana is been recognized as one of the best managers of Covid-19 by the …

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that for him, nothing depicts more the popular bible scripture, ‘With God all things are possible’ than his election victory in 2016, and subsequent re-election in 2020. He said when political opponents ridiculed him of not having what it takes …

The High Court in Accra has sentenced one Bright Boso, a driver, who was charged for allegedly pouring an acid on his girlfriend to 10 years in prison. The court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo convicted him after the court found him guilty of the offence before sentencing …

The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has noted with concern how cocoa production in the Western North region has whittled down from 400,000–150,000 metric tonnes due to climate change. Dr Afriyie who was speaking at a news conference in Accra yesterday bemoaned the toll …

An evangelist is in trouble after telling people he knows of a gate leading to heaven from south-western Nigeria that he can show them, for a fee. Pastor Ade Abraham was reported to Police by one of his followers, who said the pastor had charged him 310,000 naira ($750; £600) …

The Akufo-Addo government’s infusion of digitalization in the provision of government services as part of the fight against corruption is beginning to yield major results, with even more interventions planned to fight it even harder, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated. The Vice President, who was speaking at the …

Government has attributed Ghana’s poor ranking in the Reporters Without Borders 2022 World Press Freedom Index to a change in the methodology. Ghana has been ranked 60th in the world from an initial 30th position, the country’s lowest in nearly two decades.   Ghana has also recorded its worst ranking …

Scores of traders at the New Kejetia market are counting their losses as several items have been destroyed as a result of faulty valves within the market forcing water tanks in the facility to overflow, thereby causing flooding in some areas within the market.     Although it has not …