The persistent rise in the prices of petroleum products at the pumps in the last couple of months will now be a thing of the past, the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Senyo Hosi, has assured. This follows the major intervention by the Bank …

When Ghana became the first country in Africa to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) initiative to equitably distribute COVID vaccines, I had a glimmer of hope; that solidarity would prevail to protect people everywhere from the virus. Fast forward to today and a third …

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated the commitment of government to ensure transparency and judicious use of revenue mobilized through the implementation of the electronic transaction levy Act to engender confidence among tax payers.   According to the President “government agenda to introduce the electronic levy bill, is now electronic transfer levy …

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) is appealing to government to reconsider a decision to migrate traders from the VAT Flat Rate Scheme to the new Standard Rate Scheme.   “This is because we (traders) have been operating under the Flat Rate Scheme for about five (5) years, and …

The Presidency has said the government’s Scholarship Secretariat has awarded local scholarships to 45,000 tertiary students. Also, 1,600 training college students have been awarded scholarships. This is part of efforts to educate Ghana, the seat of Government said. Regarding foreign scholarships, 560 students have also been awarded under the online …

The 2021 Public Safety and Crime report has revealed that the Ashanti Region recorded the highest number of murder cases out of over 200 murder cases recorded last year, across the country.   The Bureau of Public Safety in its 2021 report said the region recorded 23 percent of all …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has declared ‘war’ on some 29 private and public institutions that indebted to the power company to the tune of GHC120 million. According to the ECG, the Institutions and individuals including some Members of Parliament may risk being disconnected from the national grid over …

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has officially opposed the death penalty in all circumstances, declaring its support to any move to abolish capital punishment in the country. Director of Legal Service at GAF, Brig. General Benjamin Amoah-Boakye, who made the declaration on behalf of the Chief of the Defence Staff, …

Aspiring chairman of NPP UK, Andy Owusu has commended the last two successive Chairmen, Mr. Michael Ansah and Mr. Derick Kweku Nkansah for expanding the Branch Party through the Chapter Model.   Andy Owusu made this remarks while addressing some executive stakeholders of the NPP Leeds Chapter (NPPUK) on Saturday, …

A Sekondi High Court has set June 6 and 7, this year, for the full trial of the case in which a resident of Jomoro in the Western Region is challenging the eligibility of Dorcas Affo-Toffey to contest the seat as Member of Parliament for the area. The dates were …