GENERAL NEWS

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to capitalise on the connection between the Ghana Card and Tax Identification Number (TIN) to enhance the identification and tax collection processes for individuals and businesses. Describing the current GRA approach of focusing solely on existing taxpayers as …

The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) says it has observed an upsurge in cheque fraud in parts of Ghana. According to EOCO, the fraudsters perpetrating this crime ride on the back of technology to deal with their victims via phone calls and online platforms and avoid any form of …

The flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, was at the final funeral rites of the Paramount Chief of Berekum (Berekumhene), Daasebre Dr Amankona Diawuo II, on Friday, November 24, 2023. Viral videos of Dr Bawumia’s arrival showed thousands of people waiting on a street to …

The Berekum Traditional Council has given an explanation as to why the Dormaahene and Chairperson of the Bono Regional House of Chief, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Nana Agyemang Badu II, was told not to attend the funeral rites of the late Berekumhene, Daasebre Dr Amankona Diawuo II, which was held on Thursday, …

Below are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.     The Daily Searchlight       Daily Analyst             The Ghanaian Observer     Daily Guide     The Daily Statesman         …

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Nana Agyeman Badu II, has addressed the injunction preventing him from attending the final funeral rites of the late Paramount chief of the Berekum Traditional Area, Daasebre Dr Amankona Diawuo II. In response to the court’s decision, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Nana Agyeman Badu II expressed his sentiments …

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) has called on the government to lower the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) from 1% to 0.5% and impose a 0.5% levy on cash-outs to align the policy with Ghana’s digital-first strategy. “Our recommendation to the Ministry of Finance is to consider reducing the levy …

Parliament has suspended the laying of the Legislative Instrument seeking to restrict the importation of 22 selected strategic products into the country. This follows calls by the minority caucus on the Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond, to further engage the group on concerns surrounding the L.I. The Minority …

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has announced a downward review of electricity tariffs effective December 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024. The adjustment is in line with the Commission’s Quarterly Tariff Review Mechanism using key factors such as the exchange rate between the US$ and the Ghana Cedi, domestic inflation …

Dear Sir, I have a few words to help your very difficult attempt at breaking the Eight. You must focus on your own campaign. Spend much time to rebuild the palpable trust deficit and show no sense of entitlement to anything. It is politically tactless to respond to the one …