Today on Ghana Rising we are shifting attention from the banking crisis to explore Ghana’s Tax Amnesty Period. The subject is pertinent because the tax Amnesty period which started December 2017 ends August 31. This implies that defaulters have barely a week to meet the deadline. Remember this deadline applies to filing so if you get to the GRA’s offices ...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, is currently at the Jubilee House in a historic visit to the Presidency. The Monarch is being accompanied by some 20 paramount chiefs from the Ashanti kingdom. This is the first time the Asantehene has visited the Presidency in recent history. It comes after his historic visit to the Okyenhene’s palace at Kyebi in Akyem ...

Ecobank Ghana has announced that it has met the Bank of Ghana’s new minimum capital requirement for banks. The bank achieved this by transferring 190 million cedis from its income surplus to the stated capital. This means that its capital is now at 416.6 million cedis. Ecobank initially declared at its AGM in May 2018 of meeting the requirement by ...

Uber drivers in the country are threatening another strike action over what they say is unfair treatment by the company. In a petition submitted to managers of the company, the drivers want management to adjust money charged clients. The drivers claim despite the increases in fuel prices, the Transport Services Company has refused to adjust fares they charge riders. They ...

If you’ve ever admired Black Stars Striker, Asamaoh Gyan’s ability to move graciously to the sound of music, then you should give credit to Joseph Langabel. The chief drummer for the Ghana Black Stars has travelled almost everywhere with the team and has ensured that the players are entertained. In the latest episode of EWithBecks on Joy Prime, the comic ...

WBO Super Bantamweight champion, Isaac Dogboe, on Wednesday had a workout session at the Michael Carbajal’s 9th Street Gym in Phoenix, Arizona ahead of his August 25 bout with Japanese opponent contender, Hidenori Otake. The bout is Dogboe’s first title challenge since he won the belt back in April after defeating the then-champion, Jesse Magdelano. The workout session formed part ...

A research conducted by a group of researchers at the West Africa Centre of Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) at Legon and Nougochi Medical Institute, found two children in Accra reporting to the LEKMA Hospital in Teshie Ledzokuku Krowor Municipal Assembly, to have dengue virus serotype 2, which was reported in a 2016 outbreak in Burkina Faso. Dengue fever ...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for the amendment of the 1992 constitution to offer the country’s chiefs a pronounced role in the political affairs of the nation. The Asantehene observed that the fourth republican constitution is too euro-centric and that the time has come for that to change to reflect Ghana’s traditional norms. The Asantehene who was ...

Dancehall artiste Samini has appealed to government to grant him licence to grow marijuana in the country. Samini asked government to install proper mechanisms for marijuana to be used as a commercial product instead of criminalizing its usage. The multiple award-winning artiste made this comment in an interview on Okay FM. He recounted some benefits of marijuana to national development ...

Serena Williams was handed a difficult path to the final after being drawn on Thursday in the same quarter as older sister Venus and world number one Simona Halep. The American is aiming for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at this year’s U.S. Open. Serena will start her campaign against Polish world number 60 Magda Linette and could face ...