A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has described as a “blatant lie” the announcement of no increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. Sammy Gyamfi, who said this on TV3‘s New Day on Friday, stressed: “It was a blatant lie, and as a matter of fact, the Finance Minister peddled falsehood when ...

Wines of South Africa (WOSA) is back in Accra with the Popular Wine tasting fair scheduled for July 21 at the Movenpik Ambassador hotel in Accra. WOSA is bringing together the best wines makers and brands from South Africa for the grand tasting fair. The event is an initiative of WOSA (a non – profit Organization) to promote the world ...

Local vehicle manufacturer Kantanka Automobile is set to debut commercial production of electrical cars this year for the domestic and international markets. The company’s General Manager, Mr Francis Kudjorjie, said in an interview that Kantanka had successfully completed a pilot phase of electric car manufacturing, paving the way for full commercialisation by December this year. The move will represent a ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has visited the construction site of the 1-village-1-dam project in Bongo, as part of his 2-day tour of the Upper West Region. With a total of 570 dams to be constructed in the Upper East, Upper West and Northern Regions, President Akufo-Addo indicated that 10 of these dams will be sited in the Bongo constituency, ...

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe says amidst the fiscal measures introduced by government to boost revenue, it was equally important for the Finance Minister to have likewise come clear on measures it has adopted in bringing public expenditure down and under greater control. “The Finance Minister acknowledged the need for closing revenue loopholes, going after corrupt persons who evade ...

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended the deduction of a premium of GHC10.00 from salaries of its staff effective from the end of June 2018 as an insurance cover for such staff. According to the GES, the deduction which started in June, generated tension among some section of the staff and it was evident that enough sensitization and education ...

Founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministries, Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah said he is considering a suit against Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako for failing to apologise to him. He also threatened to get ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas as he has secrets of him that can get him convicted. According to ...

The campaign team of Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has asked all and sundry to disregard “false claims” that the politician will not contest the presidential primary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in November. The team described as “outlandish” reports that he will no longer put himself up for election. This comes on the back of a media publication attributed to ...

An armed police officer has been captured on video wrestling with, and ruthlessly assaulting a woman in a bank despite the mother holding a little child in her arm. The circumstances surrounding the assault are not immediately known but the muscled officer is seen ferociously hitting the helpless woman with an umbrella and then repeatedly punching and slapping her in ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho is trying to sign two players this summer, a BBC Sport journalist has claimed. Manchester United boss Mourinho appears to be growing frustrated at the lack of transfer business this summer. The Red Devils moved quickly to sign Fred and Diago Dalot, with Lee Grant since arriving from Stoke. Manchester United, however, appear to be ...