Director of Finance for the Association of Small Scale Miners, Francis Opoku has advised government to pair officers from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) with the taskforce mandated to check the galamsey menace in the country. On his accord, galamsey is a complex issue and has seen to the corruption of some noble members of the taskforce mandated to fight ...

The Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) 2019 Ghana Petroleum Industry Report has revealed that the various units of the Ghana Revenue Authority GRA coordinate their activities or share information on a routine basis. the GRA has integrated the four revenue institutions namely the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Value Added Tax ...

An economist at Databank, Courage Martey has projected that Ghana’s local currency, the cedi is expected to remain stable against major trading currencies throughout 2021. Martey said he believed the stability of the local currency is as a result of measures set in place by the Bank of Ghana to prevent a cedi depreciation. The local currency has so far ...

Transport Minister-designate, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has committed to completing the construction of the proposed Cape Coast airport within the next four years. Answering questions about the proposed airport for the Central Region, Mr. Asiamah told the Vetting Committee of Parliament that: “I will ensure that it is constructed within my tenure; within the next four years, if I am given ...

Awal Mohammed, the Minister-designate for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has reiterated the need for the government and stakeholders in the private sector to come together and work towards creating wealth in the creative arts industry. According to him, creative artists must be supported to enjoy the enormous potential in the sector. To achieve that, Awal Mohammed says government will ...

Government of Ghana has finally taken delivery of 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines made by the Serum Institute of India. The vaccines were received at the airport by a delegation led by Minister-designate for Health. Presidential Advisor on Health recently gave a clear indication that the President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be the first Ghanaian to ...

Charles K. Akonnor Head Coach of the Senior National Team, the Black Stars, has extended an invitation to China-based players, Mubarak Wakaso and Emmanuel Boateng to join his squad ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations doubleheader against South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe. The Black Stars would move to camp on Thursday, February 25, 2021, to continue with preparations, after ...

Dancehall music stars Samini and Shatta Wale have dropped a song each for their rekindled ‘beef’. The uproar between the two celebrated musicians started recently after Shatta Wale dropped a single titled 1DON which was later reported to have inspired Stonebwoy his single titled 1GAD. The two songs cost a stir in the music industry as Stonebwoy was rumored to have imitated Shatta Wale‘s number 1 trend. However, amidst the debate, Samini also ...

It appears Funny Face is now receiving the love and attention he deserves. After his baby mama and children visited him through the mediation of Kwaku Manu, the actor has hinted that another important personality in the life of Funny Face has made an attempt to see him. During an interview with ZionFelix on the ‘Uncut Show’, Kwaku Manu disclosed that Emmanuel Adebayor wanted ...

CARE and Cargill have released a report detailing the footprint of their partnership on the West African cocoa industry over the last decade. Titled “A Decade of Impact in Cocoa Communities: More than Ten Years of the CARE-Cargill Partnership”, the report highlights the CARE-Cargill partnership successes in supporting cocoa sustainability and building better lives for cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire ...