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Oye GH, a local bag and accessories firm, has donated two custom-made bags to Dr Elsie Effah Kaufmann, the National Science and Maths Quiz mistress whose bag was stolen last Thursday. According to the management of the firm, the gesture was meant to ease the pain of the distraught senior lecturer at the University of Ghana. The black bag with ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has commenced the application of the 3% VAT Flat Rate to replace the previous 17.5% Input – Output VAT computation approach effective July 1, 2017. The old approach, which suffered low compliance due to the extensive paperwork in filing VAT returns is being replaced with the 3% Flat Rate to make it easier for tax ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to remain a neutral instrument of the State and for its personnel to rise above partisan considerations in the discharge of their duties. According to him, for the utmost functioning of the Armed Forces and every other armed service, was apolitical and insulated from contentious party partisan politics, irrespective of ...

Ashanti regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah has asked city authorities across the country not to issue building permits to land owners who intend building in waterways. According to him, the decision of land owners to build in waterways has resulted in perennial floods in most parts of the country, destroying several properties and lives. Mr Osei-Mensah was speaking in an interview ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been awarded the AU Gender Champion by the Chairman of the African Union and President of Guinea, Alpha Conde. According to Mr. Conde, the award is in recognition of President Akufo Addo’s efforts in gender equality at continental level. The Chairman of the AU announced the award on the floor of the Nelson Mandela ...

Members of the Coalition of Unposted Veterinary Technicians are picketing the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) today over the government’s failure to give them financial clearance to begin work. Daniel Amoako, spokesperson for the group, speaking to Accra News’ Nana Amoako Gyampah on Tuesday July 4, said most of the about 500 students had not been posted several months ...

Founder of the National Democratic Congress, Jerry John Rawlings has succeeded in regaining the support of some kingpins of the party to further his grand scheme to keep the umbrella party in opposition for a long time, a leading member of the biggest opposition party has observed. According to the NDC guru, though Mr Rawlings does not wish the party ...

The Supreme Court will today, (Tuesday), rule on an application filed by businessman, Alfred Agbeshie Woyome, seeking to halt the oral examination by the Attorney General on how he intends paying off the GH¢51 million judgment debt wrongfully awarded him. Mr Woyome prayed the Supreme Court last week to stay proceedings on the oral examination since he had filed for ...

Political Science Lecturer with the University of Ghana (UG), Dr. Evans Aggrey Darko has bemoaned the road network in the country taking a swipe at government contractors for such shoddy work. “I was on a visit to the second largest city, Kumasi specifically at a place called Adoato. I was appalled by the nature of road network. I realized that ...

A man believed to be in his 20’s has been found dead at Nuaso-Odjadornya in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality of the Eastern region. The lifeless body of the deceased, a native of the area identified only as Ayernor was found in the bush Monday morning. The deceased was hacked to death several times in the head by the unknown ...