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Armed robbers rob church members

Information reaching DAILY GUIDE indicates that armed robbers attacked members of the Global Church of Grace Ministries at Bodi, near Bole on Bole Sawla highway in the Northern Region. The members of the Global Church of Grace were traveling from Sefwi Adaborkrom in the Western Region to Sawla District in the Northern Region for convention on board a Sprinter Benz ...

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Kumasi residents welcome $95 million mall

Kumasi City Mall, the $95 million dollar retail facility, opened and commenced trading today, making the Ashanti regional capital the second city in Ghana with the complement of an A-grade shopping and recreational centre. The sprawling edifice, bedecked with intricate architectural designs, opened its gates at 9:00 am to excited and enthusiastic residents of Kumasi eager to see the various ...

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Conflict of interest allegations over 15-year bond ignorant, mischievous – Bawumia

Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has described the allegations of conflict of interest by the Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) over a recent 15-year bond sale as mischievous and ignorant. The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, breached conflict of interest rules when he allowed a close associate of the Attorney-General, Gloria Akuffo, to ...

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Minority so ‘ignorant’; I’m sad for them – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has described the Minority as an “ignorant” bunch who do not “understand” the processes of managing the economy, thus, must do some reading to educate themselves. Speaking to the media in Washington DC about the Minority’s claim that the recent $2.25billion domestic bond issued by the Akufo-Addo government was done in “secrecy”, without parliamentary approval, ...

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Anti-galamsey success ‘just the beginning’ – Ken Ashigbey

Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group Limited, Ken Ashigbey, who has been a key figure in the fight against illegal mining, says the campaign must continue despite recent successes. Speaking on PM Express on the Joy News channel (Multi TV) on Thursday, Mr Ashigbey commended the media for the sustained fight against the destruction of water bodies and the ...

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Bawumia, Ofori-Atta leave out Osafo Marfo

The Chairman of the Economic Management Team, Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta are leading a government delegation to the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings leaving out Senior Minister ,Yaw Osafo-Marfo and Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei, Minister for Policy Monitoring and Evaluation. Although, details are sketchy, The Herald is informed that, Mr. Osafo-Marfo, Ken Ofori-Atta and ...

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NDC suspends three executives

The National Democratic Congress has suspended three constituency executives in the Greater Accra region after they blamed some executives for the party’s defeat in the 2016 elections. The three are Emmanuel Ashalley Tetteh, Communications Officer, Klottey Korle; Kodzo Keglo Hamenya, Secretary, Okaikoi North; and Stephen Afutu, Communications Officer, Okaikoi Central. The trio were recently sued by National Organiser of the ...

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Allotey Jacobs commends Akufo-Addo

Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs has commended President Akufo-Addo for bringing the three former Presidents together in a meeting at the Flagstaff House. President Akufo-Addo invited the former Presidents, John Dramani Mahama, John Agyekum Kufour and Jerry John Rawlings to the Flagstaff House for a private discourse. Following the meeting, the general ...

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Tax on financial services abolished

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has asked financial institutions to stop charging the 17.5 percent VAT on financial services. A statement released by the GRA said the tax has been abolished as part of government’s tax reliefs announced in the 2017 budget statement. Below is the full statement from the GRA: Source:Starrfmonline.com Share on: WhatsApp

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Two dead, others injured in renewed Alavanyo-Nkonya conflict

Two people have been shot dead, while two others have sustained gunshot wounds at Nkonya in the Volta Region in resurged violence on Wednesday. The renewed violence occurred barely hours after a curfew imposed on the area in view of the violence there, was reviewed on Wednesday. Police say the perpetrators of the gun violence are from Alavanyo, a rival ...

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