Parliament has approved three major tax bills targeted at bolstering the sustainable generation of domestic revenue for the country. The bills are the Excise Duty and Excise Tax Stamp (Amendment) Bill, 2022, the Income Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2022, and the Growth and Sustainability Levy Bill, 2022. The trio, which were passed under certificates […]
In an intelligence operation on March 27, 2023, the Ghana Police Service arrested three suspects for possession of firearms without lawful authority and acts of vigilantism at Japa near Wassa Akropong in the Western Region. The suspects were identified as Godfred Appiah alias Nana Kobina Gyan, Isaac Amoako alias Nana Owusu and Theophilus Yeboah alias […]
Ghana’s Parliament has approved amendments to the Criminal Offenses Act of 1960, which previously made attempted suicide a criminal offence. As per the recent changes, individuals who attempt to take their own life will now be regarded as needing mental health support rather than facing imprisonment under the law. Health experts in Ghana have been […]
Former President John Dramani Mahama will be the first name on the ballot in the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) presidential primaries, according to the party’s Vetting Committee Chairman, Edward Doe Adjaho. The balloting process followed the successful vetting of all three candidates, which also saw former Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Chief Executive, Kojo Bonsu, and former […]
The police have forwarded the docket on two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of 21-year-old soldier, Private Imoro Sherrif, at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region to the Attorney-General’s (A-G) office for advice. Samuel Tetteh, 20, aka Wiper, unemployed, and Abubakar Sadick, 20, aka Birdman Naadu, a scrap dealer, have been charged with […]
US Vice President, Kamala Harris has been emotional after walking the dark dungeons of the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana. In an address to the press on Tuesday, after she passed through the last point from which many enslaved Africans were shipped to the Americas, Kamala Harris urged that the stories of the struggles be […]
A Kenyan lawmaker has died while receiving treatment at a hospital after being involved in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident in the capital, Nairobi. Kullow Maalim Hassan was a second-term MP for Banisa constituency in north-eastern Kenya. His family told local outlets that the MP was hit on Saturday by a speeding motorcycle rider. He was […]
A gold trader exposed in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigative documentary has revealed that he smuggles a ton of gold from Ghana every month. Al Jazeera’s latest investigation, Gold Mafia, has uncovered a band of criminals driving gold smuggling and money laundering worth billions of dollars in Southern Africa. However, those involved in this gold […]
Fuel prices will fall between 2% and 9% for the third consecutive time from April 1, 2023 with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) expected to witness its biggest decline in recent times. According to the Institute for Energy Security, LPG will go down by about 9%, whilst petrol and diesel will witness between 2% and 5% […]
The national revenue mobilization taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected power supply to three blocks at the Police Barracks in Osu, Accra, due to an illegal connection. During a routine check to recover debts owed by customers, the task force discovered the unlawful connection, which involved the direct connection of power […]
American filmmaker Shelton Jackson, popularly known as Spike Lee, has arrived in Ghana. The movie producer and director arrived in Ghana on Sunday, March 27. Spike Lee arrived in Ghana ahead of US Vice President Kamala Harris’ three-day visit to Ghana. The filmmaker is reportedly part of the US Vice President’s creative arts team. Spike […]
The total value of Mobile Money transactions in the first two months of 2023 hit ¢264.1 billion, about 72.6% growth year-on-year. This significant growth shows that Mobile Money transactions is hitting record highs despite the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). In the first two months of 2022, total Mobile Money Transactions stood at 153 billion According […]
