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Expert cautions govt over tax increment on alcohol and tobacco in 2020 budget

William Owusu Dimitia, a tax expert, has cautioned the government against proposals to increase taxes on the consumption of alcohol and tobacco in the 2020 budget. READ...

Mother and son remanded for allegedly killing granddaughter

A 19-year-old trader from Fosu-Newtown who allegedly conspired with his mother to kill his two year-old daughter was on Friday remanded into prison...

Mother of 6-year-old boy on verge of losing fingers breaks silence

The mother of the six-year-old, whose hands were dipped in hot water and left to rot by his guardian, has broken her silence on...

Just in: JUSAG declares indefinite strike

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike with effect from Wednesday, November 13, 2019. READ: Video: SWAT team...

Statistical Service to go digital in 2020 census

Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, a statistician at the Ghana Statistical Service, has said that the agency will use successful censuses conducted in other countries...

Video: #MyRoadMyVote: Oti region Minister speaks on bad roads

Oti Regional Minister, Kwesi Owusu Yeboah, has said measures have been put in place to ensure that all bad roads in the region are...

Photo: ‘JM weeding challenge’ pops up at Madina

'JM Weeding Challenge' is expected to be the next trending topic as the Zongo Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Madina...

KNUST ranked best University in West Africa

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been ranked the best University in Ghana and West Africa, 14th best on the African...

Sinohydro: What first tranche of cash will be used for

The first tranche of the Sinohydro money that the government of Ghana has sourced from the Chinese government will go into the construction of...

Trailer crashes woman to death

The life of a woman (yet to be identified) came to an abrupt end when a trailer, carrying two 40-footer containers crashed her to...

Avoke loses reinstatement suit against UEW

The Cape Coast High Court has dismissed a suit challenging the legitimacy of the Vice-Chancellor of University of Education (UEW), Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni by...

Photos: Potholes on Eastern Corridor Road now dams, residents angry

Residents of Jasikan, Kpeve, Have, Hohoe, Nkonya and other adjoining communities in the Oti and Volta regions have described the bad nature of their...

Video: Poor drainage system poses danger at Adentan

Poor drainage system at Japan Motors, a suburb between Adentan and Ashaley Botwe in the Adentan Constituency has led to the destruction of roads...

Sacks of human parts found at Larteh Akuapem

About 10 sacks of skeletons and decayed body parts have been discovered by police at Larteh Akuapem in the Eastern region. Sacks containing the human...

Fabewoso: Adom FM’s #MyRoadMyVote team storms Oti, Western North regions

Some reporters of Adom FM, as part of the new campaign dubbed ‘My Road, My Vote’, took to the grounds over the weekend to...

6-yr-old boy on verge of losing two hands as guardian soaks in hot water [Video]

A six-year-old boy whose hands have been dipped in a bucket of hot water by his guardian risks losing both hands. The boy was...

Mother, baby perish in bizarre fire at Kuntunse Estates

A woman and her two-year-old baby have been confirmed dead Sunday morning after a bizarre fire razed their home at Kuntunse Estates, a community...

Police grab ‘gun supplier’ in murder of NPP Treasurer

The night patrol team of the Western Regional Police Command has arrested a key suspect in efforts to smoke out the killers of New...

GES extends mid-term holidays for SHS students, reasons unknown

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has pushed back the resumption date for senior high school students currently on mid-term holidays.The students were to return...

Agordzo’s detention infringement on freedom of speech – Alhassan Suhuyini

Member of Parliament for Tamale North constituency has said he fears Ghana is returning to the old days of “culture of silence.” Culture of silence,...

Ursula launches 2nd phase of ‘work, pay, own taxi’ scheme

Ursula Owusu Ekuful, the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, has launched the second phase of 'work, pay and own taxi' scheme in her...

John Mahama shares position on Akufo-Addo’s economic management

John Mahama, the flag-bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has empathised with traders on their poor sales, attributing the situation to unfavourable economic climate...

I’m a prayer warrior – Wendy Shay claims

Afrobeats and Afropop singer, Wendy Shay, born Wendy Addo, has claimed to be a prayer warrior and a very spiritual person. She made this interesting...

Address low fees paid to solid waste managers – ESPA, CONIWAS appeal to gov’t

The Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) and the Coalition of NGO’s in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) have urged the government to immediately address the...

Watch: Kasoa petty traders exchange blows with contractor

One person is reported unconscious and five others injured after some petty traders at Kasoa in the Central region clashed with a contractor. This follows...

Herbalist jailed for attempting to escape from lawful custody

The Juaso Circuit Court has sentenced a 29-year-old herbalist to six months imprisonment for attempting to escape from lawful custody. Akwasi Ofori, who pleaded guilty to the...

Watch: Western Region chiefs, farmers protest over bad roads

Scores of cocoa farmers and traditional leaders at Samreboi and its adjoining communities in the Amenfi West district of the Western region have...

Photo: WhatsApp DP of ACP Agordzo pops up

A WhatsApp profile picture in which Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dr Benjamin Agordzo, describes the frustration he is currently going through has popped...

We won’t rush to court to be embarrassed– Dept. AG on Nyantakyi’s case

The office of the Attorney-General will not rush in the prosecution of former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, says Deputy Attorney-General, Joseph...

Registrar General’s Department in State vehicles auction scandal

A Corruption Watch (CW) investigation has found that nine Toyota Hilux pick up state vehicles have been auctioned under questionable circumstances, with the auctioneer taking one...

ACP Agordzo reappears in court today

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Agordzo is set to reappear before the Kaneshie District Court on Friday November 8, 2019. READ THIS: Manasseh’s book...

Bawumia’s house burgled; 4 suspects arrested

Police in Walewale in the West Mamprusi Municipality have arrested four people suspected to have burgled the house of Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. READ:...

UN adopts Akufo-Addo’s ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda for Africa

The Ghana ‘Beyond Aid’ policy by President Nana Akufo-Addo has gained global attraction as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has adopted it...

Traditional Council summons man for insulting chief

The Abofremu Traditional Council in the Ashanti region has summoned one Michael Opoku for allegedly insulting the Ankobeahene of the land, Nana Osei. ALSO: Five...

Monetary Policy Committee to hold crucial meeting Nov. 20

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana is set to hold its 91st regular meeting from Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at...

George Andah supports 80 students with scholarship scheme

About 80 students from the Awutu Senya West constituency have benefited from a scholarship scheme to enable them pursue tertiary education. The scheme, initiated by...

Danger: Weija Dam develops cracks,water supply system under threat

Weija Dam, the place where water is treated and supplied from to about a third of Accra’s population, looks like breaking down soon. Structural cracks point...

Samreboi Chiefs to hit the street over bad roads

Traditional authorities of the Samreboi Traditional Council in the Western Region have threatened to mobilise their subjects to hit the streets on Friday over...

UEW VC Afful-Broni in fresh trouble

Rev Prof. Afful-Broni, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba has found himself in fresh trouble as pressure has begun to mount on...

Nana B tears NDC with 3 questions to Mahama

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has posed three questions to the...