Author: Krobea

The Bottled Water Producers of the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers say they will on March 5 meet to decide a possible shutdown if the tax stamp regime negatively affects their productivity. This decision was reached on Wednesday after a meeting to ascertain if members were ready for the implementation of the Tax Stamp Policy. It was confirmed that none of the member companies of the Association has been able to acquire the tax affixing machine as of the eve of the implementation of the policy. The Ghana Revenue Authority introduced the Excise Tax Stamp as part…

The scheduled start of the 2017/2018 Ghana Premier League has been postponed once again. The League was originally scheduled to start on February 11 but was injuncted by Great Olympics FC. It was then shifted to this weekend, specifically on Saturday, following the dismissal of a suit by an Accra High Court. But before the 16 clubs lace up to showcase what they have been preparing towards in the past months, a notice is served them by the Premier League Board (PLB) over the indefinite postponement of the fixtures of Match Day 1. “Please be informed that Match Day One…

Organisers of the 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) Charterhouse have scheduled Saturday, March 3 as date on which the list of nominees will be released. The 19th edition of the Awards is scheduled to be held on Saturday, April 14 at the Accra International Conference Center with the release of the nominees kick-starting the jamboree. Initially slated for Friday, the release of the nominees’ list is scheduled to begin from 11:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday. Exclusive rights owners Media General will release the list online (3news.com) and on TV (TV3) and radio (3FM, Onua FM, Akoma FM and Connect…

The National Democratic Congress, NDC, has accused the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the local chapter of Transparency International, of mischief in relation to its Corruption Perception Index report. Transparency International in its report released February attributed Ghana’s low ranking to some corrupt allegations within a time period covering the NDC administration and the current NPP administration. Allegations cited included the bus branding scandal, the 2016 election related corruption scandal, the Central Medical Stores arson, the National Lottery Authority bribery scandal and the Ghana Standards Authority GH¢1.2 million corruption scandal. Following the release of the report, GII held a press conference…

The star witness in the GYEEDA trial, Adongo Atule Jacob, has described as “a delivery of gross injustice” the conviction of former National Youth Employment Programme Coordinator Abuga Pele and the CEO of Goodwill International Group (GIG), Phillip Assibit. The two were on Friday, February 23 sentenced to a combined jail-term of 18 years on several counts including willfully causing financial loss to the state. Addressing a press conference in Accra Wednesday, Adongo Atule Jacob accused the trial judge, Justice Afua Asare-Botwe, of “failing to evaluate the compelling evidence presented by the defense team”. He alleged that the ruling was…

About 700 churches have been closed down in Rwanda for failing to comply with building regulations and for noise pollution. Most of them are small Pentecostal churches. One mosque was also closed. A government official told the BBC that some of the more than 700 buildings shut down have already reopened after they were approved by inspectors. According to a proposed new law, all preachers must have theological training before opening a church. Pentecostal churches, often run by charismatic preachers claiming to be able to perform miracles, have grown rapidly in many parts of Africa in recent years. Some are…

Renowned constitutional lawyer Professor Kweku Asare is set to return to the Supreme Court for interpretation if the General Legal Council’s new legislative instrument legitimizing entrance exams at the Ghana School of Law is passed. Speaking to 3FM a day after the Council and the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament met to iron out differences, the human rights lawyer wondered amending a parent act and then simultaneously passing an LI that will be subsumed. “This is the most absurd thing ever,” he said. Professor Kweku Asare expressed concern some 3,000 students have automatically qualified to be admitted for the professional…

Russia’s Olympic membership has been restored by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following its suspension from Pyeongchang 2018. Russia was banned from February’s Games by the IOC over state-sponsored doping. Before Sunday’s closing ceremony in South Korea, the IOC had said the ban would be lifted, so long as there were no more anti-doping violations. All the remaining tests on the Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR) team came back negative, the IOC said. “The suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee is automatically lifted with immediate effect,” the IOC said in a statement. ROC president Alexander Zhukov welcomed the IOC’s “important”…

Former President John Dramani Mahama is expected to chair a ceremony in the Sierra Leonean capital of Freetown on Wednesday to get political parties to sign a peace pact ahead of the March 7 elections. Ghana’s former leader is in Sierra Leone at the invitation of the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC). The ceremony on Wednesday is expected to have in attendance all the 16 presidential candidates. Their running mates as well as senior officials of the National Electoral Commission, Sierra Leone Police and civil-society groups are also expected to be present. Ahead of the ceremony, Mr Mahama paid a…

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the Tuesday morning robbery at the North Industrial Area. According to the Ghana Police Service, they will assist in investigations. A statement issued by the Service says it “has taken notice of the public anxiety over robberies around the capital over the last ten days”. “We wish to assure the public that police is at the heels of these robbers whilst deploying men and resources to protect lives and property.” The statement signed by the Director General of Police Public Affairs Directorate, ACP David Senanu Eklu, indicated that nine persons have so…