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The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Emmanuel Kofi Nti, has clarified comments attributed to him about future taxes to be paid by beneficiaries of the Free SHS programme. Mr Nti is said to have made these comments at a capacity building workshop for members of the Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) in Koforidua, the capital of the Eastern Region. “The Ghana Revenue Authority wishes to clarify an attribution to the Commissioner-General by a section of the media on whether beneficiaries of the Free SHS Policy will pay more taxes than non-beneficiaries in future,” a statement issued…

The Ga Paramountcy has asked President Nana Akufo-Addo to call to order, four of his appointees and the Accra Regional Police commander for refusing to recognise Boni King Tackie Adama Latse II as the rightful Ga Mantse. It mentioned the Greater Accra Regional Minister Ismael Ashitey, Chieftaincy and Culture Minister Kofi Dzamesi, Council of State member Stanley Nii Adjiri Blankson and Director of Operations at the presidency, Lord Commey as the appointees who have refused to accord Adama Latse II the “respect and rights” he deserves as Ga Mantse. King Tacking Adama Latse II was on April 24, 2015 gazetted…

Highlife legend, Kwame Boa-Amponsem, known popularly as ‘Agya Koo Nimo’, has interceded for the current leadership of Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), urging Ghanaians, especially those in the music industry, to forgive their wrongdoing. The former MUSIGA President observed that the union is riddled with corruption and greediness. “I am sad because morality and corruption are deeps in MUSIGA,” the celebrated King of Palm Wine music asserted. The music professor made the appeal in an interview with Paa Kofi Abronomah on Onua TV at his residence in Kumasi in the Ashanti region. He was commenting on the recent impasses in…

Some residents of Mayera and Amasaman in the Greater Accra region on Tuesday blocked major roads in the area to put pressure on authorities to fix their roads, which they say, are in deplorable state. For more than five hours, the residents used stones, tables and burning tyres to block the road, leaving passengers and drivers stranded. Some passengers had to get off their vehicles to walk to areas they could get other vehicles to continue their journey. Municipal Chief Executive for the Ga West, Clement Wilkinson,  who arrived at the scene to speak to the residents, was heckled and…

An entomologist at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has advised Ghanaians to check their lifestyles between the hours of 6:00pm and 10:00pm as it has been found to be the period mosquito bites hit the peak. “The peak hours for mosquito bites ranges from 6:00pm to 10:00pm and most of the biting occurs outdoor. The public should take note and watch their lifestyle during these hours,” Dr Kwadwo Kyereme Frempong stated. Speaking at a larval source management training programme for environmental health officers of Zoomlion, Ghana Health Service and the District Assemblies in the Northern Region, he said…

Minister for Education Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says the decision by the Akufo-Addo-led government to spend the country’s oil revenues on “Free Senior High School education is a better investment than anything the country can dream of”. Speaking at the Bolgatanga Senior High School on Tuesday, August 13 as part of President Akufo-Addo’s two-day tour of the Upper East Region, Dr Opoku Prempeh noted that even before the implementation of the Free SHS policy, the President ensured that the capitation grant for basic schools was increased from GH¢4.50 that had existed in 2009 to GH¢9 in 2017. “In 2018, (President…

The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ningo Prampram Constituency, Samuel Nartey George, is hopeful of a landslide victory in the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries. He is confident the margin of defeat to his contender, Micheal Tettey, will be greater than that which for his former MP, E.T Mensah suffered in the run-up to the 2016 elections. Sam George, who is seeking re-election to represent his party in the constituency for the 2020 general elections is been contested by his constituency chairman, Micheal Tettey. Confident of victory, Sam George has stated emphatically his records as an…

The Upper West Region has consistently maintained below 50 per cent performance in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for the past six years. This poor performance at the BECE level, which served as the foundation for the secondary and tertiary levels is attracting lots of dissatisfied concerns among stakeholders in the region. Addressing the Upper West Region Youth Parliament during the International Youth Day celebration in Wa, Mr Justine Kpan, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Ghana Education Service (GES) presented statistics on the abysmal BECE performance in the region for the past six years. He said in…

The 2019 “Women in Worship” musical concert is set to be headlined by Nigerian gospel musician, Mercy Chinwo and the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Gospel Artiste of the Year, Diana Hamilton. The ‘Excess Love’ hit maker and “Mo Ne Yor” composer together with other celebrated Ghanaian gospel singers will treat worshipers to soul-lifting ministrations. Dubbed “Trinity Experience”, this year’s concert is scheduled to take place on September 22, at the Action Chapel. The annual all-female gospel concert which has been running for the past three years provides a platform for women all over the country and beyond to…

The 2019 “Women in Worship” musical concert is set to be headlined by Nigerian gospel musician, Mercy Chinwo and the 2019 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Gospel Artiste of the Year, Diana Hamilton. The ‘Excess Love’ hit maker and “Mo Ne Yor” composer together with other celebrated Ghanaian gospel singers will treat worshipers to soul-lifting ministrations. Dubbed “Trinity Experience”, this year’s concert is scheduled to take place on September 22, at the Action Chapel. The annual all-female gospel concert which has been running for the past three years provides a platform for women all over the country and beyond to…