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Working hours for Customs officials at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra and the two main ports in the country have been extended by three more hours for five days beginning Tuesday. The move by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is to assist importers and businessmen clear their goods from the ports of entry in time for the Christmas and New Year seasons. A statement signed by the GRA deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations Yaw Boakye Agyemang said officials at KIA as well as Tema and Takoradi ports will close at 8:00 p.m. on December 23, 24, 27,…

The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has instituted an annual scholarship scheme for needy students in its catchment area. For a start, four second cycle students have been awarded scholarships by the management of the BPA to study in any tertiary institution of their choice in the country. They were selected after a careful assessment. They are Peter Anane Gbono, Kwame Kajansah, Thomas Shakour and Boniface Dzobo. Each of them has also been presented with laptop computer and letters of endorsement. Chief Executive of BPA, Fred Oware, who initiated the awards scheme, said it will empower beneficiaries to upgrade their skills…

Veteran actor Abeiku Sagoe says most members of the newly constituted board for the National Film Authority (NFA) are incompetent. In an interview with Christian Agyei Frimpong on Onua FM’s Anigye Mmre at the weekend, said though he was one of the persons who mounted pressure on the government to constitute the board, he is unhappy about some of the persons selected. He claimed most of the board members, who he did not name, have led in similar capacities in the industry in the past and did nothing to improve the film industry. “If you ask me if the 14…

One person, a woman, is feared dead and another seriously injured in a Tuesday morning accident at Awoshie-Abranteɛ in Accra involving two vehicles. The unidentified woman is said to have mistakenly crossed the road from the Odorgono SHS side to the other side without looking at her right. A Renault vehicle registered GW 4381 – 17 in an effort to save the woman, rammed into the KIA mini truck with the registration GX 1746 – 18, causing it to somersault into the other lane before knocking down the woman. “Her head was severely hurt and I fear she will survive,”…

A total of 17 members of the secessionist group, the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF) were arrested over the weekend following joint security operations in the Volta Region. The operations were necessitated by the “unlawful activities” of the separatist group who declared their independence on 16 November 2019. Security analysts have advised the government not to take the activities of the group lightly after videos emerged of young men and women being trained as militias. But a statement issued by the 7 Garrison of the Ghana Armed Forces on Monday said the security agencies are in control of the situation.…

Parliament has by a majority decision approved 98 billion cedis from the consolidated fund to be spent by government in 2020. The amount will be expended from the January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020. Despite concerns by the minority on some aspects of the appropriation, especially the 400 million cedis for the compilation of a new voters register by the EC, the house by a viva voce approved the appropriation Monday night after a marathon sitting. Presenting the 2020 budget statement to parliament in November, the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta wage bill is projected to consume 22.9 billion…

Algerian strongman military chief Ahmed Gaid Salah, known for telling veteran leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign, has died aged 79, official media say. One of the last veterans of the 1954-62 independence war against France still in power, Gen Salah died of a heart attack. Mr Bouteflika, who ruled since 1999, resigned in April after mass protests, leaving Gen Salah as de facto leader. The opposition has been calling for the whole of the old regime to quit power. Gen Salah has been replaced as acting army head by Gen Said Chengriha and three days of mourning have been announced.…

The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker, has stated that the UK government is committed to Ghana’s drive towards criminal justice reforms. He said this at a handing over ceremony of a refurbished clinic at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison on Friday. The project forms part of the British Government’s investment of about 3.5 million cedis to support the Ghana Prisons Service Transformational Project. The support has over the past five years, resulted in diverse gains by Ghana’s prisons system. These include the renovation and refurbishment of medical facilities of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison; provision of laboratory and…

Parliament has at a marathon sitting, unanimously approved the nomination of Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah as the next Chief Justice of Ghana, to succeed Justice Sophia Akuffo who retired on December 20, 2019. “We wish him all the very best,” Speaker of Parliament Professor Michael Ocquaye said after a late night viva voce Monday. He is likely to be sworn into office today, December 24, 2019 by President Nana Akufo-Addo who nominated him for the position. Justice Anin-Yeboah becomes the 14th Chief Justice of Ghana and the first male Chief Justice in 12 years. After long hours of vetting Monday, the…

Contestants of TV3 Mentor Reloaded set the tone for the christmas festivities last Sunday with different renditions of christmas carols. One after the other, each of the 16 contestants took turns to entertain studio audience and viewers with Christmas songs with some being creative with their own words. Representing team Adina, Evance was first to perform Chris Brown’s ‘This Christmas.’ Next from Team Adina was Missy who sang ‘The First Noel’ by Pentatonix. Aemma sang songstress Eshun’s ‘Afehyia Pa’ song. To wrap up the performances from Team Adina, Optional King came through with his own rendition of ‘Feliz Navidad’ by…