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The Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament, Kwabena Minta Akandoh, has said the Minority will go every length including hitting the streets to get government to distribute ambulances parked in front of the State House. His comments come days after an ultimatum issued by the Minority for government to distribute the ambulances elapsed. The over 40 ambulances, which were imported to meet health needs, have been left at the forecourt of the State House while many Ghanaians continue to lament the lack of ambulances for emergency cases. There has been a lot of public uproar for government to…

Thirteen cocoa Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) have sued the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for its decision to charge them value added tax (VAT) on trucking and haulage of cocoa beans for the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod). Joined to the suit filed at the Accra Commercial Court on Monday, November 25 by the lawyer for the LBCs, Charles Tettey, are the Commissioner General of the GRA, Cocobod and its chief executive officer. According to the LBCs, they have for 24 years been exempted from paying VAT until this year when the GRA demanded that they register to pay VAT, something they…

Thirteen cocoa Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) have sued the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for its decision to charge them value added tax (VAT) on trucking and haulage of cocoa beans for the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod). Joined to the suit filed at the Accra Commercial Court on Monday, November 25 by the lawyer for the LBCs, Charles Tettey, are the Commissioner General of the GRA, Cocobod and its chief executive officer. According to the LBCs, they have for 24 years been exempted from paying VAT until this year when the GRA demanded that they register to pay VAT, something they…

Anyone found illegally celebrating Christmas in Brunei could face up to five years in prison, according to a reported declaration by the Sultan of the tiny oil-rich state. Brunei introduced its ban on Christmas last year over fears that celebrating it “excessively and openly” could lead its Muslim population astray. Christians and others can celebrate Christmas, but must do so in private and have to first alert the authorities. Local Islamic religious leaders have promoted the ban, warning that adopting the trappings of Christmas is tantamount to imitation of another faith, prohibited in some interpretations of Islam. Officials from the Ministry…

Uber will not be granted a new licence to operate in London after repeated safety failures, Transport for London (TfL) has said. The regulator said the taxi app was not “fit and proper” as a licence holder, despite having made a number of positive changes to its operations. Uber initially lost its licence in 2017 but was granted two extensions, the most recent of which expired on Sunday. The firm will appeal and can continue to operate during that process. About 45,000 drivers work for Uber in London, which is one of its top five markets globally. Explaining its decision…

Uber will not be granted a new licence to operate in London after repeated safety failures, Transport for London (TfL) has said. The regulator said the taxi app was not “fit and proper” as a licence holder, despite having made a number of positive changes to its operations. Uber initially lost its licence in 2017 but was granted two extensions, the most recent of which expired on Sunday. The firm will appeal and can continue to operate during that process. About 45,000 drivers work for Uber in London, which is one of its top five markets globally. Explaining its decision…

Actor-cum-politician, John Dumelo, has raised concern about the high cost of locally produced rice, warning the current drive and campaign for consumption of local rice will soon run out if the price is not brought down.  Non availability of buyers for huge pile of metric tonnes of rice from farms in the northern part of Ghana triggered advocacy campaign on social media after media reports of the situation surfaced a week ago. For over a week, Ghanaians have been pushing for consumption of locally produced rice with some social media influencers offering their platforms for the marketing of local rice…

Mr Osafo-Maafo is the Senior Minister[/caption] The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on the president, to with immediate effect, order the arrest of the Senior Minster, Yaw Osafo Maafo for breaching the Procurement Act. At a news conference in Accra, Monday, the General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, said the President should do this to demonstrate that no one is above the law when it comes to the fight against corruption. According to him, the attempt to remove the the Auditor General is a deliberate move by the government to cover up the rot and the looting…

Two persons have been arrested at Accrape in the East Gonja municipality of the Savanna Region for allegedly trafficking three children. The suspects, Amervor Awunyo, 30 and Kwesi Vivor Awunyo, 45, are alleged to have trafficked the children from Afloa in the Volta region. According the suspects, they brought the victims to Accrape to put them in school, but police investigation has revealed they were using the children, aged between six and 15 years, for fishing. The Salaga District Police Commander DSP David Kofi-Kumah told 3news.com that they received intelligence that some children were being trafficked from Afloa to the…

Entertainment pundit Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo says Stonebwoy disrespected the entertainment industry when he asserted at the 2019 4Syte Music Video Awards that it will take 40 years to find another Shatta Wale, Sarkodie and himself in the Ghanaian music industry.    While performing at the Awards ceremony, the dancehall artiste, declared, “Big up to SM, Shatta Wale my brother and Sarkodie my brother. It will take another 40 years to find me, Sarkodie and Shatta in this industry. We are national assets, if you like don’t protect, if you like protect.” But Arnold Asamoah-Baidoo said if he sees musicians supporting Stonebwoy’s…