Month: March 2023

Three former staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and seven others who are prepaid vendors of the company have been arraigned for counts of stealing and money laundering for allegedly selling prepaid credit without accounting for the funds and sharing the monies among themselves to tune of GH¢2.1 million. According to the facts… Continue reading Three ECG employees charged for stealing GH¢2.1m

Tax Consultant, Dr Abdallah Ali Nakyea, has slammed the government for the continuous introduction of taxes stating that instead of widening the tax net the government is rather deepening the tax net on already overburdened taxpayers. In his view, the new taxes will negatively affect the operations of businesses which could lead to job losses… Continue reading Ali Nakyea: New taxes will lead to more job losses.

Research reveals exponential number of germs present in reusable bottles. Making the sustainable decision to carry around and drink from reusable water bottles might not be the cleanest choice ever. Reusable water bottles hold 40,000 times more bacteria than do toilet seats, a recent study from WaterFilterGuru of Denver, Colorado, revealed.  After swabbing several different reusable water… Continue reading Reusable water bottles contain more bacteria than toilet seats do, says study.

The national revenue mobilization taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected power supply to three blocks at the Police Barracks in Osu, Accra, due to an illegal connection.  During a routine check to recover debts owed by customers, the task force discovered the unlawful connection, which involved the direct connection of power… Continue reading Why ECG disconnected the Osu Police Barracks from power supply

As part of her three-day state visit to Ghana, United States Vice President Harris today toured the Cape Coast Castle, an old slave trading post and reflected on the horrors of slavery in emotional remarks.  Standing at a lectern with canons in the background, Harris spoke about the crimes that happened at Cape Coast Castle,… Continue reading Tearful US VP Kamala Harris speaks after Cape Coast Castle tour says “Slavery cannot be denied”

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has appealed to the Minority in Parliament to support the passage of the revenue bills currently before the house in order to help the government secure the $3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The bills, which include the Income Tax Amendment Bill, Excise Duty Amendment Bill,… Continue reading Oppong Nkrumah urges Minority to support passage of revenue bills

The Investigative Unit of Al Jazeera in the first episode of a four-part investigation into gold smuggling in Africa titled Gold Mafia has revealed that a gold smuggler, Alistair Mathias, smuggles around $40 million worth out of the country monthly. The first episode mainly focuses on Southern Africa, particularly Zimbabwe where a niece of President… Continue reading Al Jazeera report: gold mafia smuggles $40m of Ghana’s gold monthly.

Chinese authorities have expressed their willingness to support Ghana’s current short-term liquidity challenges. The Asian country has also pledged to continue to support Ghana’s medium and long-term developmental aspirations. The Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun gave the assurance when Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta led a delegation to engage China over a $1.7 billion debt.… Continue reading China pledges support for Ghana’s debt treatment

Kamala Harris, US Vice President has assured to deepen the United States of America’s economic ties with the world’s second-largest cocoa producer Ghana and other African countries. Her visit to Ghana, since becoming the Vice President of US, comes at a time when Ghana is facing an economic crisis Ghana secured a Staff-Level Agreement with… Continue reading US-African economic ties to deepen : Kamala Harris assures

Former President John Dramani Mahama is appalled by how some NDC MPs voted for President Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees despite a contrary directive by the party. The NDC had earlier asked all its MPs not to support the approval of the nominees. The position was to force President Akufo-Addo to significantly reduce the size of his… Continue reading Mahama on NDC MPs who approved new ministers said they need soul searching.