By: Beatrice Oppon Four persons who kidnapped two Canadian women at Kumasi in the Ashanti region in June 2019 have each been sentenced to ten years in prison in hard labor. The four convicts are Computer Engineer Sampson Aghalor who is also the mastermind, Elvis Ojiyorwe, Jeff Omarsa all Nigerians, and a […]
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Bachelor Sammy Gyamfi off the market; marries sweetheart in a private ceremony
By: Emmanuel Oti Acheampong Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, has tied the knot with his long time Fiancée, Irene Amankwaa Karikari in a private Traditional Ceremony at Tse Ado, a suburb of Accra. The colourful event saw in attendance, the Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, […]
Kpedze Polyclinic receives medical support, appeals for infrastructure, and Human Resources
By Seraphine Nyuiemedi One Volta Group, a Union of Voltarians living in the diaspora has donated assorted medical supplies to the management of the Kpedze Polyclinic in the Ho West District of the Volta Region to enhance health care delivery at the facility. Though the Polyclinic is the major health […]
S&P downgrades Ghana again to further junk status
Global Ratings agency S&P has lowered the sovereign rating on Ghana to ‘selective default’ from CC, a day after the country announced it would suspend its debt payments to some external creditors including holders of Eurobonds. This is the second time within two weeks that the international rating agency has […]
Government imposes excise duty on wine, malt drinks, spirits, cigarettes
By: Edzorna Francis Mensah Parliament has passed the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in line with ECOWAS Protocols and to also raise revenue to mitigate the harmful effects of those products. The object of the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2022 is to amend the Excise Duty Act, 2014 (Act 878) […]