GHC398m Worth of Taxes Scrapped
Parliament, Wednesday, granted GHC398million worth of tax reliefs to help reduce the burden on the few Ghanaian individuals and companies captured under the tax net. Those tax cuts were made possible...
Day: March 18, 2017
Ghana Among Countries With Highest ‘bounced’ US Visa Applications
Ghana is among the countries with the highest United States visa application denial rates, according to the U. S. State Department. Ghana was among the 13 countries with a denial rate of over 60...
G20 Finance Ministers Drop Anti-Protectionist Pledge
Finance ministers from world's biggest economies have dropped an anti-protectionist commitment after opposition from the US. G20 ministers left the two-day meeting without renewing their...
One-Term President Akufo-Addo Distributing Positions Like Confetti – Anyidoho
Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho has said President Nana Akufo Addo is trying to satisfy party members by making ‘indiscriminate’...
Man Who ‘sent Flashing Tweet To Epileptic Writer’ Arrested In Maryland
A man accused of sending a flashing image to a writer in order to trigger an epileptic seizure has been arrested, the US justice department says. John Rayne Rivello, 29, of Maryland, sent Kurt...
‘Chatted Up’ Tourist Beaten Up Near Tube Station
The victim, who does not want to be named, has released a picture of her injuries. A tourist was repeatedly punched in the face after she rejected the advances of a man who followed her from a London...
Ablordey Warns Kotoko Players Against Complacency
Kumasi Asante Kotoko assistant coach, Godwin Ablordey, has warned his side against complacency ahead of their crunch premier league game with Accra Hearts of Oak on Sunday. Kotoko has won five and...
Super Clash Headlines Week Action
The Hearts vs Kotoko derby is one of eight matches expected in the topflight between Saturday and Monday Without any gainsaying, Hearts of Oak's clash with bitter rivals Asante Kotoko sits as the...
Ghana’s Progress In Gender Equality Slow – Prof Kuenyehia
One of the pioneers of gender equality in the country, Professor Akua Kuenyehia has lamented what she described as the slow pace of Ghana’s achievement with respect to gender parity. “Personally,...
Ashaiman Police Arrest 22-Year-Old Man For Possessing Weapons
The Ashaiman police patrol team has arrested a 22-year-old steel bender, Mohammed Gargo, at Zenu Atadeka on Wednesday for possessing a gun. A press release signed by Tema Regional Police PRO, ASP...
Missing Vehicles, 234 Still Unaccounted For
The Chairman of the Executive Assets Sub-committee of the Transition Team, Mr Ayikoi Otoo, says a total of 234 vehicles still need to be accounted for in the list of vehicles inherited from the...
Web-Based Counseling Lowers Blood Pressure As Much As Meds
People who received regular lifestyle counseling online were able to lower their blood pressure as much as a medication would, researchers said Saturday. Their study involved 264 people with high...
Thousands of Kurds Protest Against Turkey’s Erdogan In Frankfurt Leftright 10/10leftright
"The Europeans should hear us, empathize with our suffering and help us Around 9,000 Kurdish supporters demonstrated in the German city of Frankfurt on Saturday against Turkish President Tayyip...
International Quartet Backs Libya’s Unity Government
A quartet of international groups said Saturday it supported efforts by Libya's unity government to assert control over Tripoli after days of fighting with rival militias. The Cairo meeting by...
Politics Responsible For Suspension Of Ghana School Feeding Programme
A survey carried out by the members of Parliament has shown that the decision by the Ejura Sekyeredumase Assembly to suspend the school feeding programme is frustrating the basic education system of...
Celebrity Social Media Push To Help Somalia Goes Viral
UN says 2.9 million people in Somalia need urgent help "to save or sustain their lives". Campaign to raise $1m to deliver humanitarian aid to famine-hit African country gets massive public support. A...
Teenagers Build Their Own Mental Health App
These four students have created an app to help teenagers talk about being bullied and get access to counselling. For Me was originally a school project but the NSPCC’s Childline has turned it into...
3 Students Stabbed Following Vandals, Conti, ATL Clashes At UCC
One of the victims of the clash At least three students were stabbed Friday at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) following a clash between some students of the University of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah...
The Sequels That Should Never Have Been Made
Gladiator is the latest film which might be receiving the sequel treatment. The film, which was directed by Ridley Scott, won the best picture Oscar in 2000. Before now, many of us thought a sequel...
Tanzania To Send 500 Doctors To Kenya To Help Cover Strike
Tanzania will send 500 doctors to Kenya to help overcome the effects of a strike in public hospitals, the Tanzanian president's office said on Saturday,18th March 2017. Kenya's doctors went on strike...