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The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it is determined to do everything to promote free movement of goods. Mr Robert Nana Mensah, Chief Revenue Officer, Client Services, said there should be minimum delays to…

An Accra Circuit Court on Monday handed a total of 75 years jail term to one Kwabena Badu and Sampson Sam for robbery and conspiracy to commit crime. Kwabena, a bicycle repairer and Sampson an alcoholic beverage vendor were all sentenced…

Madam Dzifa Attivor, Minister for Transport Monday said government would not pay compensation to encroachers on land for the proposed airstrip in Ho. She therefore, called for the pulling down of all illegal structures in the area, warning…

The Ghana Employers Association, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) have welcomed the government’s decision to absorb 25 per cent of the recent increase in electricity tariff.…

The First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) announced November 11, 2013 that it has completed the acquisition of the West African operations of the International Commercial Bank (ICB) in its Ghanaian unit. The Nigerian-base lender said it now has 100%…

Mr Eric Ringo, Headmaster of Nsuhunu Roman Catholic Primary and Junior High School, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) for trained teachers to help improve academic performance in the area. He said the only school in the…

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has rallied the church to remain relentless in the fight to purge the country of corrupt practices, social exclusion and injustices. It should work with zeal and passion to help build the society on…

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) on Monday called on the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for the immediate release of Mr Agyeman Badu, a pharmacist in charge of the Goaso Municipal Hospital. A statement signed by Mr James…

Mrs Dora Hammond, Director of Project Citizen, a concept by the National Commission on Civic Education, said the youths were a pivot around which the country’s socio-economic growth revolved. “They must, therefore, be supported to develop…

District Directors of Agriculture are not staff members of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and  must hence stop the practice of reporting directly  to the Ministry, Dr Callistus Mahama, Head of the Local Government Service has…