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The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has stepped up its engagement with businesses in the regions to reduce tax default and promote compliance. This follows growing evidence of the reluctance of businessmen and corporate entities outside…

Mr. Yves Boudot, Director of Agence Francaise de Development (AFD) for Africa, on Wednesday said, his office would continue to finance power projects in Ghana. He said the AFD had a wide range of financing options to support government’s…

Two Fulani herdsmen have been remanded into prison custody by the Juaso Circuit Court over the theft of four cows. Aliu Mahama and Harma Seidu are facing charges of conspiracy to commit crime and stealing. They pleaded guilty to the crime…

Policymakers have been asked to plan towards effective teaching and learning in the country, instead of determining the success of the educational sector by the number of children in school Mrs Irene Duncan –Adanusa,  General Secretary of…

Mr De-graft Fokuo, Asante-Akim District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asante-Akim South, has assured the people of even development through fair distribution of projects. He said the assembly would do everything possible to make sure that none…

A 37-year-old father, Jonathan Samuel Otto Hughes was on Tuesday remanded into police custody by a Takoradi Circuit Court, for allegedly abusing his 17-year-old daughter sexually. The accused was charged for incest and child abuse. His…

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho has donated an Electro-encephalography (EEG) Machine to the Volta Regional Hospital. The Machine was a gift from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to UHAS, Professor Fred Binka,…

Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman, Minister of Education, has directed all heads of schools to put a stop to charging their students fees with no reference to the Ghana Education Service (GES) guidelines and approval. “It is difficult to…

Dr John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Upper East Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has said the region has chalked out success in its target health indicators for the first two quarters of 2013. He stressed that: “ though…

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), in collaboration with stakeholders, is working out a manual on School Disaster Management Committee to address the safety of students. The committee members' duties include preparing…