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The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned an alleged attack on Kofi Adoma Nwanwani, Director of News of Accra-based Angel Broadcasting Network (ABN). It also condoled with Bernard Koku Avle, General Manager of Citi FM/Citi TV over the loss of his wife. The alleged attacked by unknown assailants occurred on …

A study by the GIZ Governance for Inclusive Development (GovID) has shown that Religious and traditional leaders are ideally positioned to shape public behaviour and opinion on fulfilling civic duties such as paying taxes. The study, ‘Promoting Accountable Governance through Active Engagement with Religious Actors on National and Local Level …

Mrs Beauty Emefa Narteh, the Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), has called on citizens and activists to consider the fight against corruption as a core patriotic duty. She said as the fight against corruption progressed, citizens should be encouraged to persist in the efforts, and help secure …

Two new modernised communities have been commissioned in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region as part of resettlement package to pave way for large scale gold mining activities. The two communities, Digaare (Accra Site) and Biung were on land that had been leased out to the Cardinal Namdini …

Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amended) Bill, 2022 to amend the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) to extend the exemption from tax of gains on the realisation of shares listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange for five years. Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, the Chairman of the Finance Committee of …

The Ghana government has resolved to lend the required support to the private sector in the business landscape to shape the economy, Western Regional Minister, Dr. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah has reaffirmed. The Western Regional Coordinating Council therefore continues to encourage entrepreneurs to be more enterprising in a bid to create …

The government is mobilising resources to fix roads leading to the newly constructed Ashanti Regional Hospital at Sewua to pave way for the commissioning of the facility, Mr Kwaku Agyemang Manu, the Minister of Health, has announced. He said the Ministry was also engaging the Energy Ministry to connect the …

Professor Seth Debrah, Director, Nuclear Power Institute, says the country’s first nuclear power plant will be highly regulated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This has become necessary to address safety and environmental concerns of the public and some organisations. The IAEA is the world’s centre for cooperation in …

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States (US) Representative to the United Nations has said that the US Government’s $2.5 million scheduled development assistance in Ghana is to support farmers to increase food production. She said the US Government was concerned about challenges facing farmers in the country and would be working …

As at the end of June 2022, Ghana’s public debt has increased to GH¢393.4 billion, and that is 78.3 per cent of GDP. According to the Bank of Ghana, that is compared with 76.6 per cent of GDP (GH¢351.8 billion) at the end of December 2021. The breakdown is as …