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Court remands welder in alleged defilement case
The Amasaman Circuit Court has remanded a 29‑year‑old welder, Etornam Wonder, for allegedly defiling a 15‑year‑old girl. Wonder pleaded not guilty to having carnal knowledge of the girl but was denied bail...
Kpelema community gets breath of fresh air as abandoned borehole restored
The Kpelema community in the Krachi East Municipality is celebrating the restoration of its mechanised borehole, which has been abandoned for decades. The intervention of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Safo Nketia, has brought relief to the residents who were facing a severe water crisis....
GJA gives Fire Service 14-Day ultimatum over assault
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has given the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) 14 days to release the findings of its investigation into the assault on Class FM reporter, Samuel Addo. The...
Supreme court upholds Kpandai election result: MP Nyindam’s mandate restored-Minority
The New Patriotic Party Minority Caucus in Parliament on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to quash the Tamale High Court's judgment annulling the 2024 Parliamentary election in Kpandai. "The people...
President Mahama lauds establishment of Goldboard
President John Dramani Mahama has lauded the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod). The GoldBod is the sole authority with exclusive rights to buy, sell, weigh, grade, assay, value and export gold and other precious...
Driver remanded over vehicle break in, theft case
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Abdul Rahman Kofi Asiedu, a driver, into police custody for allegedly breaking into a vehicle and stealing large sums of money. Asiedu, an...
Africa needs to make this decade a health renaissance – Moroccan expert
Africa must make the current decade a health renaissance anchored in sovereignty, equity and territorial inclusion, a Moroccan health expert has urged at the opening of the 9th FAAPA General...
Fidelity Bank invests nearly GHS300,000 in pro vulnerable social interventions
Fidelity Bank Ghana invested about GHS290,985 in community intervention projects across eight regions in December 2025, reaching more than 3,000 vulnerable persons nationwide. The initiatives, undertaken under the Bank’s 2025...
Higher VAT threshold to ease burden on small businesses – GRA
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced an increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) registration threshold from GH¢200,000 to GH¢750,000 per annum. The move aims to reduce the compliance...
VAT reforms key to closing Ghana’s 60% compliance gap – GRA Official
Ghana is losing nearly 60 per cent of its potential Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue due to inefficiencies, Mr Thomas T. K. Agorsor, Head of the Domestic Tax Revenue Division (DTRD) Free Zones Office of the Ghana...
