Out of the total number of 12,416 customers that engaged in power theft between 2019 and 2021, 1,047 culprits have been referred to the legal directorate for prosecution, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has revealed. Out of the total number of 12,416 customers that engaged in power theft between 2019 and 2021, 1,047 culprits...
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SIM cards and devices of E-Levy fraudsters will be blocked – Telcos Chamber
A week after the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy), the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications is warning that the SIM cards, as well as the devices of persons defrauding people using the E-Levy, will be blocked when they are found out. According to reports from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, some unscrupulous persons have...
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You sit on radio, Tv to express views yet you say there is culture of silence in Ghana – NMC Chair
Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC) Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo, has wondered why some persons are claiming there is suppression of free speech or culture of silence in Ghana when these same people appear on radio and television stations daily to express their views on national issues. In his view, there is no suppression of free speech...
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Supreme Court throws out injunction application against e-levy
The Supreme Court has thrown out the injunction application filed against the e-levy. The apex court also directed the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to keep all records of deductions following the implementation of the electronic transaction levy. In a uninamous ruling Presiding Judge Nene Amegatcher reading the judgment noted that the nature of the relief...
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4-year-old boy allegedly killed for rituals at Gomoa Nyanyano
A four-year-old boy has allegedly been killed and dumped into a river at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central Region. According to eyewitnesses, the body of Kweku Adom was found with some of his body parts removed. Because of this, his relatives believe that the four-year-old was killed for ritual purposes. Young Kweku Adom before his...
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Copec predict 2% drop in LPG prices
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) is projecting a drop of to 2% in the price of Liquified Petroleum Gas. The price of LPG is expected to decline by 2%, which is around ¢0.21 per kilogram in the first window of May.LPG will be sold at ¢10.093 per kilogram. This is because the international...
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World press freedom day:Ghana drops from 30th to 60th in global ranking
Ghana has been ranked low in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index. Ghana dropped 30 places to 60th globally, and 10th in Africa. This is Ghana’s lowest-ever ranking in almost two decades after it ranked 66th and 67th in 2005 and 2002 respectively. The latest report is out of 180 countries assessed with Ghana recording...
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E-levy was not introduced in isolation – Akufo-Addo
President Nana AddoDankwa Akufo-Addo has said that over the past year, in particular, Government has implemented a number of policies and programmes all in an attempt to hasten economic recovery from the ravages of COVID-19. He said the government has introduced measures to improve fiscal consolidation, and ensure debt sustainability, which are critical to achieving...
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Man who wanted to sell his son for GH¢500k to fetish priest convicted
The Takoradi Circuit Court B presided over by Her Honor, Abigail Anima Asare, has convicted a 38-year-old man, Kobina Ebo, for attempting to sell his 16-year-old son to a fetish priest for an amount of GH¢500,000. The accused pleaded guilty to the charges leveled against him and, as such, the court has set Wednesday, May...
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Police have arrested 2 persons parading themselves as police officers.
The police have arrested two persons who showed up at the ongoing NPP Constituency Executive Elections, wearing clothing that created the impression that they were Police personnel. According to the Police, the two suspects, identified as, John Essel Baah and Enock Kwame Bosompem, were spotted on Thursday, April 28, at the Okaikoi South constituency where...