A fire outbreak at Takoradi makeshift market in the Western Region has razed down several stores, according to eyewitnesses, the fire started around 2 am but got out of hand after several attempts to extinguish the flame proved futile. The market was put up for traders of the Takoradi Market Circle to temporarily accommodate them while the main market is reconstructed.The incident, which happened in the early hours of Monday, destroyed properties worth thousands of cedis. Report reaching Baina Tv indicates that It took the National Fire Service over five hours to bring the fire under control and stop it...
Sighting the sliver crescent moon symbolises Allah’s faithfulness – John Dramani Mahama
Former President, John Dramani Mahama on the 3rd of April, 2022 wished all Muslims an “edifying” Ramadan Mubarak.In a Facebook post, Former President John Dramani Mahama wished all muslims an edifying Ramadan Mubarak as Muslims around the world begins their fast in the holy month of Ramadan. “Wishing our beloved Muslim brothers and sisters an edifying Ramadan Mubarak”. He added that , sighting the sliver crescent moon represent Allah faithfulness and Heralds of the holy month of Ramadan. “Sighting the sliver crescent moon symbolises Allah’s faithfulness and heralds the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan marked by purification,...
President Akufo-Addo assents the E-levy bill into law
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, signed into law the electronic transaction levy bill ( e-levy). He did so two days after it was passed by the Parliament under controversial occurrences. This comes just a day after the minority in Parliament filed a suit at the apex court of Ghana (Supreme court ) to question the passage of the levy. They contended parliament do not have the numbers to pass it. The preliminary 1.75 per cent recommended was later curtailed to 1.5 per cent of tax on electronic transactions, and the charge will be applied to transactions...
Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana unhappy with passage of the E-levy bill
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana(IEAG) is unhappy with the passage of the electronic levy (E-levy) emphasizing that the Timing was not the best. Times are tough as the rate of goods and services kept boosting in the country and the typical Ghanaians complained of the difficulties in making a living. Mr Samson Awingobi Asaki, who is the executive secretary said this in response to the passing of the bill on Tuesday by the majority side after members of the minority side had staged a walkout. He said passage will even make it difficult to send some money to...
Mahama recounts how NDC discovered millions of illegal printed ballot papers for 2020 polls
Former President John Dramani Mahama has explained how agents of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) uncovered the alleged printing of additional ballot papers by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the 2020 elections. Speaking with the United States Chapter of the NDC at the Bentley University on Sunday,27 March 2022 . He said,“We have all done elections before and at the printing press, all the political parties are supposed to send agents to the printing press. We sit there from the time they start printing until we finish. “They finish, we all tally how many ballots they were asked to print,...
Dr Iddris Abdul Nasir receives award for the Best Cupping Clinic in Ghana
The 5th West African Herbal & Alternative Medicines Awards 2022 in conjunction with the Africmedia Galaxy and the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) of the Ministry of Health awarded the Best Cupping Treatment Center Award 2021 at the 5th WATAM Awards 2022 to Hijama Herbal Clinic as the best cupping clinic in Ghana. The West African Herbal and Alternative Medicines Awards is an annual event seeking to acknowledge our gallant men and women who through natural means, treat people with various kinds of diseases through herbal and alternative practices. Dr Iddris, who received the award said he was thankful to...
Gov’t to publicly address Ghanaians on economic turbulence in coming days
The minister in charge of finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, will later this week brief Ghanaians on the measure the government seeks to implement to address recent economic challenges. In a statement issued on Monday, 21 March 2022, the minister for information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah disclosed that the cabinet at its retreat at Peduase Lodge in Aburi earlier this month among other things, discussed the matter extensively. “The finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will later this week provide the details of the measures after consultation with key social and economic stakeholders.” “Government appreciates the effort of all who contributed to the success...
First Islamic Nursing Training College commissioned
Ghana’s first-ever Islamic Nursing Training College has been opened in Accra. The grand commisioning was graced by the vice-president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the leadership of the Ahlus-Sunnah wal Jama’a, from Ghana and Nigeria on 19 March 2022. Dr Bawumia indicated in a Facebook post that the establishment of the new institution adds to the pool of over 90 public nursing training colleges across the country. “The private sector, especially faith-based organizations, have played leading roles in complementing government’s efforts at expanding access to nursing training by establishing nursing schools. “The Islamic Nursing Training School, is a welcome addition to...
IEA suggests measures to restore economic sanity
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is urging government to retreat from going to the International Monetary Fund for economic support. In a statement released on Friday the IEA alluded to measures that government can adopt to restore economic sanity of the country. “I suggest below measures that I believe government and Bank of Ghana can take to help build the needed policy credibility, restore the economy to some level of sanity and make going to the IMF unnecessary,” IEA indicated. However, the Institute suggests that government should share the proposed e-levy percentage among the consumers and telcos. “We suggest...
Solve the country’s problems – Gyampo to Akufo-Addo
A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana has called on President Akufo-Addo to bring back hopes of Ghanaians. Professor Ransford Gyampo made this assertion in a Facebook post on Thursday, 17 March 2022. According to him, the president is supposed to solve problems and not explain problems in the country. “For now, my focus is on the hard times in which we find ourselves. There may be several legitimate explanations accounting for the current tough times. But as the Hobbesian account of the generation of the Leviathan show, the essence of instituting a government, is not to explain,...