The Ministry of Finance has announced a withdrawal of the one per cent withholding tax imposed on interest earned by individuals on any investments.The tax imposition on interests is part of provisions in the new Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) which came into force on January 1, 2016.There has been huge public outcry over […]
The Electoral Commission of Ghana will not kowtow to pressure from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to use a new voters’ register for the 2016 elections. According to the EC, the Independent Panel it set up to look into the concerns of stakeholders on the Voters’ Register shot down the idea hence it “accepts the
– By Kwesi E. Baako For a first time appearance for these 2 contemporary Nigerian comedians, it is really something to discuss; till the next performance, which promises to be an improvement after scaling the hurdle of putting together a stand up event in the Big Apple. And for me, I was fortunate to see a
Eight (8) persons have been reported dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi as a result of food poisoning. A number of the deceased persons who were pronounced dead on arrival at the facility, suffered severe diarrhea and vomiting but never attached seriousness to their conditions resulting in the deaths according to
Health Personnel at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have raise concerns over the increasing cases of drunkenness resulting in collapse of revelers during the Christmas festivities annually. The phenomenon they observed is resulting in some avoidable deaths and cautioned residents to be measured in the manner in which they go about celebrating festivities in
The Ghana Police Service has invited ‘Ekiki me’ hit singer Wisa for exposing his genital on stage while performing live.An animated Wisa went berserk and stunned patrons at the ‘December to Remember’ annual musical concert organized by Citi FM when he released his manhood on stage and rubbed it behind his female dancer.Wisa has since
Managing Director of BOST, Kwame Awuah-Darko has indicated strongly his company’s resolve to eliminate the threats posed by encroachers and a timber company bordering its Kase depot in Kumasi. The company uses a boiler with open flames; a situation that poses a grave danger to workers of the depot, the highly inflammable products and other
Forbes has ranked Ghana 79th among 144 countries as far as doing business is concerned. The cocoa-, gold-, and oil-producing West African country also came 8th among the 40 African countries captured in the ranking.African countries like Senegal, Tunisia, Namibia, the Seychelles, Mozambique, Lesotho, Madagascar, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire were all behind Ghana in
Police in Tamale have arrested 7 persons for allegedly possessing two AK 47 assault rifles and 18 spent ammunition shells of same. Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) ASP Ebenezer Tetteh who confirmed the incident to ultimate1069.com, said Mahama Saani Mustaf and Issah Suale both in their early 30s, traveled to Jantong Dabuase near
The Coalition of unpaid Nurses and Midwives group has stated emphatically that their outstanding salary arrears have not been paid by government as reported in media circles, describing it as a monumental strategic deceit on Ghanaians, and a hoax. According to the group, members of the Coalition who have been paid are not more than
