The Government of Ghana lost potential tax revenue of $3.86 billion between 2002 and 2011, through trade mis-invoicing, at an average of $368 million a year.
After countless number of complaints from road users and pedestrians about the poor state of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) road leading to Kpone, and the seemingly total neglect of the stretch by the city authorities, work has finally commenced.
Members of the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (GNPTDU), on Monday, refused to allow any vehicle to load petroleum products from the Accra Plains Depot of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) to other parts of the country.
Kumasi -THE 'GREENING Kumasi Project' under the Kumasi Urban Forestry Project, initiated by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), for the planting of a million trees across the Kumasi Metropolis by 2017, has been launched in Kumasi.
Figures from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) indicate that inflation for the month of April this year has increased from 14.5% in March to 14.7%. This is, so far, the highest since April 2010, according to senior officials of the service.
TIGO began the year 2014 with massive drop in its subscriber base, while fellow rivals recorded increases.
Sunyani -AFTER a massive raid on the Taxpayer's money through corruption, including inflation of contract figures by the administrators of the Banda District Assembly, there seems to be no limit to the misapplication of funds at the Assembly.
Kumasi -The Spokesperson for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the two times presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mustapha Hamid, has challenged the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to swallow its pride and adopt the economic outlines proposed by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, former running mate of Nana Akufo Addo.
A company whose business depends on services to clients can only survive if priority is given to the needs of the clients, Hon. Nana Oye Lithur, Minister of Gender, Children & social protection, has noted.
A Stakeholders Consultative Meeting to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Africa Union and the 10th Anniversary of the Peace and Security Council is underway in Accra.
Up from 14.5% in March 2014, the year-on-year inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), stood at 14.7% in April 2014, while the monthly change rate for April 2014 was 1.7% against the 0.9% recorded in March 2014.
President John Mahama has granted a number of interviews in his capacity as Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the developments in Nigeria. Read a write-up based on one of these interviews.
Banyana Banyana captain and central defender Janine van Wyk looks set to return from injury and claim her place in the starting eleven for a friendly match against Ghana at the Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto on Sunday.
The Health Center at Danyame, a farming community in the Dormaa Central Municipality, is faced with numerous challenges, ranging from inadequate and inefficient source of water, lack of electricity, inadequate human capital and logistics, as well as accommodation facilities.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia South, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has expressed his displeasure at what he said was the taking over of the uncompleted Ashanti New Town Community Centre facility by some institutions and individuals without approval.
Kumasi -THE ALL Nations University College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its mentor university, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, to jointly run a nursing programme on the ANUC campus in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region.
Many, who left the country [Ghana] to study overseas, must have travelled by train from Sekondi/Takoradi, or any spot on the complex line of railway connections crisscrossing the nation at the time of independence, except what was then called the "Northern Territories", and reaching the Capital City of Accra.
Samsung Ghana is offering users of the new Galaxy S5 free gifts every day, through a new Galaxy gift application pre-installed on all Samsung Galaxy S5 smart phones, and users of the Galaxy S5 will enjoy special discounts and freebies at selected commercial outlets in Accra.
Silverbird Weija, the 3D cinema branch of Silverbird Cinemas, will, on Friday May 16, premiere Godzilla, an American Science fiction film, in 3D. The film retells the origin of Godzilla in contemporary times as a "terrifying force of nature", in a style faithful to the Toho series of Godzilla films.
Leading socially-responsible companies in Ghana have been awarded at the third edition of the coveted Ghana Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Diary & Awards 2014, for their immense contribution towards alleviating "extreme poverty" bedeviling their host communities.
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