The Conference on the theme: “Countering Treaty and Transfer Pricing Abuse: The Tax and Financial Crime Dimension,” is aimed at contributing to raising awareness on the importance of the role of tax administration in countering all forms of illicit activities.Speaking at the opening session, Mr Kofi Nti, the Commissioner-General

Cape Coast, July 13, GNA - Government is committed to providing maximum internal security as well as maintaining law and order amidst security concerns over activities of vigilante groups in the country, Mr Ambrose Dery, Minister of the Interior, has said.Security agencies would be adequately resourced to appropriately deal with prot

Accra, July 13, GNA – Dr Albert Brown Gaisie, Chief Fire Officer on Thursday said the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Safety Audit conducted between June 2016 to 2017 revealed that most institutions were not fire safety compliant.He said the Fire Safety Audit conducted, which was conducted in 1,880 Institutions made up of Minist

Wa, July 13, GNA – Mr Abu Kuntulo, an expert in labour relations, has called on journalists and media practitioners to be assertive and professional in their line of duty.He said as partners in development, actors within the realm of the fourth estate, ought to develop their leadership skills in order to help them contribute effect

Accra, July 13, GNA - Scientists have developed a new drug for Tuberculosis (TB) which would reduce the length of treatment from the current 24-month period to nine.Dr Paula I. Fujiwara, the Scientific Director of the International Union against TB and Lung Disease, at a media briefing in Accra, said the new treatment regimen was mor

Techiman (B/A), July 13, GNA - Mr Jimmy Yeboah Asuamah, the Executive Director of Interfaith Family Network (INFANET), a health advocacy non-governmental organisation, has called on parents to be mindful of the activities of their wards.He said this would greatly be helpful in preventing their adolescent wards from contracting the HI

Accra, July 13, GNA - The Ministry of Health on Wednesday, received the first batch of ultra-modern digital radiology X-Ray equipment from the Delft Imaging Systems, a Dutch company, for the swift screening of suspected Tuberculosis (TB) cases across the country.The Delft technology, which is a highly effective means to improve patie

Accra, July 13, GNA - The prosecution in the case involving two persons allegedly involved in the murder of the late J. B. Danquah Adu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North, on Thursday again prayed the court for a short adjournment.     For the second time, the prosecu

Sokode Bagble (V/R), July 13, GNA - Joshua Ababaio, a coconut seller, has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife and dumping the body in a pond.Madam Mercy Nfodjoh, mother of the deceased, told the Ghana News Agency that, the deceased, Esther Amoasi, 25, lived with her in Sokode Bagble with her three children aged between two

Accra, July 13, GNA – An Accra High Court has adjourned the hearing of the motion filed by Lloyd Evans and three other journalists against the entire Executives of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the 2017 Elections Committee to July 26.The court on the next hearing would determine whether to strike out the reliefs and p

Accra, July 13, GNA – An Accra Human Rights Court on Thursday dismissed an application for interlocutory injunction on the entrance examination of the Ghana School of Law slated for July 14 this year. Eleven LLB graduates calling themselves the Concerned LLB Graduates filed the application praying the court to stop the General Lega

Kumasi, July 13, GNA – Juvenile Reform Foundation (JRF) Ghana, an NGO, is leading efforts at helping to provide juveniles at the various correctional centres with technical and vocational skills to make their lives meaningful.Mr. Geoffrey Chaucer Ofori, the Executive Director, said this was being done under its charity project, dub

Tema, July 13, GNA - Residents of Tema who register their marriages at the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) are to celebrate their marriages at the abandoned Kwame Nkrumah Park in the near future.Mr Felix Mensah Nii Anang-La, Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, announced this on Wednesday during the Assembly’s Second Session of the

Daboase (WR) July 13, GNA - Participants at a two-day district development forum have called  for the adequate resourcing of district Assembly sub-structures to enable them  effectively perform their roles to enhance development.They observed that m

By Regina Benneh, GNAHe stated that the prevalence rate of the disease in the country now was devastating, adding that Brong-Ahafo Region was competing with the Volta Region for the first position of 2.70 per cent.

Accra, July 13, GNA - President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for visionary leadership and extensive membership drive of the youth towards acceleration for Tuberculosis (TB) elimination, and ensuring lung health. This, he said, was an important issue for discussion at the global congress on Lung Health, which is scheduled to take

Accra, 13 July, GNA - The Institute of Public Relations Ghana has launched its National PR and Communications Excellence Awards 2017.The National PR and Communications Excellence Awards are opened to all parties involved in the use of PR and Communications; PR consultancies, free lancers, in house communications departments, Governme

Tema, July 13, GNA - A 12-member Sakumo Ramsar Committee has been inaugurated by the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) to check encroachment on the Sakumo wetlands.The committee members comprised of representatives of the Tema Traditional Council (TTC), National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Forestry Commission, Tema Devel

Koforidua (E/R) July 13, GNA – Majority of traders in the Koforidua Central Business Area, say their businesses are doing well.They claimed that they made good sales during the first half of the year than they did during last year, same period.T

Koforidua (E/R) July 13, GNA – Majority of traders in the Koforidua Central Business Area, say their businesses are doing well.They claimed that they made good sales during the first half of the year than they did during last year, same period.T