The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) would beginning 2018, be able to track all taxes issued at the various Point of Sale (PoS) devices. It follows moves by the Authority to connect its systems with the PoS’s at the various issuing centres to clamp down on tax evaders. The policy was originally scheduled to take off ...

The Central Region Police Command has taken over investigations into the alleged defilement of a four-year-old girl, at Assin Adadientem, following a directive from the Inspector General of Police. Police in Assin Fosu are yet to arrest the supposed suspect, an 18-year old, more than a week after the parents of the alleged victim lodged a complaint. ...

The pathologist carrying out tests on the body of Major Maxwell Mahama, has blamed the police for the delay in issuing a report on the autopsy of the late military officer. According to Dr. Adusei, he has been unable to finish his work because the police are not cooperating with him. Dr. Adusei told the court today [Thursday], that ...

The Disney Channel is introducing a gay storyline for the first time in its show Andi Mack. The channel is to set to make history when its season two premiere airs on Friday in the US. It will see best friends Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and Cyrus (Joshua Rush) both admit they are attracted to ...

Arsene Wenger has confirmed that the Arsenal board will review his position as manager at the end of the season. The Frenchman signed a two-year extension in the summer to extend his 21-year reign at the club. But, speaking on Thursday at the club’s annual general meeting, he suggested that talks would take place when this campaign ...

The UK government wanted to set up an internal warning system to monitor and react to decisions made by President Donald Trump, emails show. The emails reveal concerns about the impact of Mr Trump’s travel ban on UK citizens and national security. Officials did not want to be caught out by similar orders issued by the ...

The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has discredited claims that the Akufo-Addo government only talks big on political vigilantism but does very little to quell it. According to him, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) does not condone such actions. Citi News has reported on 18 separate violent attacks perpetrated by pro-NPP groups since the beginning of ...

The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, believes government has exhibited ample commitment towards the fight against political party vigilantism in the country, considering that they did not shield the 13 members of the pro-NPP vigilante group, Invincible Forces, but rather allowed them to go through the court process. The 13, who were prosecuted for assaulting the Ashanti Regional ...

Four additional members have been sworn onto the Board of GCB Bank Ltd. as directors. They are Mr  Samuel Amankwah, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mr. Francis Arthur-Collins, Mr Ray Ankrah and Mr Osman Ayuba. This brings to ten the number of directors appointed to the Board of the Bank. In June this year, Mr. Nik ...

GoFundMe has racked up over $4 billion in donations as the world’s biggest platform for people setting up donation campaigns, in part by leveraging the power of social media to get people to share stories around those campaigns, with the biggest of these often going viral. Now, to tap deeper into the estimated $500 million in charitable donations that are ...

The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, is asking law enforcement agencies to clamp down on the activities of rampaging youth of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), to lessen the tensions in the area. As Chairman of the Regional Security Council, the unhappy Salifu Saeed said government can no longer tolerate such acts of hooliganism ...

Some rampaging youth believed to be sympathizers of the New Patriotic Party  (NPP) in Gwollu, the capital of the Sissala West District in the Upper West Region, today [Thursday], stormed the precincts of the Assembly and locked up the District Chief Executive, Mohammed Bakor in his office. They have accused the DCE of engaging in “divide ...

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a self-styled lawyer who is said to have deceived many people in the region over the past 10 years. He is reported to have duped unsuspecting residents to the tune of GHS 748,000. The suspect, Michael Asante, 34, carries out his dubious acts under the pretext of securing his ...

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a self-styled lawyer who is said to have deceived many people in the region over the past 10 years. He is reported to have duped unsuspecting residents to the tune of GHS 748,000. The suspect, Michael Asante, 34, carries out his dubious acts under the pretext of securing his ...

Former caterers of the Ghana School Feeding programme in the Upper West Region, are threatening to embark on series of demonstrations in all district capitals of the region in protest against arrears owed them. This follows an announcement by government to disburse some funds for the payment of seven out of the over 120 days ...

The Ghana Micro Finance Institutions Network has told Citi Business News it is engaging with the Bank of Ghana to extend the deadline date for microfinance companies to recapitalize to 2 million cedis. The central bank as part of measures aimed at sanitizing the microfinance industry has directed all microfinance companies to increase their minimum ...

The much talked about free Senior High School (SHS) programme may not achieve its set objectives if government continues to intimidate or victimize school heads who complain about challenges or take some initiatives to address same. Former headmaster of La Presbyterian Senior High School, Samuel Salamat, who made the claim said he has undertaken a ...

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, has called for the design of a definite road-map in dealing with cyber-related crimes. According to him, such issues were highly complex situations that need to be tackled effectively. He said the rise in IT-facilitated crimes has become one of the challenges confronting adjudication of criminal offences especially ...

The Local Government Service (LGS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), to engage over 1,000 personnel to work in the various local assemblies all over the country. At the signing ceremony, which took place on Wednesday at the Office of the Head of the Service in Accra, Nana Ato ...

A Corporate Specialist from  Allianz Global in South Africa, Nobuhle Nkosi, has said cybercrime is likely to increase by about 17 million cases by 2020. She said this at a seminar at the Labadi beach hotel on Wednesday, October 25, meant to educate companies and individuals who use the internet as a major tool for ...