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17 ‘Wee’ Dealers Including 4 Teenagers Busted In Kumasi
03 Oct

17 ‘Wee’ Dealers Including 4 Teenagers Busted In Kumasi

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Four teenagers are among 17 suspected ‘wee’ users and peddlers who have been apprehended by the police in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. The four suspects, who are in Police grips and assisting with investigations are Abdulai Moro, 16, Mohammed Sadique, 16, Kelvin Oppong, 18, and Joseph Obeng, 18. They were nabbed when the Ashanti Regional Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police Service embarked on swoops in known ‘Wee’ ghettos in Kumasi. The early Sunday morning operations were held at Alabar, Kronom, Krofrom and Tafo to flush out illicit narcotic drug peddlers in Kumasi. Other suspects who were…
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Akufo-Addo Has Not Neglected Ashanti Region – NPP
25 Jan

Akufo-Addo Has Not Neglected Ashanti Region – NPP

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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region has fired back at former President John Dramani Mahama’s assertion that the region has been neglected by the ruling government, despite historically delivering significant electoral votes. Mr. Mahama, while campaigning for his proposed 24-hour economy policy in Kumasi, criticized the government for unfinished projects like the Kumasi Central Market. The NPP’s regional secretary, Adom Appiah, strongly contested Mr. Mahama’s claims, highlighting completed infrastructure projects as evidence of the government’s commitment to the Ashanti Region. He specifically mentioned the revitalization of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital’s 44-year-old mother and child block, which…
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Police Officer And Family Dead As Fire Destroys Barracks In Kumasi
16 Jan

Police Officer And Family Dead As Fire Destroys Barracks In Kumasi

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An anti-robbery unit personnel of the Ashanti Regional Police Command and his family have been burnt to death in a fire outbreak. The fire destroyed the police barracks where the officer and his family lived. According to reports, he died together with his wife and child. The Assembly Member for the Apromase/Asawase Electoral area, Ernest Kwarteng who confirmed the news said they are waiting for investigations into the cause of the fire outbreak. “According to eyewitnesses, the fire swept through one of the rooms where the officer, his wife and daughter were,” he said. “The police came in but we…
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President Akufo-Addo Commissions 330kv Kumasi-Bolgatanga Power Transmission Project
17 Oct

President Akufo-Addo Commissions 330kv Kumasi-Bolgatanga Power Transmission Project

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 16th October 2022, commissioned the 330 kilovolt Kumasi to Bolgatanga Transmission Line Project, at the commencement of his four-day tour of the Ashanti Region. The project, which is an integral part of the West Africa Power Pool Project, seeks to reinforce the Ghana Transmission System, and ensure the export of at least 100 megawatts of electricity to Burkina Faso, as well as increase the reliability of the Ghana to Burkina Interconnection Project. To help achieve this objective, GRIDCo also constructed a 330kV Transmission line from the Aboadze Power Generation…
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Kumasi Traders Shut Down Shops: GUTA Claims There Is Disparity In The Payment Of VAT
11 Oct

Kumasi Traders Shut Down Shops: GUTA Claims There Is Disparity In The Payment Of VAT

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Some traders in the Ashanti Region have closed their shops after Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA's) new tax formula began implementation on Monday 9th October, 2022. According to the report, GRA officials have been designated to sit in front of shops to keep watch over the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the number of items they sell. The Ghana Union of Traders' Association(GUTA) however,  has revealed there is disparity in the payment of VAT. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show, Mr. Benjamin Yeboah the welfare officer of GUTA stated that ''traders are battling with the rise in the…
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Intensify Tax Education- Kafui Amegah Tells GRA
11 Oct

Intensify Tax Education- Kafui Amegah Tells GRA

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A communicator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kafui Amegah(NPP) has said  Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) needs to intensify education on the payment of tax to boost payment. His comment comes after some shops in Kumasi shut down to protest what was described as 'killer' taxes and VAT on their businesses. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show, Mr Amegah said that ''GRA needs to educate Ghanaians on taxation and the Value Added Tax(VAT). Most people are not aware they need to pay income tax and VAT on every profit they make. The country stability rest on taxes,…
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THE ROYAL INVITATION TO ASANTEHENE: Let’s Eschew The Cynicism And The Jealousy And Be Happy For Once!
16 Sep

THE ROYAL INVITATION TO ASANTEHENE: Let’s Eschew The Cynicism And The Jealousy And Be Happy For Once!

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The official invitation extended to The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, by the Buckingham Palace has attracted interested reactions from various quarters of the country. Whilst others are excited about it, others have as usual resorted to subtle cynicism, obviously fueled by jealousy and inferior complexities. Yes, I agree that every tribe, ethnic or religious group in the country has their own unique history and contribution to the growth and development of the country. Others of course, have their own idiosyncrasies. It is therefore not out of place when subjects of these traditional authorities seek to project or elevate their…
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