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25 Jun

#FremaForNPPRunningMate Campaign Intensifies-Traders Across Greater Accra Urge Dr. Bawumia To Select Chief Of Staff

wontumionlineFeatured, News, TrendingFrema For NPP Running Mate, traders

The campaign to appoint Frema Osei-Opare, the Chief of Staff, as the running mate for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming elections has gained momentum. Traders across Greater Accra have joined the chorus, urging Dr. Bawumia to select Frema as his running mate. A visit to various markets across the country, including Mallam Atta Market, Odorkor Market, Accra Brewery Market, Kantamanto Market, the traders praised Frema's leadership skills and her dedication to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). "Frema has been a loyal and hardworking Chief of staff" a trader said. "She has the experience and expertise to help Dr. Bawumia…

01 Feb

AMA To Clear Traders Selling At Unauthorised Places

wontumionlineNewsAccra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Madam Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, traders

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), says its Public Health officials will soon begin a special operation to drive away traders who display their goods on bare floor and at unauthorised places. The exercise, geared towards applying the sanitation laws and making markets cleaner and safer will begin at the Agbogbloshie market, today, February 1. The Chief Executive Officer of the AMA, Madam Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey said this when she paid an unannounced visit to the market ahead of the exercise to decongest the city. “We shall deal decisively with traders who display their goods on the bare floor…

27 Jan

One Dead As Vehicle Runs Into Traders At Suame

wontumionlineNewsCommercial vehicle, Suame roundabout, traders

One person died on the spot while many others were injured when a commercial vehicle ran into traders at the Suame roundabout in Kumasi on Thursday dawn. The injured were rushed to the Tafo government hospital while the body of the deceased, a female yet to be identified, has been deposited at the morgue. The driver of the vehicle is in police custody. An eye witness told the Ghana News Agency that the driver of the vehicle who was coming from Pankrono towards Kejetia lost control when making a turn at the roundabout and crashed into the traders who were…

11 Oct

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

wontumionlineFeatured, News, TrendingGhana, GRA, GUTA, Kumasi, Mr. Benjamin Yeboah, traders

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…

15 Sep

Traders Call On Authorities To Decongest Central Kumasi And Make Racecourse Market Habitable

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Barely a year ago, traders at the Kumasi Central Market were relocated to the Racecourse Market to pave way for the construction of phase two of the Kejetia redevelopment project. But the traders are unhappy with the failure of the authorities to decongest the central business district while spaces at the Racecourse Market remain empty. They are calling on the Ashanti Regional Minister and Kumasi Mayor to help clear traders displaying their wares on pavements to move to the Racecourse Market. The traders claim there are enough empty spaces at the Racecourse Market, both lockable and shared stalls, with the…