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The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has confiscated illicit tobacco products worth GH¢7.95m. These products were smuggled into the country through unapproved border routes, prompting the GRA to address the issue and maintain the nation’s regulatory standards. In a statement released on November 21, 2023, the GRA revealed that the street value of the confiscated products amounted to GHS 7,951,238.39. The ...

STAR-Ghana Foundation, a national centre for active citizenship and philanthropy,  is scheduled to hold its  3rd annual Active Citizenship Dialogue in Accra on Friday, November 10, 2023. To be held on the theme, Empowering Citizens, Enriching Nation Building: Fostering Active Citizenship for Sustainable Development in Ghana,’ the dialogue is intended to stimulate conversations among Ghanaians on the state of active ...

Members of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), have elected Emerita Professor Elizabeth Ardayfio-Schandorf, representative of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) as its new Chairperson. She was unanimously elected as Chairperson by the Members of the Accountability Committee at a meeting. She takes over from Professor Kwame Adom Frimpong. Emerita Professor Ardayfio-Schandorf is the first woman ...

The Volta River Authority (VRA) says it has officially ended the spillage of excess water from the Akosombo Dam. The spillage, described as controlled by the Authority, began on Friday, September 15. Residents of areas around the Dam were warned to move to higher grounds ahead of the spillage, which ran concurrently with that of Kpong Dam. However, areas around the ...

The Kumasi-Obuasi highway expansion project, which was started to address concerns about increasing crashes and vehicular traffic jams on the road, has been abandoned, leaving motorists and residents in the area to suffer. Vehicular traffic on the Nkronza-Pakyi section of the highway is distressing to road users, who have to contend with gullies that have formed on the edges of ...

People labelled as witches or wizards continue to suffer at the hands of others, despite the passage of the criminal offences amendment bill by Parliament three months ago. The bill is among others to protect persons accused of witchcraft. The Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, also known as the anti-witchcraft bill, prohibits the activities of witch doctors or witch-finders. It also ...

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has released the maiden census reports in braille, audio and large prints to make it easy for people who have difficulty seeing to have access to the 2021 Population and Housing Census report. The first census publication in braille was published in partnership with the Ghana Blind Union (GBU) as part of the commitment of ...

One of Ghana’s most respected private legal practitioners, Akoto Ampaw has died. The human rights activist and anti-corruption campaigner is said to have passed on at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) today, October 20, 2023. Details on the cause of his passing are currently scanty, but social media is awash with tributes from some Ghanaians including legal practitioners ...

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has warned that nothing will be saved if the Akosombo Dam overtops its operational level. It said it was for that reason it may have to continue spilling more water from the dam if its current level rises to avert any unforeseen catastrophe. Edward Obeng Kenzo, Deputy Chief Executive of the VRA, explained that the ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has dismissed reports that some Ghanaians were caught up in the crossfire between Israel and Hamas. The Ministry stated categorically that the Ghanaian community in Israel “is currently safe”. This follows a viral video that supposedly captured some Ghanaians stranded near a bombed city. “The Ministry wishes to state categorically that the ...