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Duties cut by half, don’t smuggle anymore – Customs boss warns

The Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Isaac Crenstil, has cautioned traders and businesspeople against smuggling. Mr Crenstil noted that import duties have been reduced by 50 per cent and, therefore, does not see the need for any businessperson smuggling goods into the country. Speaking on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on ...

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Mahama’s regime caused GH¢23m financial loss in bus deal – MASLOC

The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has accused former President John Dramani Mahama and his erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration of causing financial loss to the state. The former president is said to have chased the state the sum of Gh¢ 23,396,074.48 through the purchase of some buses in 2016. According to MASLOC, the stated loss is the ...

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IMANI goofed; Ghana rather gains in Aker Energy deal – Amewu

Government says Policy Think Tank IMANI goofed when it sought to question portions of the contractual agreement it signed with and Aker Energy. “The contract area has seven discoveries namely pecan north, almond, cob, beech, pecan, paradise and hickory north. The first five are oil discoveries while paradise and hickory north are gas discoveries. “Aker Energy acquired the interest of ...

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Ghana Card Mass Registration Starts April 29 In Accra

The National Identification Authority (NIA) will begin the mass registration and Ghana card issuance exercise in the Greater Accra Region, from Monday, April 29, 2019. The exercise is expected to end on Saturday, July 6, 2019. This was made known by the Chief Executive Officer of the NIA, Professor Ken Attafuah, at a press conference in Accra Thursday, April 25, 2019, ...

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VVD-Kamerlid Dijkstra: ‘boete voor stranden met lege tank moet naar 1.500 euro’

VVD-Kamerlid Remco Dijkstra wil dat automobilisten die met een lege tank of accu stranden langs de snelweg een bekeuring krijgen van maar liefst 1.500 euro. Dijkstra vindt het niet meer van deze tijd dat een lege tank of accu als een noodgeval wordt gezien. Volgens hem is vrijwel iedere auto tegenwoordig voorzien van diverse waarschuwingslampjes en digitale brandstofmeters. Wanneer je ...

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Dit is de reden waarom je niet zonder vitamine B12 kunt

Vitamine B12 kom je overal tegen, in sojamelk, in vegagehakt en in boter in de supermarkt en natuurlijk in de vitamineschappen van de natuurwinkel. Wat is deze vitamine precies? En waar is het goed voor? Om het belang van B12 meteen stevig neer te zetten: zonder deze vitamine zou er geen leven zijn op onze aardbol. Professor Eddy Smid van ...

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You’ve set a standard in Chieftaincy – Rawlings to Otumfuo

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s wisdom and fortitude has brought greater glory to undoubtedly one of Africa’s leading Kingdoms, Asanteman. According to the former Military Leader, Otumfuo’s tenure has brought a refreshing new aura to the institution of chieftaincy in Ghana, elevating it to a respectable new level and setting a standard for many ...

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IDIF at Wassa Amenfi to start by year-end

Conversion of cassava into industrial starch is expected to commence at New Aboi in the Wassa Amenfi Municipality of the Western Region as a One District One Factory (IDIF) initiative by the end of this year. “Clearing land for construction of the Industrial Starch Factory will start this month, and hopefully by December it will be completed for production to ...

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We didn’t swap Aisha Huang for $2bn loan – Natural Resources Minister

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh has flatly rejected the assertion that galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang, was deported in exchange for the two billion dollars Sinohydro loan. He was emphatic on Thursday that the loan arrangement was never tied to the Aisha Huang’s case. “With respect to the 194 foreigners that have been deported, the exact figures dealing with ...

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Senior Minster honest with comment on Aisha Huang – Nunoo-Mensah

A former Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, says comments made by the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo, about Ghana’s decision to discontinue a legal action against Chinese national Aisha Huang were honest. Addressing a town hall meeting in the US, the Senior Minister told Ghanaians there was the need for Ghana to maintain a ...

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