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Shatta Wale Dancehall and artiste of the year Shatta Wale has added his voice to the tragic event that took away one of Ghana’s most talented musician Castro. In a Facebook post, he blames the whole music industry in general for the death of Castro and the late Terry Bonchaka. Musicians in Ghana are not […]
After having spent a couple of weeks in police custody, Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson popularly known in the showbiz fraternity as Bulldog, is gone back behind bars. The C.E.O. of Bullhaus Entertainment is set to embark on a project dubbed ‘Behind the Bars Project’ to help inmate of the cells in diverse ways. ‘He unveiled […]
Mzbel Singer and showstopper, Mzbel, says that she is going to remain single for the rest of her life as she is convinced that marriage is not meant for her. “I am not looking forward to marriage because I do not want to feel dedicated to anyone. I want to be my own woman and […]
Government has procured a World Bank loan, part of which would be used to provide free sanitary pads for school girls. Parliament yesterday approved a 156 million dollar World Bank facility to support construction of Senior High Schools in the country and out of the money an amount of 15 million dollars will go into […]
The ‘Occupy the Flagstaff House’ demonstrators have refused to hand over their petition to the Minister of Communication, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, insisting they want the petition handed over to the President John Mahama. The demonstrators, numbering about 300, took off from the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park in Accra and made for the Flagstaff House […]
American movie industry, Hollywood, is to make a movie based on the bizarre transfer of three million dollars meant for the Black Stars from Ghana to Brazil via a chartered flight. The Guardian reported Monday that the screenplay, to be written by Darryl Wharton-Rigby, will centre on a courier tasked with bringing $3m (£1.76m) across […]
Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari has officially maintained that he has no regret for his action which led to his indefinite suspension from camp last Wednesday. According to the AC Milan player, he is not worried over his cantankerous attitude which triggered an alleged slapping of Moses Parker, a team official in the face – and […]
Citi Business News has gathered that government has directed the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to suspend the implementation of the 17.5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) charges on non-core financial services. Industry, the Private Enterprise Federation (PEF) and unionized workers have been pressurizing government to withdraw the 17.5 per cent VAT. According to them, the […]
The President has directed the Finance Minister, Seth Tekper to release $60 million to the Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs) to ensure there is enough fuel in the system. This is according to the Information and Media Relations Minister, Mahama Ayariga. There is fuel shortage in some cities across the country, including Accra, Tema, Cape Coast and […]
The Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission has increased water and electricity tariffs for the third quarter of the year. The move, which according to the Commission was in line with the automatic adjustment formula, will see a 12 per cent increase in electricity and 6.1 per cent in water for the next quarter beginning July […]