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GHANA MINE WORKERS UNION HONOURS RAWLINGS

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah       Former President Jerry John Rawlings has charged all Ghanaians to show responsibility to their environment and communities in our bid to confront the scourge of illegal mining. In an address delivered after receiving a special award from the Ghana Mine Workers Union of the …

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C/R: Six dead in Gomoa Odumasi accident

Six people are feared dead in a fatal accident which happened Saturday dawn in the Central region. The accident occurred at Gomoa Odumasi on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway. The accident involved a Sprinter bus and an articulated truck with the two engaged in a head on collision. Police explain that preliminary …

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GRA announces new auction guidelines

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah GRA Boss Kofi Nti The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reviewed its rules and procedures for the public auctioning of confiscated goods. A letter to that effect signed by the Acting Commissioner for the Customs Division, Colonel Kwadwo Damoah, explained that he has been directed to …

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Videos: Landslide on Aburi road leaves motorists stranded

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Motorists using the south-bound lane of the Aburi to Accra road were left stranded Friday afternoon after a heavy downpour caused a landslide Motorists using the south-bound lane of the Aburi to Accra road were left stranded Friday afternoon after a heavy downpour caused a landslide. …

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Colonial Forts Ghanaians had no idea existed

  by;brighwebtv/nana asare barimah Fort William can be found in Anomabo in the Central Region.   The unfortunate incidence of slave trade is one which will forever be etched in the hearts and minds of Africans. However, a significant memory of the trade are the forts and castles, built by …

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New Wa Airport opens area up for business

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The commencement of commercial flights to the Upper West regional capital this week will no doubt open up the area to businesses and tourists. The airport resumed commercial operations on Tuesday after a brief spell in 1998 by the now-defunct domestic carrier, Air Shuttle. Tuesday’s inaugural flight …

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EC sets up system to fight fake news ahead of 2020 polls

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Madam Jean Mensa, has revealed that the Commission is developing a comprehensive system to counter fake news ahead of the 2020 general elections. She said on a weekly basis, the EC battles fake news that seeks to undermine the integrity of …

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“We’re already over-taxed; Ghanaians won’t take ‘election tax’ lightly” – EC Chair

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah EC Chair, Jean Mensa The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa, has ruled out the introduction of a tax for elections, saying Ghanaians are already “over-taxed”. The government of Ghana, together with foreign donor partners, funds the work of the election management body. Mrs …

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