Day: September 27, 2025

Accra: The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) taskforce has taken action against businesses in Accra by seizing assorted drinks that were being sold without the required tax stamps. This enforcement aligns with the excise duty law, Act 2023, Act 1093, which mandates that products must have tax stamps affixed before they are sold in the market. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Kwabena Apau Awua Anto, Head of the GRA Excise Unit, emphasized that the policy is crucial to ensure that imported products, such as malt drinks, have the necessary stamps to indicate that taxes have been paid. While most domestic

Accra: The World Bank has advised Ghana to be intentional and bold about breaking away from its repeated reliance on International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan-supported programs. Experts have acknowledged the efficacy of IMF-supported programs but argue that their short-term orientation does not meet the sustainable macroeconomic stability needs of Ghana. According to Ghana News Agency, the World Bank emphasized that the country could only achieve long-term economic transformation through fiscal discipline, sound governance, and structural reforms. In its latest Policy Notes on Ghana, titled ‘Transforming Ghana in a Generation,’ the World Bank highlighted the need for reform, stating, ‘Ghana must

Paris: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a trial related to alleged campaign funds from Libya. The Paris Criminal Court, however, acquitted the 70-year-old of charges of bribery, illegal campaign financing, and benefiting from the embezzlement of public funds. The sentence is not suspended and cannot be served at home under electronic surveillance. According to Ghana News Agency, the court’s decision was announced by Presiding Judge Nathalie Gavarino, who commented on the “extraordinary seriousness” of the offense. The case revolves around allegations that millions of

New york: A Palestinian state can peacefully exist alongside Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated during his address to the UN General Assembly via video link. Speaking on the third day of the General Debate in New York, Abbas emphasized the desire for freedom, security, and peace for Palestinians within an independent and sovereign state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. According to Ghana News Agency, Abbas delivered his address via video after being denied a visa by the US administration to attend the high-level UN gathering in person. His speech followed a wave of recognition

Accra: NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, has assured Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of the alliance’s solidarity, following drone incidents at Danish airports. The situation is being taken ‘very seriously,’ Rutte wrote on the X social network, after a conversation with Frederiksen. He added that the allies were working together to ensure ‘the safety and security of our critical infrastructure.’ According to Ghana News Agency, Frederiksen later stated that Denmark and NATO had agreed to work together to ‘ensure safety and security.’ She said she had spoken with Rutte about the ‘serious situation’ in Denmark. The Danish government says it

Accra: Slovenia has declared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu persona non grata, effectively banning him from entering the country, which is a member of both the EU and NATO. According to Ghana News Agency, the decision was announced by the government in Ljubljana and reported by the Slovenian state news agency STA. The announcement was made by Neva Gra‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬¦¡ic, the State Secretary in the Foreign Ministry. This move follows Slovenia’s previous action in July, when it became the first EU nation to declare Israeli government members Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich persona non grata. Neva Gra‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬¦¡¬‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬¦¡¬¦¡ic

Gaza: Britons travelling to Gaza as part of a 52-boat flotilla are ‘under attack,’ a sailor on board has warned. Louie-Joe Findlater said the UK government’s recognition of a Palestinian state is ‘worthless, if they don’t actually take action to protect their citizens’ on the boats. The 33-year-old Briton joined the flotilla in Barcelona, as part of an independent international effort to ‘break the Israeli occupation’s illegal siege on Gaza’, and take humanitarian aid across the Mediterranean. According to Ghana News Agency, Israel’s Foreign Ministry this week urged flotilla participants to dock at Ashkelon marina in Israel to unload aid,