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Ghana Revenue Authority interdicts 5 customs officers over transit cargo irregularities
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted five officers of its Customs Division following what it terms preliminary findings of procedural breaches linked to a transit cargo operation bound f…
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Procurement specialist tells Customs to name the importers behind diverted goods
A procurement specialist, Kwabena Atta Badu, has attributed recent reports of diverted imported goods to what he describes as the deliberate concealment of the identities of the actual importers behi…
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Tomato traders in the Ashanti Region boycott Burkina Faso travels over security concerns
Tomato traders in the Ashanti Region have expressed disappointment in the government over what they describe as a lack of engagement following a recent terror attack on their colleagues in Burkina Fa…
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Office of the Special Prosecutor investigates purported GH₵25.8m palm oil diversion scheme
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has launched an investigation into a suspected corruption scheme involving the diversion of fifty 20-foot containers of palm oil valued at GH₵25.8 million. …
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Government beats T-bills target by GH¢2bn and rates ease to 6.45%
Government’s short-term borrowing appetite continued to attract strong investor demand last week, as the Treasury exceeded its issuance target by GH¢2.08 billion. Data from the Bank of Ghana show tha…
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COCOBOD Deputy CEO, Mr. Ato Boateng welcomes OSP probe and denies conflict of interest claims
The Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Finance and Administration at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Ato Boateng, has welcomed calls for investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (…
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Majority caucus in Parliament reveals COCOBOD needs GH₵30bn to stay afloat
The Majority Caucus in Parliament has raised concerns over the financial state of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), warning that the institution requires substantial working capital to remain operatio…
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Customs Division of the GRAintercepts 12 trucks loaded with Cooking Oil and Spaghetti
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intercepted 12 articulated trucks loaded with 44,055 packages of undeclared edible cooking oil, tomato paste, and spaghetti during a majo…
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“No-bed syndrome making our work difficult” – National Ambulance Service
Deputy Director of the National Ambulance Service, Simmons Yussif Kewura, has expressed concern over the impact of Ghana’s persistent “no-bed syndrome,” describing it as a major obstacle to effective…
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COCOBOD pays additional GH¢854m to LBCs -Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board
The Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Jerome Kwaku Sam, has announced an additional payment of GH¢854 million to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs). This follows an earlier pay…