Transport fares have gone up by 15 per cent, GraphicOnline understands.
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One person drowned while several others were injured after a ferry crossing the Afram River on the Volta Lake sank Saturday night, it has been reported.
A Bangladeshi man dubbed as the tree-man because of wart-like lesions growing from his hands and feet has been admitted to hospital.
The Deputy Minister of Power, John Abdulai Jinapor, has warned individuals and organisations engaged in power theft and illegal connection to stop the act or face severe sanctions.
The Unilever Ghana factory in Tema is on fire. Graphic Online correspondent Benjamin Xornam Glover reports that the fire started at about 2:30pm.Two fire engines and a water tanker are on the scene to fight the raging fire. The Police, Navy, and officials of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) are at the scene to provide security.
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A high powered security delegation led by the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr John Kudalor, has arrived in the Bunkpurugu District in the Northern Region to assess the security situation in the area.
This follows a violent conflict that erupted in Bukprugu on Tuesday, January 26.
The clash which is believed to be between the two royal families in the area; the Jamond and Jafok, led to the death of three persons and the destruction of 35 houses.
The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, on Friday laid a bill before Parliament to amend the Income Tax Act 2015, (Act 896). The presentation of the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2015 came barely 24 hours after Parliament had challenged the authority of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to suspend the implementation of the act without recourse to the House.
The Speaker, Mr Edward Doe Adjaho, referred the bill to the Finance Committee of Parliament for consideration and delivery of a report to the House.
He said the committee could also look at any consequential issue and advise the House accordingly.