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GOASO, AHAFO REGION – The Ghana Police Service has arrested three young men in connection with the unlawful possession of firearms and an alleged conspiracy to commit robbery, recovering a cache of weapons including an AK-47 assault rifle, pistols, and over 100 rounds of...

ACCRA – The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has suspended five officers from its Customs Division with immediate effect following the discovery of serious discrepancies in a shipment of transit goods destined for neighbouring Niger. In an official statement released on Tuesday,...

The government has announced a ban on transit of commercial quantities of cooking oil through Ghana’s borders, directing that all such consignments must henceforth be routed exclusively through the country’s seaports. The directive, issued by the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has paid a total of GH¢1.09 billion to cocoa farmers. The payment was effected to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) in two tranches between last Wednesday and yesterday. The amount is in respect of the 50,000 tonnes of cocoa which have been...

Deputy Finance Minister Commends GRA for Intercepting 12 Articulated Trucks; Over GH¢85m in Taxes at Stake The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has congratulated the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for intercepting 12 articulated trucks in a...

Accra Hearts of Oak have many iconic feats to their name, and on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium, they added another, courtesy of a vintage showing that fetched a 1- 0 victory over Asante Kotoko. Playing with 10 men for more than an hour, the Phobians lived every letter of their...

From February 1, 2026, the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will begin implementing an artificial intelligence(AI)-powered system to improve and facilitate import clearance at the country’s entry points, starting with the Tema Port.  The rollout of the...

A strategic partnership between the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (WAFSRP) and agribusiness firm, FarmMate Ltd, has significantly boosted tomato production in Ghana, recording an estimated 240 tonnes of tomatoes in its first round of production in the Upper East...

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has unveiled a comprehensive reform of the national Value Added Tax (VAT) system, announcing a reduction in the standard rate and the abolition of several ancillary levies, set to take effect from the start of the new year. In an official notice...