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Residents of Pampaso Number 1, a community near Nsawam in the Eastern Region, are protesting the demolishing of their homes. At least 20 persons slept in the open on Sunday evening because their properties were demolished. According to them, men stormed the village in the middle of the night in the company of masked men, suspected to be land guards and started pulling down buildings.

Five persons including three children have sustained gunshot wounds after armed robbers attacked a church at Atwima Afrancho in the Ashanti Region. The heavily armed robbers, according to an eyewitness, stormed the premises of the Heaven Embassy church around 1:00am during a watch night service on Easter Friday.

13 passengers on board commercial bus popularly known as trotro sustains various injuries after a tipper truck crashed into their vehicle on the Tema road. The victims are currently at the Tema general hospital receiving treatment.

The General Secretary of the Fulani Community in Ghana, Barry Yakubu Musah, has called on the government to do more to protect the lives of members residing in the country. The Community’s plea stems from an attack on Zakoli, a suburb of Yendi, that led to the death of nine people.

The General Secretary of the Fulani Community in Ghana, Barry Yakubu Musah, has called on the government to do more to protect the lives of members residing in the country. The Community’s plea stems from an attack on Zakoli, a suburb of Yendi, that led to the death of nine people. Four more people also got injured during the attacks. Again, several homes were burnt and properties destroyed.

The Supreme Court says its decision to restrain the embattled Assin North MP James Gyakye Quyason from discharging his parliamentary duties is in the utmost interest of Ghanaians. The apex court insists it will be “failing in its exclusive mandate and duty to the Ghanaian people to uphold and protect the constitution” if James Gyakye Quayson is allowed to continue his duties as MP.

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) posted a net loss of ¢42.14 million in 2020 compared to a net profit of ¢1.478 billion in 2019, a 102.85% decline. This was largely due to the impact of COVID-19 on production of cocoa beans and its purchases. According to the 2020 State Ownership Report, net profit margin was 0.24% compared to the net profit margin of 0.20 percent in 2019.

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has revealed it will engage the Finance Ministry to resolve key anomalies in the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy) law, which could significantly impact some subscribers when the tax is implemented. A Principal Revenue Officer and Head of the Project Management Unit for GRA, Isaac Kobina Amoako, admitted that salaries paid through mobile money will attract E-levy, even though the salary would have already been taxed.

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