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Some members of the Minority in Parliament The approval of a $259 million tax waiver for AngloGold Ashanti by Parliament has left the Minority unhappy. The tax exemption which is expected to run until 2019, is to help make the company more profitable and generate more than GHS800 million for the Ghanaian economy. Per the agreement, AngloGold will enjoy a $40 million tax waiver on royalties. A $2 million in income taxes have also been relinquished. Also, AngloGold Ashanti is no longer required to pay GHS56 million in capital allowances due in 2020 and 2021, while a customs import duty to the tune of $161 million has also been waived. But the Minority says the agreement is deficient and gives the mining company more than it deserves. Its Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson is worried there is no guarantee Ghana benefit from the deal. Mr Forson also questions why tax waivers are being handed out to a conglomerate like AngloGold. “Why the discrimination, for a company with t...

Shatta Michy Baby mama and former girlfriend of the self-acclaimed dancehall king of Ghana Shatta Wale, Michelle Diamond known as Shatta Michy has an interesting take on her separation with her former beau.  Reading biography details on her Instagram page, she wrote “Single and free from oppression” which is a direct reference to the well-documented abuse she claimed to have suffered at the hands of the popular musician.  Fans have been quick to notice the change in both the username and biography.  The fallout from their separation had been really ugly in the past few months with insults and accusations being traded. Shatta Wale and Michelle Diamond (Shatta Michy) who is a presenter with Pan African TV have a son named Majesty.  Source: ghanaweb.com

Daniel Asiedu is currently facing a committal process at the District Court Family spokesperson for the late JB Danquah who was murdered at his private residence some few years ago is demanding for protection for the key suspect, Daniel Asiedu who is popularly referred to a sexy dondon.  Daniel Asiedu on Wednesday said that he will name his contractors when the time comes and that they are officials of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).  When he was offered the opportunity, he confessed that he was contracted to kill the former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North.  Reacting to the confession, Kwesku Solomon told Kwame Tutu that, the family sees Daniel Asiedu as their key suspect and his recent confession is a major revelation hence the need for the suspect to be protected. He believes the food the suspect will eat and his care should be paramount. "We do not want to go back to court for him to come and tell a different story. If that should happen, we will co...

Kwesi Nyantakyi, Former Ghana Football Association President Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has vowed to battle investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas at the law court following the latter’s latest undercover work dubbed ‘Number 12.’  The video which was premiered two weeks ago captured Nyantakyi and also revealed rot at the GFA.  In a press statement in reaction to the investigative report by Anas and his Tiger eye PI team the former FA boss said.  “I assure all my friends and loved ones that I am determined to deal with this matter in accordance with the law as well as the most ethical and professional standards.”  In the statements Nyantakyi responded to all the allegations in a press statement, painstakingly explaining what he says is his side of the story in the matter that resulted in his suspension from the world football governing body, FIFA. Before concluding the release, he added that, “…there was a demand on m...

Singer, Eshun Singer and songwriter, Eshun has said the acceptance of 'Patapaa kind of music' by Ghanaians and the music industry is killing real talents in Ghana. According to the ‘someone loves me’ hit maker, Ghanaians prefer 'one way of doing things' and it makes it uneasy for talented artistes with different style of music to penetrate in the industry. She made this assertion in an interview with Accra based radio station, Zylofon FM. “Ghanaians are used to one style of music, the Patapaa and kind of songs are what is in vogue. This kills talents of musicians who want to try new styles” she said. She proceeded by saying that most artistes in the industry have been forced one way or the other to follow the trend as that is what Ghanaians love to listen to.  "People who divert from it are left on their own” she added.  According to her, for an artiste to survive in the industry , you have to do what the masses want and later do your own style whe...

Anas and Former GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi A member of the legal team of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Sammy Darko, says after all said and done, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will be chased to cough up at least GH¢20,000 for work done.  This is in connection to an undertaking given by the former President of the GFA, Kwesi Nyantakyi, in November, 2017 that an incentive to the tune of GH¢20,000 will be handed to anyone who provides evidence on corruption within the Association.  “One of the things that we will be doing come next season is to discourage corruption,” Mr Nyantakyi told journalists in Cape Coast after a three-day brainstorming summit.  “This act involves two people, without one reporting, you can’t hold any one responsible. So we are putting aside GH¢20,000 as an incentive package for whoever reports with evidence.”  The figure was even upped to GH¢30,000 in the communiqué released after the summit.  Speaking on 3FM’s m...

Cassiel Ato Forson, Former deputy Finance Minister Former deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson has added his voice to the debate surrounding the depreciating rate of the cedi  According to him, the Vice President Dr. Bawumia who parades himself as one of the country’s best economist is just engaging in deceitful, misleading arguments.  In a press release available to Ghanaweb.com, Mr Forson says “The Vice President Bawumia has gained notoriety over the years for abusing public trust in his supposed credentials to peddle outrageous untruths about the Ghanaian economy”  Former president John Mahama is reported to have said over the weekend that, the cedi is depreciating at a faster rate under this current government than it did under his government. This statement has generated a lot of controversies as to whether the cedi is depreciating and the rate at which is it as compare to the previous administration.  Responding to the Vice President’s comment on ...