September 17, 2024

Journalists trained on conflict sensitive and peace journalism

Journalists and other media practitioners in the Upper West Region have been equipped with skills and knowledge on conflict-sensitive reporting and peace journalism ahead of the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.

They were also trained o…

The market woman’s daily tax burden

Standing behind Aunty Felicia and some women traders in the Sekondi market on that faithful Tuesday market day, you could share in their frustration on tax duties and its tolls on their daily financial growth.

Taxes

Taxes and market tolls have been…

Nandom Municipal IDPC advocates sustained efforts for peace

The Nandom Municipal Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) has called on the people to sustain their efforts towards maintaining peace in the municipality before, during and after the 2024 general election.

It said the proximity of the Nandom Munici…

Bank fraud cases hit GHS63 million in 2023

Banks reported GHS63 million in fraud cases in 2023, up from GHS52 million in 2022, a 21 per cent increase.

The top five fraud categories by loss value in 2023 were cash theft (cash suppression), cyber/email fraud, fraudulent account withdrawals, do…