Ghana’s business environment is under renewed scrutiny following release of the World Bank’s Business Ready Report, which highlights significant inefficiencies in property transfer and construction permitting processes. According to the report, obtaining a building permit in Ghana takes an average of 253 days with costs reaching 731 percent of gross national income (GNI) per capita […] The post Editorial:

Akofa Edjeani   Veteran actress, Akofa Edjeani has shut down claims that she was not happy about not having an appointment at the National Film Authority (NFA), indicating that she Read More... The post Akofa Edjeani Declines Mahama’s NFA Role appeared first on

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President John Mahama    President John Dramani Mahama has nominated 71 individuals for the position of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) across eight of Ghana’s 16 regions. The Read More... The post Mahama Names 71 New MMDCEs For 8 Regions

The United Nations warned that the detention of Vice President Riek Machar threatens to push the world’s youngest country back into civil war.

Boualem Sansal, 80, told a far-right news outlet that colonial France gave too much land to Algeria.

Reach for Change Ghana has been selected as one of five standout ecosystem builders for the next phase of Village Capital’s Empowering Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Africa (ESEA) program. With support from Norad – the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Reach for Change will receive up to USD 250K (approx. GHS 40M) to empower climate-focused startups […] The post Reach

Economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Bokpin has posited a diverging view about the scrapping of the betting tax. Parliament on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 approved the repeal of the Betting Tax, along with taxes on gaming and lotteries, as well as the 1.5 per cent withholding tax on […] The post Betting tax should not have been abolished – Prof. Bokpin

In yesterday’s editorial, this paper highlighted the immense damage gold smuggling does to the economy and recommended that to address the distortion caused by illegal mining, Ghana needs to strengthen regulatory frameworks and enforcement mechanisms. Ghana loses approximately US$2billion annually in tax revenue due to smuggling and illegal gold operations. Which is why we are […] The post Editorial:

According to the rate from the Bank of Ghana (BoG), the Cedi was buying at 15.5222 to a Dollar while selling at 15.5378 on Thursday March 27. On Wednesday, March 26 it was buying at 15.5122 and selling at 15.5278 per the central bank’s rate. The Cedi’s performance is one of the major issues that […] The post Cedi buys at 15.5222 to a Dollar, sells at 15.5378 per

Sir Samuel Jonah, Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital, commissions the Ababio Serebour Block for the Ghana Armed Forces Pay Regiment, addressing critical infrastructure needs. The post Sir Sam Jonah commissions Ababio Serebour Building for GAF Pay Regiment first appeared on 3News.

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Economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Bokpin has lauded government for scrapping the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). Parliament on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 approved the Electronic Transaction Levy (Repeal) Bill, 2025 which endorsed the scrapping of the E-levy. In an interview on TV3’s New Day, Thursday, March 27, 2025, […] The post Scrapping

The burial chamber most likely belonged to a ruler in a line of kings once lost to history, researchers said. “It’s a new chapter in investigating this dynasty.”

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For four months, Zainab Abdullah