The Financed Minister Ken Ofori Atta has announced major tax cuts in government’s first budget presented to Parliament today, Thursday March 2.

The government has employed 1000 graduates, who graduated between 2011 and 2015 from the five colleges of agriculture in the country as extension officers to assist farmers under the planting… The post Government employs 1,000 graduates as extension officers to improve agriculture – Minister appeared first on Ghana Business News. The government has employed 1000 graduates, who graduated between 2011 and 2015 from the five colleges of agriculture in the country as extension officers

  Ghana’s Agnes Abu (800m) and Sampson Laari (1 Mile) have qualified for the 2017 NCAA D1 Indoor Championships in the USA. Abu is the first Ghanaian female athlete in history to qualify for the big dance in a middle or long distance event. The last Ghanaian female athlete to make it to the big […] The post Abu, Laari qualify for 2017 NCAA D1 Indoor Championships appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.   Ghana’s Agnes Abu (800m) and Sampson Laari (1 Mile) have qualified for

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Rev.Jonathan Bettey has instructed teachers especially those in public schools to desist from beating pupils and students with canes. He said the GES does not approve of teachers using canes in whipping students when they go wrong adding that is not the only means of disciplining students. Majority of students […] The post Stop beating students with canes-GES tells teachers appeared first on Ultimate FM. The Public

The Financed Minister Ken Ofori Atta has announced major tax cuts in government’s first budget presented to Parliament today, Thursday March 2.

Ghana assistant coach Maxwell Konadu has been named as interim head of the team until a new coach is appointed to succeed Avram Grant whose contract expired on Tuesday. Ghana FA executive committee announced the decision on Tuesday, after setting up a six-member committee led by the body’s president Kwesi Nyantakyi to select a substantive […] The post Maxwell Konadu named Black Stars interim coach appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News. Ghana assistant coach Maxwell Konadu has

House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi, has called for the US attorney general to resign over his links to Russia. Will he? Jeff Sessions did not disclose the conversations when asked under oath during his Senate confirmation hearing. Photograph: Jim Lo ...

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Wa All Stars coach Enos Adipah has lamented his side's 1-1 draw at home with Elmina Sharks on Wednesday in a delayed Ghana Premier League match. The defending champions took the lead through ace strikerRichard Arthur but Richard Boateng snatched the equalizing goal. "I should be disappointed with the outcome of the game because it is painful to draw at home," Adipah said post-match interview "After losing to Hearts of Oak in our first game of the season in Accra, I

Government says it will shift the focus of economic management from taxation to production in the bid to restore and sustain macro-economic stability in the country.

The Akufo-Addo government has abolished import duty taxes on spare parts as it promised during the campaign for election 2016. The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, announced the removal of this among others the government considers “nuisance taxes” to promote growth in the private sector. They include the tolls charged head porters locally known as ... The Akufo-Addo government has abolished import duty taxes on spare parts as it promised during the campaign for election 2016. The

Work on the Accra marine drive investment project will finally start in 2017. This forms part of the Akufo-Addo government’s plan to develop Ghana’s tourism sector to meet international standards. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, made this revelation when he presented the 2017 budget statement and economic policy in Parliament on Thursday, March 2. ... Work on the Accra marine drive investment project will finally start in 2017. This forms part of the Akufo-Addo government’s plan to

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Ken Ofori-Atta says the implementation of the much-anticipated ‘1-district, 1-factory’ policy is estimated to generate over 350, 000 direct and indirect jobs across the country.

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Ken Ofori-Atta says the implementation of the much-anticipated ‘1-district, 1-factory’ policy is estimated to generate over 350, 000 direct and indirect jobs across the...

Former Hearts of Oak management member Farouk Al Wahabsays the next Black Stars coach should be a local man. The economist argues thatmajority of the Black Stars players had their talents refined by local coaches at their embroidery stages and can therefore he handled as mature stars. He told Bohye FM in Kumasi: ''This is an established fact, we dont need a foreign coach.'' Mr Wahab explained further the that majority of the players of the senior national football team are

Mother of a boy of five who fell into a mineshaft says: "I want him back, dead or alive".

Government on Thursday made a loud statement in Parliament with the announcement of its decision to remove many “nuisance” taxes and duties on certain products that have militated against the...

Excise duty on petroleum products will soon be scrapped by the Akufo-Addo government, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced in the new government’s maiden budget.

Kotoko winger Kwame Boahene is available for selection ahead of the side's clash against Elmina Sharks on Sunday. The dribbling wizard missed the side's 1-0 win at Ashantigold on Monday due to an injury. But the former Medeama ace has recovered from the setback after returning to training. Boahene is the most-fouled player in the Ghanaian top-flight due to wizardly. He is expected to boost the squad ahead of the tie against the Debutante in Kumasi....