Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Ken Ofori-Atta has indicated that tax leakages, which have bedevilled the country’s economy, will be substantially plugged.

Ghana's full back Andy Yiadom played the entire match as Barnsley drew 1-1 with Ipswich Town in English Championship. Yiadom started the game and played full 90 minutes for his side as they failed to hold on to victory. Barnsley took the lead in the 58th minute before Ipswich equalised in the 90th minute. The stalemate will put Barnsley on 11th position with 51 points in 37 matches....

CAIRO (Reuters) - Cairo's population is set to grow by 500,000 this year, more than any other city in the world, adding to the pressure on an Egyptian economy struggling to recover from six years of political turmoil. 

Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, will visit South Africa on Monday, 13 March 2017.

Food and clothing shortages must be solved to alleviate poverty, a Chinese official pledged recently, in China’s latest vow to get tough in war on poverty. To make sure its poverty alleviation policies are effective, China has promised the strictest assessments as well as a strict cap on the number of impoverished people. Besides food […]

Some deputies to the ongoing “two sessions”, namely the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), called for more efforts to improve the laws on protection of wild animals and launch a tougher crackdown on illegal actions. Such appeal came after social media posts of pangolin […]

Due to the unexpected surge in import, February saw a 60.36-billion-yuan ($8.7 billion) deficit in yuan-denominated trade, the first for China since February 2014, according to statistics released by China’s General Administration of Customs on Wednesday. Import in February witnessed a 44.7-percent year-on-year growth, higher than the expected 23.1 percent and the 25.2 percent in […]

Ghanaian attacker Elvis Manu scored in his team Go Ahead Eagles 1-3 home defeat to PSV in the Dutch Eredivisie on Saturday. Manu rose to the occasion and got the consolation for his team by fetching the equaliser in the 48thminute after Siem de Jong had given PSV the lead. Luuk de Jong and Andres Guardado scored two more goals for PSV to snatch away the 3 points. Manus effort was not enough to rescue a point for the home team who still lie bottom of theLeague table with 20 points from 26

The 410 members of the 15th Chinese peacekeeping force to Lebanon were conferred the United Nations (UN) Peace Medal of Honor on March 8 local time. The medal-awarding ceremony in honor of the Chinese contingent was held at the Chinese troops’ camp in Hinniyah village in southern Lebanon. The UN Peace Medal of Honor, which […]

The Coalition of SADA Zone Civil Society Organizations have condemned recent attacks on officials of one of its partners, Unique Savannah by an alleged NPP-affiliated youth group in Tamale, Kandaha boys.

Cheating on a good woman is like throwing away a diamond and picking up a rock- Anonymous.

Women living in China have witnessed a dramatic rise in their social status in recent years, thanks to the increasing efforts made by Chinese government to improve the protection of their rights. Data showed that by 2015, the average life expectancy of Chinese women is 79.43 years old, the proportion of girls receiving junior college […]

The Progressive Peoples Party (PPP), has said that the ongoing debate on who must be mainly credited for Ghana’s independence is an impediment to the country’s development. According to the party, the debate will cause Ghanaians to lose focus on the developmental needs of the country if it is protracted. President Akufo-Addo’s independence anniversary speech ...

Premiership newbies Elmina Sharks FC will tackle free scoring Berekum Chelsea at the Ndoum Sports Complex on Sunday. They were so unlucky to lose 1-0 against title favourites Asante Kotoko SC after conceding with the last kick of the game last Sunday at the Baba Yara stadium. Centre back Kingsley Adjei is expected to stop league top scorer Seth Larbi Appiah from getting a goal in Sunday's encounter. His performance against Asante Kotoko SC earned him man of the match. Isaac Mensah

Ghana has signed an agreement with the government of Mauritius to ensure that its investors will not be taxed twice by the two countries and vice-versa.

Midfielder Mubarak Wakaso was sent off his injury time as Granada succumbed 1-0 to Thomas Partey's Atletico Madrid at home on Saturday night in the La Liga. Wakaso collected his second yellow card in the 94th minute after a late tackle on Antoine Griezmann. He had already been booked on 72 minutes. Partey was handed a starting role but was hooked after 46 minutes with Argentine Angel Correa taking his place.  ...

Richard Commey, Frederick Lawson and Duke Micah were the toast of Ghanaian boxing on Saturday at the Freedon Fight Night organised by Streetwise Promotions together with Errol Hawk Sports Management at the Bukom Boxing Emporium in Accra. The three boxers won their respective title bouts at the event to start 2017 on a winning note. ...

Dancehall singer Livingstone Satekla (Stonebwoy) releases his third video for the year after Enku Lenu and One Thing (ft.

Government has been asked to come clear on its policy to allow the use of local languages to teach pupils in basic education.

The Progressive People’s Party(PPP) said the debate about the role of Ghana’s First President, Dr.