President Nana Akufo-Addo is reported to have constantly reminded his appointees, especially the cabinet ministers that all is not well with the country yet and urged them to work for the betterment of the ordinary Ghanaian. Finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, disclosed this at the Mid-Year Budget Review presentation in Parliament that the president acknowledges that … The post Many

Consumers of petroleum products in the country will in the coming days pay more at the pumps as government announces increment in the energy sector levy to pay off Ghana’s legacy debt. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta who made the announcement Monday while presenting the 2019 mid-year budget review to parliament indicated the increment formed part … The post Fuel prices

Amaris Terminal has been adjudged the Promising Terminal of the Year at this year’s Ghana Shippers Awards held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra. Managing Director of the company Alex Atakorah also emerged as the Discovery of the Year at the awards ceremony which is the third in series and organised by the Ghana Shippers … The post Amaris Terminal wins Promising Terminal of The Year

The squads of Ghana Rugby and the Ivorian Rugby Federation for the first of a historic tri-nations West African rugby tournament hosted by Ghana Rugby in Elmina-Ghana at the Nduom Sports Stadium were announced after a Team Managers’ Meeting. The match is scheduled to kick off at 11 am Ghana time and it is the … The post Ghana and Ivory Coast name teams for first tri-nations

The Government of Ghana is set to convert all ‘take-or-pay’ power contracts to ‘take-and-pay’ agreements as part of efforts to save the country money paid for unused power. Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta disclosed this while presenting the Mid-year Budget Review on the floor of Parliament on Monday, July 29. With take-or-pay contracts, government pay … The post Gov’t adopts pay per use

A former deputy Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has criticised government for its decision to broaden and increase the country’s communication service tax (CST), popularly referred to as talk tax, by 50 per cent. Introduced in 2008 at an ad valorem rate of six per cent, the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced Monday during the … The post Gov’t criticised for 50%

Persons who use communication related services should brace up to pay 50% more on these services. This is because government has increased the Communication Service Tax from six percent to nine percent, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced on Monday. This represents a 50 percent increment. The tax was introduced in 2008 at an ad valorem … The post Communication Service Tax up by 50% appeared first

Persons who use communication related services should brace up to pay more for these services. This is because government has increased the Communication Service Tax from six percent to nine percent, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced on Monday. The tax was introduced in 2008 at an ad valorem rate of six percent. “Government proposes to … The post Communication Service Tax goes up appeared first

Finance Minister  Ken Ofori Atta says President Nana Akufo- Addo has lived up to his promise of protecting the public purse, claiming he has so far saved the nation some  2.75 billion cedis in contracts. This, he said, said was achieved through the review of contracts awarded by the previous government without following due procurement … The post Akufo-Addo protecting

The Accra High Court has granted bail to four of the eight accused persons standing trial for the kidnapping of two Canadians in Kumasi. Each of them was admitted to bail in the sum of 200,000 with two sureties one of which must be justified. As part of their bail conditions, Abdul Nasir, Seidu Abubakari … The post Canadian kidnappers case: 4 granted ?800,000 bail appeared first

The sterling performance by one of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo’s appointees in the Food and Agriculture sector continue to attract commendations from both home and abroad. The African Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) and the West African Regional Magazine (TWARM) at the weekend honored the Chief Executive of the National Food Buffer Stock … The post NAFCO

The controversial Luxury Vehicles Levy introduced in 2018 has been withdrawn by government, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced. The tax that was intended to raise revenue faced intense opposition from vehicle owners leading to a number of demonstrations. “We have noted suggestions from the general public on the implementation of this tax and Mr. Speaker, … The post Govt withdraws tax on

Parliament has deferred a vote on whether to amend a provision of the country’s 1992 constitution to make the position of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) an electable one. A motion seeking to amend Article 243(1) of the constitution to provide for MMDCEs to be elected by universal adult suffrage within a district … The post Parliament defers voting

The government of Ghana says it anticipates massive dividends soon from its significant investment into the agriculture sector over the last three years. “We are anticipating a modernized agricultural sector generally, but we also expect abundance of food, improved livelihood for our farmers and fisher-folks, provision of adequate infrastructure to facilitate transportation of agricultural produce, … The post Investment

Government is requesting for additional 6.3 billion cedis to support its 2019 budget, the parliamentary order paper for Monday’s proceedings has revealed. Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is expected to justify why government should be given the additional funds to spend for the rest of the year when he appears before parliament to present the … The post Give us ¢6.3bn

The state of  the financial sector after the clean-up exercise, the growing debt stock of the country as well as issues affecting the energy sector are expected to headline the 2019 mid-year budget review. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will later today, Monday July 2019, present the mid-year budget review and supplementary estimates in Parliament … The post Energy,

President of the Association of Informal Sector Workers and Makola Market Women, Julian Brown Afari, has raised concerns about the exclusion of the informal sector in the midyear budget review process. The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, is expected to read the midyear budget review in parliament on 29th July, 2019. Speaking in an … The post Makola women feel left out in budget review

A gunman has opened fire at a food festival in the US state of California, killing at least three people and wounding 15 others before being shot dead by police. Local police chief Scot Smithee said authorities were still looking for a second suspect following Sunday’s attack at Gilroy Garlic Festival, in northern California. “This is … The post 3 killed, 15 wounded in shooting

The three-member committee tasked to investigate students’ disturbances that led to the closure temporarily of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in October, last year, has completed its work. “I am happy to say that the Committee has completed its work and submitted its report to me,” Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene … The post Investigation

The chief executive of Oceanwave Group of Companies, Engineer Yao Gomado, has joined the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries to unseat the incumbent MP for Akan constituency, Aziz Muniru. The marine engineer is hopeful of winning the Akan constituency primary to represent the people in the area in the 2020 parliamentary elections on the … The post Ing. Yao Gomado