2020

Germany expects to collect €81.5 billion ($87.9 billion) less in tax revenues this year compared to 2019, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. This is a 10-per-cent drop and means that federal, state and district authorities will have…

The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened depression and anxiety around the world, and these conditions could rise in the coming months without increased investment in mental health services, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.…

I woke up to the news that the Supreme Court (SC) has decided the Ayine v Amidu case by a 5-2 majority against the plaintiff. It is good that this matter, albeit delayed, has ended. In a democracy, the Court has the last word and it has…

The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has urged government to consult with financial industry players to make known the modalities for accessing the GH¢3 billion syndicated loan by large enterprises. Nana Dr…

The Board of Directors of United Bank for Africa Limited (UBA Ghana) has appointed Mr Olalekan Balogun as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. A statement issued in Accra by the Bank and copied to the…

Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the Minister of Health, on Thursday urged Ghanaians to learn to shape their lives around the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as it is likely to be around for a long time. He cited examples of diseases such as…

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has taken a decision to form a five- member committee for the implementation of the transitional provision on the number of participating clubs in the National Division One…

The China International Water and Electricity Corporation has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth about GH¢100,000 to the Ministry of Energy to help in the fight against COVID-19. The items were 20,000 pieces of face masks,…

Ghana has new confirmed Covid-19 cases of 122 as at May 13, bringing the total case count to 5,530, Dr Badu Sarkodie, the Director of Public Health, Ghana Health Service, said on Thursday. Regions that recorded the new cases are Greater…

The Auditor-General of Ghana has submitted two reports to Parliament in accordance with Sections 13(e) and 16 of the Audit Service Act, 2000 (Act 584). The two reports are: Report of the Auditor-General on the Nationwide Payroll and…