2021

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, says government will review existing road tolls and align them with current market rates to ensure improvement on the roads. That, he said, would form part of the…

Government has proposed introducing a COVID-19 Health Levy of a one percentage point increase in the National Health Insurance Levy and a one percentage point increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) Flat Rate to support expenditures related…

Government says its 2020 fiscal policy objectives were adversely affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This resulted in the recalibration of the 2020 fiscal framework during the 2020 mid-year fiscal policy review to…

The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on Friday said government had secured funding for the development of 2,016 solar powered cell sites to cover 25 per cent of the unserved population. He said as at the end…

The Governing Council of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has promoted two senior lecturers to the rank of Associate Professor. A communique issued by the University, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the two…

Ghana's telecommunications system faces an imminent shutdown as telecom workers threaten to go on a nationwide strike from Monday 15, 2021. The Telecom and IT Professionals Union (TIP), made up of telecom engineers and technicians who…

Government is working to complete the bailout of the asset management industry through the provision of a package for investors of the failed Asset Management Companies (AMCs). “I am happy to announce that, the resolution of the banking…

Philip Caesar Kumah, who is alleged to have beaten his girlfriend to death, has been remanded into Police custody after he appeared before a Ho District Court. Philip’s plea was not taken and is to reappear on March 25, this year. The…

The Government on Friday announced the suspension of payment of third and fourth quarter income taxes for commercial vehicles (Trotros) and taxis for 2021, as part of measures to reduce the cost of transportation. Government also…

Some selected journalists have attended a forum to enhance their understanding of the issues on the Agyapa Royalties Agreement to ensure a more informed citizens engagement on the deal for wider reach and impact. The day's media…