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A look at Ghana’s 2019 fiscal performance captured in 2020 Budget

  The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said provisional fiscal data present indicates that government’s fiscal operation of the first nine months of 2019 shows...

Govt committed to safeguarding macroeconomic gains– Ken Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in his 2020 budget presentation, has assured Ghanaians of government’s commitment to strict fiscal discipline and pledged to maintain the...

2020 Budget: Govt plans 600-bed hostel for homeless ‘Kayayei’

The government has revealed plans to provide accommodation for head porters or ‘kayayei’ in various parts of Accra. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said in the...

Amidu Waterville writ incompetent – Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court has ruled that an application filed by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu seeking to compel the Attorney-General (AG) to retrieve some...

‘If you don’t respect me, you can’t come to me’ – Amidu tells Deputy AG in court

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu on Wednesday clashed in court with Deputy Attorney, General Godfred Yeboah Dame. While the Special Prosecutor remarked “if you don’t respect...

Infographics: Highlights of 2020 budget statement

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has presented before Parliament the 2020 budget statement and economic policies set to drive Ghana's economy in the coming...

Your strike illegal – NLC to JUSAG

The National Labour Commission (NLC) says the strike by the Judicial Service Association of Ghana (JUSAG) is illegal and expects its members to rescind...

Missing taxi driver’s rotten body found in a bush

A Taxi driver in his thirties, Eric Adu who went missing one week ago with his car in Mankessim in the Mfanteman Municipality of...

Police activate hotlines to report police misconduct on roads

The Ghana Police Service has activated hotlines to enable members of the public especially motorists and passengers to reach Police authorities at the national headquarters on...

Protect Atewa Forest – American actor Leonardo DiCaprio

Oscar award-winning actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, has added his voice to calls for the protection of the Atewa Forest as Ghana prepares to commence the...

Video: How Ghana can turn her filth into gold

Over the last 40 or 50 years, bags and other household materials made of polythene have been good servants, but also very bad masters. ...

Expert cautions govt over tax increment on alcohol and tobacco in 2020 budget

William Owusu Dimitia, a tax expert, has cautioned the government against proposals to increase taxes on the consumption of alcohol and tobacco in the 2020 budget. READ...

Mother and son remanded for allegedly killing granddaughter

A 19-year-old trader from Fosu-Newtown who allegedly conspired with his mother to kill his two year-old daughter was on Friday remanded into prison...

Mother of 6-year-old boy on verge of losing fingers breaks silence

The mother of the six-year-old, whose hands were dipped in hot water and left to rot by his guardian, has broken her silence on...

Just in: JUSAG declares indefinite strike

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike with effect from Wednesday, November 13, 2019. READ: Video: SWAT team...

Statistical Service to go digital in 2020 census

Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, a statistician at the Ghana Statistical Service, has said that the agency will use successful censuses conducted in other countries...

Video: #MyRoadMyVote: Oti region Minister speaks on bad roads

Oti Regional Minister, Kwesi Owusu Yeboah, has said measures have been put in place to ensure that all bad roads in the region are...

Photo: ‘JM weeding challenge’ pops up at Madina

'JM Weeding Challenge' is expected to be the next trending topic as the Zongo Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Madina...

KNUST ranked best University in West Africa

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been ranked the best University in Ghana and West Africa, 14th best on the African...

Sinohydro: What first tranche of cash will be used for

The first tranche of the Sinohydro money that the government of Ghana has sourced from the Chinese government will go into the construction of...

Trailer crashes woman to death

The life of a woman (yet to be identified) came to an abrupt end when a trailer, carrying two 40-footer containers crashed her to...

Avoke loses reinstatement suit against UEW

The Cape Coast High Court has dismissed a suit challenging the legitimacy of the Vice-Chancellor of University of Education (UEW), Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni by...

Photos: Potholes on Eastern Corridor Road now dams, residents angry

Residents of Jasikan, Kpeve, Have, Hohoe, Nkonya and other adjoining communities in the Oti and Volta regions have described the bad nature of their...

Video: Poor drainage system poses danger at Adentan

Poor drainage system at Japan Motors, a suburb between Adentan and Ashaley Botwe in the Adentan Constituency has led to the destruction of roads...

Sacks of human parts found at Larteh Akuapem

About 10 sacks of skeletons and decayed body parts have been discovered by police at Larteh Akuapem in the Eastern region. Sacks containing the human...

Fabewoso: Adom FM’s #MyRoadMyVote team storms Oti, Western North regions

Some reporters of Adom FM, as part of the new campaign dubbed ‘My Road, My Vote’, took to the grounds over the weekend to...

6-yr-old boy on verge of losing two hands as guardian soaks in hot water [Video]

A six-year-old boy whose hands have been dipped in a bucket of hot water by his guardian risks losing both hands. The boy was...

Mother, baby perish in bizarre fire at Kuntunse Estates

A woman and her two-year-old baby have been confirmed dead Sunday morning after a bizarre fire razed their home at Kuntunse Estates, a community...

Police grab ‘gun supplier’ in murder of NPP Treasurer

The night patrol team of the Western Regional Police Command has arrested a key suspect in efforts to smoke out the killers of New...

GES extends mid-term holidays for SHS students, reasons unknown

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has pushed back the resumption date for senior high school students currently on mid-term holidays.The students were to return...

Agordzo’s detention infringement on freedom of speech – Alhassan Suhuyini

Member of Parliament for Tamale North constituency has said he fears Ghana is returning to the old days of “culture of silence.” Culture of silence,...

Ursula launches 2nd phase of ‘work, pay, own taxi’ scheme

Ursula Owusu Ekuful, the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, has launched the second phase of 'work, pay and own taxi' scheme in her...

John Mahama shares position on Akufo-Addo’s economic management

John Mahama, the flag-bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has empathised with traders on their poor sales, attributing the situation to unfavourable economic climate...

I’m a prayer warrior – Wendy Shay claims

Afrobeats and Afropop singer, Wendy Shay, born Wendy Addo, has claimed to be a prayer warrior and a very spiritual person. She made this interesting...

Address low fees paid to solid waste managers – ESPA, CONIWAS appeal to gov’t

The Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) and the Coalition of NGO’s in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) have urged the government to immediately address the...

Watch: Kasoa petty traders exchange blows with contractor

One person is reported unconscious and five others injured after some petty traders at Kasoa in the Central region clashed with a contractor. This follows...

Herbalist jailed for attempting to escape from lawful custody

The Juaso Circuit Court has sentenced a 29-year-old herbalist to six months imprisonment for attempting to escape from lawful custody. Akwasi Ofori, who pleaded guilty to the...

Watch: Western Region chiefs, farmers protest over bad roads

Scores of cocoa farmers and traditional leaders at Samreboi and its adjoining communities in the Amenfi West district of the Western region have...

Photo: WhatsApp DP of ACP Agordzo pops up

A WhatsApp profile picture in which Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dr Benjamin Agordzo, describes the frustration he is currently going through has popped...

We won’t rush to court to be embarrassed– Dept. AG on Nyantakyi’s case

The office of the Attorney-General will not rush in the prosecution of former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, says Deputy Attorney-General, Joseph...