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Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa has avoided a six-month prison term – but will have to pay a fine of €543,208 (£485,324) for tax fraud. Costa, 31, pleaded guilty to defrauding the state of more than €1m by not declaring payments of over €5.15m from his 2014 move to Chelsea …

Poultry farmers are pushing government to take a bold decision to regulate the importation of frozen and other finished poultry products into the country, as 500,000 crates of eggs are waiting to go bad even though players in the sector have slashed their price by some 20 percent. This is …

Commercial drivers have warned of a 20% fare increment if the government fails to reduce fuel prices latest by 8 June 2020. According to the True Drivers Union and the National Concerned Drivers Association, their members in adhering to the social distancing directives to aid the fight against COVID-19 agreed …

A Deputy Director for the Medium and Small Loans Center (MASLOC), Madam Afia Akoto has opined that the management and distribution of loans under the current administration has been less partisan. Speaking to Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, she said unlike, the previous administration where MASLOC loans, was largely based on partisanship, …

Ace female radio broadcaster and Tv show host who’s quite impressive in the use of the Akan lingo has disclosed that her pizza bussiness is burgeoning after she parted ways with her former employers ( Multimedia Group). Nana Yaa Brefo Nana Yaa Brefo headlined several articles on major news portals …

The Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen says the Komenda Sugar Factory will be revived once the country’s borders reopen. The country’s borders have been closed as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Although a phased reopening of the country has started, President Akufo-Addo says the …

The controversial Kelvin Taylor is here with more of his attacks, and this time around it’s targetted at Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie for getting involved in a meme NDC’s communications officer Samuel Gyamfi shared on Twitter. We reported yesterday on how Sammy Gyamfi got into trouble when a meme he shared …

Agriculture is the region’s largest employer by sector and a key driver of participation in global value chains – but will the sector ever be capable of delivering food security?  Innovation in agricultural technology is instrumental in achieving broad-based social and economic growth in developing countries. In Ghana and the …

In dealing with the volatility of price movements on the stock market, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has amended its trading rules primarily to enhance efficient stock price discovery and fair market pricing. An official notice issued to the stock market indicated that the GSE will from Monday, June 15, …

Ghana’s total gold production plunged four percent in 2019, but registered its third-best performance in nearly 40 years, data from the Ghana Chamber of Mines showed on Friday. Total gold output dropped to 4.577 million ounces in 2019, down from the 4.792 million ounces recorded the previous year. The drop …