Tag Archives: 2021

Five Ghanaian artistes releasing an album in 2021

  2020 was a year that took some unexpected turn with the Covid-19 global pandemic shaping the world and forcing many artist to quickly change their plans of releasing their projects and some even going on tour. The year 2020 gave us fewer musical projects, although some artist such as …

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IMF lauds Ghana’s 2021 budget policies

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed government’s recent policy towards fiscal consolidation as captured by the 2021 budget. Leader of IMF’s mission Carlo Sdralevich made these observations at the end of virtual meetings under Article IV between Wednesday, April 28 and Wednesday, May 12. “The 2021 budget’s recent policy …

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Oscars 2021: Nomadland, Anthony Hopkins and Daniel Kaluuya share glory

Film drama Nomadland has scooped three Oscars including best picture, while British stars Sir Anthony Hopkins and Daniel Kaluuya have won acting awards. Nomadland’s Chloe Zhao made history as the first woman of color and second woman to win the best director. Sir Anthony, 83, is the oldest winner of …

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GSE is Africa’s best stock market in 2021 Q1

  The first quarter (Q1) of 2021 saw the Ghana Stock Exchange top the African stock market with an annual return of 14.62% in dollar term for investors. The performance of the market translated into an improved market capitalization of GH¢57.16 billion at the end of March this year. The …

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Failure to replace Asamoah Gyan will cause Black Stars exit at AFCON 2021 – Expert

  African football expert Ed Dove has predicted that the Black Stars‘ best finish at the Nations Cup in 2022 will be at the round of 16. According to the writer and commentator on African football, the four-times champions have struggled to replace legendary forward Asamoah Gyan, and that could be …

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VIDEO: 3Music Awards 2021: Full list of winners

  A total of 31 awards were received at the 4th edition of the 3Music Awards after an introduction of new categories to the scheme. The event took place at the Accra International Conference Center. Below is the list of winners: ARTISTE (MVP) OF THE YEAR KiDi GROUP OF THE …

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Ghana make changes to AFCON 2021 qualifying squad as Ayew brothers and Partey return

  Ghana have made alterations to their squad for their upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, drafting in Swansea City ace Andre Ayew, Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew and Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey but the trio will not play against South Africa on Thursday. The three England-based players were left …

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Parliament approves 2021 Budget by majority decision as 3 NDC MPs are absent

Parliament has approved the 2021 budget by a majority decision Friday afternoon. This follows the rejection of the decision by 1st deputy Speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu who was presiding to rule in favor of the majority in the voice vote by deputy minority leader James Klutse Avedzi. Mr. Avedzi thus demanded …

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Coronavirus is not the bane of Ghana’s budgetary challenges – Seth Terkper

Former Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, has described the 2021 Budget as an Austerity Budget since it lacks the Management of Expenditure Statement, which has been missing since the 2018 budget. Speaking on GBC’s Current Affairs Programme, ‘FOCUS’, Mr. Terkper said challenges with the Economy started before the outbreak of COVID-19 and asked …

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FULL LIST: 2021 Grammy Award winners

Here is a full list of winners in categories at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, which were handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles. Beyonce had a big night, winning four prizes and thereby breaking the record for the most-ever Grammy wins by a female artist, and the most by …

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