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Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta has justified the 1 percent COVID-19 levy introduced in the 2021 budget statement following the agitation over the new tax. Ofori-Atta believes this will among other things prop-up the health system against the pandemic and also support the payment of COVID-19 vaccines imported into the country. …

The Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture, Dr Afriyie Akoto has disclosed that government will commence payments to farmers for cocoa on Monday, 22 February 2021. He also stated that the Central Bank is collaborating with COCOBOD to raise funds to pay Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs), when he appeared before the …

The Minister-designate for Education says the Akufo-Addo government will improve Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs to better prepare students for the job market. Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum said the initiative will be a priority in Ghana’s education in the second term of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to help all students …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is preparing to go to the polls next year to elect leaders who will steer its affairs in a bid to retain power in the 2024 general elections. One of the positions to be keenly contested is that of the National chairman, currently being occupied by Freddie Blay. …

The United Nations (UN) Peace Ambassador to Ghana, Bishop Samuel Owusu has expressed gratitude to the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo for the decision to allow free COVID-19 testing for Ghanaians.   It will be recalled that on 18th January, 2021, the UN Peace Ambassador issued a press …

Commuters in Accra have called on the government to direct commercial drivers to reduce passenger intake to enhance the observation of social distancing in vehicles. That, they said, had become necessary to contain the second wave of covid-19, in view of the increasing number of cases being recorded daily. In …

Ghanaian football fans will be allowed to return to the various stadia in the ongoing football season, the government has announced. Football fans have been barred from attending match venues since March last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Per the latest directive, the various venues will only admit 25 percent …

The E-waste recycling project, introduced by government, is gradually taking shape and expected to ensure sustainable disposal and proper recycling of e-waste. The project, being implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), is still in its pilot phase. It is helping to promote an incentive system …

The former General secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party, on a campaign with President of the Republic of Ghana and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana, has remarked that, the “NPP has a solid record of good …

After several years of calling on the government to come to their aid by rescuing them from the financial hardship they encounter while going about their daily duties in the market, head potters, popularly known as Kayayei have finally had a solution to their problem as President Nana Addo Dankwa …