President Akufo-Addo to launch ‘Obaatanpa’ Programme
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in the coming weeks, will launch a GHc100- billion-Coronavirus Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support (CARES) programme, to revitalise and transform the Ghanaian economy. The three-and-half year comprehensive and audacious programme, also known as Ghana Cares or ‘Obaatanpa’, seeks to stabilise and revitalise the Ghanaian businesses ravaged by the COVID-19 […]
Ghana records revenue shortfall of GHC13.6 billion
Ghana has recorded revenue shortfall of GH¢13.6 billion and an unanticipated “but necessary” expenditures of approximately GH¢11.7 billion due to COVID-19, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, has said on Thursday. “…This will result in a projected fiscal deficit of 11.4 per cent of GDP…This is above the five per cent limit as stated […]
Man arrested for seizing voters’ ID Cards at Nungua
A young man only identified as Freeman is in the grips of the Kpeshie Divisional Police Headquarters at Nungua for arbitrarily collecting registered voters ID cards from registrants. The suspect, believed to be a sympathizer of the NPP, in the Krowor Constituency, is alleged to have been collecting the cards of perceived floating voters. This […]
‘I will stop corruption, restore discipline’ – Independent Presidential Aspirant
Mr Marricke Kofi Gane, an Independent Presidential Aspirant for the 2020 General Election has stated his commitment to discourage and stop corruption and indiscipline in the governance structure of political Parties. He therefore, appealed to Ghanaians to vote for him in the December polls to sanitise the system and promote rapid socio-economic growth. Mr Gane […]
Economist worried at country’s ballooning debt stock
Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr. Lord Mensah has described Ghana’s current debt stock as a threat. This is because the chunk of the country’s debt is mostly foreign which is more than the local composition. Ghana’s current debt stock stands at 255.7 billion cedis, a jump from 120 billion cedis […]
SA closes state schools as coronavirus cases rise
State schools in South Africa will close for four weeks from Monday as part of measures to combat a surge in the number of coronavirus cases. President Cyril Ramaphosa said it was important to ensure that schools did not become sites of transmission at a time when coronavirus cases in South Africa are rising at […]
Government commits GH¢75.4 million to JHS, WASSCE fees
The Government has committed GH¢75.4 million to cater for the fees of the 313,837 SHS-3 students writing this year’s West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. The move by the state is to help ameliorate the impact of the pandemic on the livelihoods of households. Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, said this during the […]
Over 11, 000 tourists cancelled trip to Ghana
More than 11,000 tourists have cancelled their scheduled visit to Ghana because of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance said on Thursday. Presenting the 2020 mid-year budget review to Parliament, Mr Ofori-Atta said the cancellations led to a projected year-to-date revenue loss of GH¢4.8 million. He said the […]
