Latvian Air Carrier to sign Air Services Agreement with Ghana
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia has disclosed Latvian air carrier Air Baltic will soon initiate process leading to the signing of an Air Services Agreement (ASA) with Ghana.
The move,...
Amazon, Toyota, Alcoa and others working to counter Trump’s tariff plans
Big companies in the United States from Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) to Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and Alcoa Corp (AA.N) are working to counter the effect of the Trump administration’s trade policies and to head...
WOSA wine tasting returns to Accra on July 21
Wines of South Africa (WOSA) is back in Accra with the Popular Wine tasting fair scheduled for July 21 at the Movenpik Ambassador hotel in Accra.
WOSA is bringing together the best wines makers and...
1V1D project takes off in Bongo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has visited the construction site of the 1-village-1-dam project in Bongo, as part of his 2-day tour of the Upper West Region.
With a total of 570 dams to be...
Ban on Fishing: Gov’t is not wicked – Boateng
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng has rejected accusations that the government is insensitive to the plight of fisher folks with the ban on fishing at sea.
Government announced...
Bolga Airport construction starts soon – Akufo-Addo
Construction of an airport in the Upper East region is about to take place at Sherigu in the regional capital, Bolgatanga, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced.
Addressing traditional authorities and residents of the...
2018 Budget review: VAT increased in “disguise” – Terpker
A former Finance Minister Seth Terpker has challenged government’s stance that it has not increased VAT in the 2018 mid-year review budget.
“I wish to assure the House that VAT will not be increased. I...
VAT increased by 5% – Minority insist
The Minority have insisted that government has secretly increased the Value Added Tax (VAT) by 5percent. This means that VAT now stands at 22.5percent from 17.5percent.
The Minority at a roundtable breakfast dialogue days before...
2018 Budget review: Gov’t imposes tax on luxury cars
The government has imposed a luxury vehicle tax on vehicles with a capacity of 3.0 litres and above.
Reading the mid-year budget review to Parliament, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta announced that based “on...
2018 budget review: New revenue measures hit NHIL, GetFUND
The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced fiscal measures in the 2018 mid-year budget to enable the government to meet its revenue target.
Delivering the mid-year budget in Parliament on Thursday, 19 July 2018, Mr....