Articles by Abena Osei
Government To Roll Out NPP Version of ‘operation Feed Yourself’
The last time Ken Ofori-Atta presented a budget it was perhaps before a small group of NPP bigwigs and he did so as...
Stop Beating Students With Canes
The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Rev. Jonathan Bettey has instructed teachers...
‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ To Create 750, 000 Jobs – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says government seeks to create about 750,000 direct and indirect jobs with the...
Importers Excited Over Abolishment of 1% Import Duty Levy
Importers in Ghana have welcomed the abolishment of the 1% special import levy charged at the ports. The Finance...
Ghana Football Association Reveals New Plans For Coaching Black Stars
GFA Coach hunt has commenced following the resignation of Coach Avram Grant. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) are...
Taxes On Imported Spare Parts; Kayayei Abolished
The Akufo-Addo government has abolished import duty taxes on spare parts as it promised during the campaign for...
Joe Mettle & MzVee Have Other Nominations – VGMA Rubbishes False Rumours
A board member and spokesperson of the Vodafofone Ghana Music Awards, Nii Ayittey Hammond, has rubbished circulating...
Gov’t To Add 1,207MW To Power Generation In 2017
The Akufo-Addo-led government has outlined plans to increase the country’s power generation capacity in 2017....
Spare Parts Importation; 17.5% VAT On Financial Services Etc
Government on Thursday made a loud statement in Parliament with the announcement of its decision to remove many...
Free SHS Policy Will Cause NPP’s Defeat In 2020 Elections
The former Deputy Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Joseph Yamin has prophesised...
Accra Marine Drive Project To Start In 2017
Work on the Accra marine drive investment project will finally start in 2017. This forms part of the Akufo-Addo...
We Can’t Borrow Our Way Out – Finance Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has emphasized the need to “trigger” a national sense of urgency as an effective...
Government Abolishes ‘Kayayei Tax’
Government has abolished the 1% market tolls which has existed for several years. The move is in fulfilment of...
2017 Budget Has Nothing New To Offer
Former Deputy Finance Minister Ato Forson has said that the 2017 budget statement and fiscal policy has nothing new to...
Let’s All Be In Hurry To Fix Ghana – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has urged Ghanaians to follow President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s steps to...
We Can’t Borrow Our Way Out
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has emphasized the need to “trigger” a national sense of urgency as an effective...
We’ll Not Tolerate Waste In Government Spending – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has pledged to clampdown on “inefficiencies and waste” in government spending,...
Bawumia Storms Parliament To Observe 2017 Budget Statement
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is in Parliament to observe the Finance Minister’s presentation of the first...
Post-Mortem Underway Within CPP — Ivor Greenstreet
The 2016 flag bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Mr. Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has said a post-mortem is...
Finance Minister Outlines Steps To Reduce Ghana’s Suffocating Debt Burden
The Minister of Finance has painted a rather gloomy picture of the country's indebtedness which has resulted in a...