IMF Spring Meetings 2017
A clear theme running through the meetings was the need to protect the growth momentum The world’s economic leaders and stakeholders came together at the 2017 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings...
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Group To Boycott May Day Celebration Over Salaries
The Coalition of Newly Recruited Graduate Teachers has said they will boycott the celebration of this year’s May Day celebration over the non-payment of their salaries. According to the group, the...
NPP Groups Fight Over Afoko In Builsa
A coalition aligned with the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has jumped into the defence of David Afoko, cousin to the suspended National Chairman of the party, Paul Afoko, over a recent claim...
Trump Cuts Spark Fears of Global Tax War
Donald Trump's plans to slash corporate taxes in the United States have sparked concerns of a new global fiscal race to the bottom, possibly involving a wave of negative social consequences, experts...
The Sad Story of Peter Mensah, Nominated DCE For Techiman North
The harrowing experience of Peter Mensah, a teacher by profession and former Techiman North Constituency Organizing Secretary who escaped murder attempt on his life continues to linger on years after...
Kenyatta Takes Swipe At Presidential Rival
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has dismissed the opposition National Super Alliance's (NSA) line-up for the 8 August election as "nothing more than a ploy to create jobs for its leading figures....
British High Commissioner Must Respect Our MPs
President and Executive Chairman of Eurostar Global Limousine Limited, Mr. Oscar Yao Doe has strongly condemned how the British High Commissioner in Ghana is handling the alleged visa fraud case...
Asian Markets Go Into Reverse With Questions Over Trump Tax Plan
Asian markets took a step back Thursday after a four-day rally, tracking a weak lead from Wall Street, as traders assess the chances of Congress passing Donald Trump's massive tax cuts. As expected,...
Trump Seeks Tax Windfall For Business
The Trump administration has proposed slashing the rate of corporation tax with the aim of spurring economic growth, the Treasury Secretary said. Steven Mnuchin unveiled President Trump's tax...
Stay Calm, Deputy Health Minister Tells Unemployed Nurses
The Deputy Health Minister, Tina Mensah, has called on unemployed bonded registered nurses, to remain calm as the Ministry is working with appropriate bodies to recruit them in due course. The...
Trump Tax Plan To Cut Corporate Rate To 15%
The Trump administration's long-awaited tax reform plan will propose slashing corporate taxes to 15 percent, from the current maximum of 35 percent, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said...
EOCO Invites PSGL Managers
Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) under its new Executive Director, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), K. K. Amoah, has invited the immediate past board of directors of Prestea Sankofa...
EOCO Invites PSGL Managers
ECONOMIC and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) under its new Executive Director, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), K. K. Amoah, has invited the immediate past board of directors of Prestea Sankofa...
Russia’s Actions In Ukraine ‘obstacle’ To Improved Relations
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone conversation Sunday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Moscow's actions in eastern Ukraine remain an obstacle to improved US-Russian ties,...
COP Launches Political Mentorship For Youth
Chairman of the Church of Pentecost Apostle Prof Opoku Onyinah has urged the youth not to abandon the political space because of the perception that it is a dirty game. "If we claim that, politics is...
IMF Meeting Drops Anti-Protectionism Pledge
Global finance leaders from the IMF and World Bank have dropped a pledge to fight trade protectionism from the closing note of their spring meetings. An IMF statement said members would "work...
US Businesses Getting Hammered By Venezuela Crisis
The political and economic crisis in Venezuela is costing US companies dearly, as General Motors can attest following the unexpected nationalization of its plant there. The big auto-maker shut down...
IMF Warns Against Protectionism, But Strikes Word From Statement
With fears rising that the Trump administration will follow through on its threats to raise trade barriers, world finance ministers are united on one message: protectionism threatens the global...
G20 ‘consensus’ That Protectionism Damaging For Global Economy
The Group of 20 major economies sent a message Friday on the threat that rising protectionism poses to the global economy, but the United States cast doubt over its adherence to that stance. US...
100 Days Achievements On Tourism, Arts & Culture A Real Fiction – Kojo Preko Dankwa
Host of Kasapa Entertainment on Kasapa 102.5Fm, Kojo Preko Dankwa has said the Akufo-Addo administration’s first 100 days achievements in Tourism, Arts and Culture sector seems unconvincing....