The host of America’s late-night TV programme, The Daily Show, has drawn the ire of France’s ambassador to the US after joking that “Africa won the World Cup.” Earlier this week, Trevor Noah, a prominent comedy host in the United States, praised “Africa” for its World Cup victory, considering the immigrant heritage of many of the French squad’s players and their ...

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday, presented government’s Mid-Year budget review of the 2018 budget to Parliament. Among other things he revealed that the economic outlook was difficult, growth outlook has weakened and asked state agencies to cut expenditure to meet revenue shortfalls. He also said the NPP inherited a distressed economy, but after one year of implementation of the ...

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, says Government has released GH¢30 million to take care of the initial cost of the Nation Builders Corps Programme (NaBCo). The Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) programme is a government initiative to address graduate unemployment to solve social problems. The focus of the initiative will be solving public service delivery in health, education, agriculture, technology, ...

For the first time in the country’s history, owners of luxury vehicles with engine capacities of 3 litres or more will now pay an annual tax on their vehicles. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced this in Parliament Thursday when he presented the government’s Mid-Year Budget Review. Christened Luxury Vehicle Tax, the government is seeking to raise more revenue by taxing ...

The state of SA’s gold mining industry is worse than first thought, with fewer than 20% of gold mines making money at prevailing prices – while large job cuts are forecast in coming years, following decades of steeply falling employment. Data from the Minerals Council SA (formerly the Chamber of Mines), released as wage talks in the sector have kicked ...

The Police station at Asawase in Kumasi in the Ashanti region has reportedly been set on fire by rampaging youth of the Asawase community. A military team has been dispatched to the area to quell the mounting tension between the youth and the Police. A police officer has been injured and rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment, ...

Nigeria’s government has announced that a new national airline – Nigeria Air – will start operating in December. The name and logo was unveiled by the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, at an airshow in London. The government announced last year that it was investing almost $5m (£3.8m) to build a new national airline – 14 years after ...

The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) is very much thankful to the Almighty who knows it all and has made our boxing professor to live to hit his 60th birthday. Without doubt Africa’s greatest boxer Azumah Nelson has been inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame, received many awards and acknowledgements from the world’s premier boxing sanctioning body – The World ...

Actress Yvonne Nelson has encouraged her colleague, Efia Odo to stay positive and not make Ghanaians steal her joy. Yvonne made this known to the television personality while wishing her a happy birthday. She said in a post on Instagram spotted by MyNewsGh.Com that “Happy birthday lil sis @efia_odo I can just feel the positive viiiiibes! Don’t let them take ...

MANCHESTER UNITED youngster Tahith Chong is the latest player to perform his initiation during their pre-season tour of the USA. Chong joins a host of young Manchester United players on their pre-season tour this summer. Manager Jose Mourinho has taken Angel Gomes, Mason Greenwood, RoShaun Williams, James Garner, Ethan Hamilton and Joshua Bohui to the States as the Red Devils ...