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2025 Budget: Business community in Sunyani anticipates tax incentives
By Dennis Peprah Sunyani, (Bono), Mar. 10, GNA-The business community in Sunyani says they anticipate some tax incentives and reduction of import duties in the 2025 Budget statement. …
World
Irish premier: US an ‘indispensable partner at time of great peril’
London, Mar. 10, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The US remains an “indispensable partner at a time of great peril in the world,” the Irish premier has said as he travels across the Atlantic…
Economy
Live Updates: 2025 Budget Statement Presentation
The New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso Dr Stephen Amoah has called on the Government to present the “true fiscal indicators” of the economy in the…
Business
Delta introduces Seasonal nonstop Accra-Atlanta flight
Accra, March 1, GNA – Delta Air Lines has announced the launch of a seasonal daily nonstop service between Accra and Atlanta, set to begin on December 1,…
Politics
Do not admit dubious debts into the Budget- Oppong Nkrumah cautions Finance Minister
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, March 11, GNA – The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has cautioned the Finance Minister against admitting dubious or…
Social
Government to reintroduce National Sanitation Day on April 1
By Edward Dankwah Accra, Mar. 11, GNA – Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA), has disclosed that the Government of Ghana…
Court & Crime
Businessman, farmer granted bail for allegedly defrauding estate developer
By Gifty Amofa Accra, March 10, GNA – The Amasaman Circuit Court has granted bail to a businessman and a farmer over an alleged GHC120,000 land fraud. Nii…
Education
Deputy Minister urges media to interrogate education issues passionately
By Kodjo Adams Accra, Mar. 10, GNA- Dr Clement Abass Apaak, the Deputy Minister of Education, has urged media practitioners to interrogate issues on education passionately to help…
Health
Government must implement excise taxes on SSBs, INSLA
By Albert Allotey Accra, March 10, GNA – The Institute of Leadership and Development (INSLA) has called on the government to continue to comprehensively implement the excise taxes…
Features
“KWAME’S BABY” – THE BIRTH OF THE GNA
By James Moxon Accra, March 5, GNA – Freezing January is a favourite month for the North to conduct its business affairs in Africa and it was in that…
Foreign Features
Guangdong demonstrates Openness, Confidence and Responsibility as an Economic powerhouse
Guangzhou, China – On the afternoon of March 6, 2025, the Guangdong Delegation to the third session of the 14th National People’s Congress convened a plenary meeting, drawing…
Sports
Excitement builds for sixth edition of Kwahu Mountain Marathon on April 19
By Simon Asare Accra, Mar 10, GNA – The sixth edition of the Kwahu Mountain Marathon will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2025, with over 1000 competitors…
Entertainment
King Paluta shuts down O2 Indigo with breathtaking performance featuring R2Bees, OlivetheBoy
By Simon Asare Accra, Mar 10, GNA – Music sensation King Paluta delivered a memorable performance at Ghana’s 68th Independence Anniversary concert at O2 Indigo, London, United Kingdom.…
Africa
Ethiopia repatriates 287 nationals detained in Kenya
ADDIS ABABA, March 7 (Xinhua/GNA) — The Ethiopian government has announced the repatriation of 287 nationals, who had been detained in 18 prisons across Kenya. The Ethiopian Embassy…
Americas
5 taken to the hospital after a plane crashes near a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Mar 10 (CNN/GNA) – A small plane crashed into the parking lot at a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sunday afternoon, injuring the five people aboard and…
Asia
New Syrian rulers say military operation in Latakia is over
Beirut, Mar. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Syrian authorities say they have halted a military operation along the country’s western coastline designed to quell a surge in violence that is reported to have…
Europe
Irish premier: US an ‘indispensable partner at time of great peril’
London, Mar. 10, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The US remains an “indispensable partner at a time of great peril in the world,” the Irish premier has said as he travels across the Atlantic…
Middle East
Group of European nations back Arab-led Gaza reconstruction plan
Berlin, Mar. 8, (dpa/GNA) – A Gaza Strip reconstruction plan, drafted by Arab nations, has gained backing from key European countries as the foreign ministers of Germany, France, Italy and Britain…
Digital farming tools boost South Africa’s smallholder farmers
Smallholder maize farmers in six South African provinces are using homegrown digital tech normally available only to commercial farmers to get the most out of their fields.
Music bridges memory gaps for New York Alzheimer's patients
The Unforgettable Chorus in New York is using music to help people with memory loss reconnect with family, friends and themselves. Since 2011, the choir has been a beacon of hope, offering...
New York subway art project lets riders share worries, hopes, dreams
As another turbulent year ends, New Yorkers are finding an outlet for their emotions in an unusual place — a subway station wall. A public art project called Subway Therapy invites people to share their thoughts and feelings via colorful sticky notes, creating a collage of hopes, frustrations and reflections.
Foreign aid under Trump will be audited, analysts anticipate
How much U.S. foreign assistance is allocated and where it goes are two key questions as the Trump administration prepares to take office in January. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias looks at some sectors where cuts are expected and others that may be a priority.