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Cabinet scrutinises 2025 Budget: Expenditure cuts, tax rationalization top on the agenda

News CencordMarch 7, 2025

The Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has submitted the 2025 Budget to Cabinet for the necessary scrutiny ahead of its presentation to Parliament on March 11. The Cabinet meeting, which was chaired by President John Mahama also ensured that the budget and some key policy proposals get the buy in of the entire government. […]

EOCO, UK crime agency launch campaign against romance fraud

News CencordMarch 7, 2025

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), and UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), have launched a fraud reporting campaign to step up the fight against romance fraud in the country. The campaign aims to raise awareness and encourage the public to report fraudulent activities, particularly romance fraud which involves scammers who deceive and manipulate victims, […]

Public laud cost cutting on Independence Day

News CencordMarch 7, 2025

As Ghana marked its 68th Independence anniversary with a solemn celebration at the Jubilee House, some citizens have expressed varied opinions on the government’s decision to cut costs and its overall performance in office so far. Traditionally, Independence Day, March 6, is marked with a national parade at the Independence Square in Accra, and is […]

Uncovering the Source of Illicit Opioids in West Africa: FDA Responds to BBC Investigation.

News CencordMarch 5, 2025

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has responded to a recent investigation by BBC Africa Eye, which exposed the illegal shipment of unapproved opioids, including tapentadol and carisoprodol, to Ghana from India’s Aveo Pharmaceuticals. In its response, the FDA made it clear that neither of these drugs has been authorized for use in Ghana. Tapentadol, […]

Kabul bombing suspect arrested: What it means for US-Pakistan relations

News CencordMarch 5, 2025

The US thanks Pakistan for helping arrest the ‘mastermind’ behind Kabul bombing, but analysts say ties still need a reset. United States President Donald Trump revealed during his address to Congress on Tuesday night that an Afghan national, allegedly involved in planning the deadly August 2021 bombing at Kabul airport, had been arrested with Pakistan’s […]

Supreme Court wades into decades-old impasse over how to store nuclear waste

News CencordMarch 5, 2025

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a decades-old fight that tends to put Americans on edge even more than politics: where to store the nation’s spent nuclear fuel. The case involves important questions about the power of independent agencies to make decisions at a moment when President Donald Trump is seeking to capture […]

Six takeaways from Trump’s big speech

News CencordMarch 5, 2025

President Donald Trump declared “the American Dream is unstoppable” as he addressed a raucous joint session of the US Congress for the first time since he returned to power. In the longest presidential speech to lawmakers on record, he outlined his vision for his second term, as Republicans applauded a high-octane six weeks that has […]

Court fixes March 27 to determine Quayson’s fate

News CencordMarch 5, 2025

The High Court in Accra has fixed March 27, 2025, to determine whether or not Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North James Gyakye Quayson should open his defence in a trial in which he has been accused of deceiving a public officer in obtaining a Ghanaian passport. The court was expected to give its […]

Fixing Ghana’s economy : What the experts proposed at the National Economic Dialogue

News CencordMarch 5, 2025

A team of economists has proposed a series of measures to stabilise Ghana’s economy, pointing to weak revenue generation, poor public expenditure management, and excessive borrowing as the main causes of the country’s recurring economic difficulties. Presenting the interim report of the Macroeconomic Stability Group at the National Economic Dialogue (NED) 2025 on Tuesday, March […]

US tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China take effect, opening door to painful trade war

News CencordMarch 4, 2025

President Donald Trump’s blanket 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, an extraordinary action aimed at bringing America’s top trading partners to heel. But it threatens to weaken the North American economy, including that of the United States, at a time of significantstress. Trump also doubled the tariff on all Chinese imports […]

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