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The government as part of its efforts to lessen the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic on companies and recovery the economy from the COVID-19 induced setback has granted tax breaks to companies within the arts, entertainment and hospitality sector. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and interim Finance Minister Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu made this known during the 2021 budget statement and economic policy presentation in Parliament on Friday, March 12, 2021. According to him, it is important to provide companies within these sectors with the needed tax exemptions to cushion them against the economic effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. He said…

The LA Traditional Council has threatened to embark on a series of demonstrations should President Akufo-Addo fail to call the military to order. It follows a near confrontation between the traditional authority and some military men on Friday, March 12, 2020 at Tse Addo in the greater Accra region over claims of encroachment on a 275-acre stool land which is yet to be delineated. The traditional council is angry over what they describe as the continuous annexation of their lands by the military contrary to agreements held. The land in question was a subject of contention for years with the…

The price of petroleum products will go up by 5.7% in the coming days, Caretaker Finance Minister Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu told Parliament today during the 2021 budget presentation. ‘I should note that on the basis of existing world crude oil prices, the implementation of the two proposed levies for sanitation and pollution as well as to pay for excess capacity charges would result in a 5.7% increase in petroleum prices at the pump,’ he said. He said the COVID pandemic has thrown the government’s budget out of gear, hence the need to use other means to cushion the finances of the…

Three classroom blocks at Kofiase within Mampong municipality in the Ashanti Region have been left to deteriorate since the roof of the said building structure was blown off by a heavy downpour about a month ago. Classrooms been used as a store room for firewood. According to AMN News reporter, Khalid Kizar, classes take place under mango and cashew trees on the school premises. Some parents also expressed their worries about how the situation has affected school lessons and activities. They, however, called on local authorities, Mampong Municipal Assembly as well as Ghana Education Service to intervene as soon as…

Ghana won a fourth CAF U20 Cup of Nations title on Saturday, 6 March 2021, after defeating Uganda 2-0 in 2021 final held in Mauritania. A brace from captain Daniel Afriyie gave Abdul Karim Zito and his troops a deserved win. His opener was in the 22nd minute when he slapped in a corner kick at the near post to deflate the Ugandans. six minutes into the second half, the Hearts of Oak player tucked in from close range after Percious Boah’s cut-back took a deflection and dropped in front of him. The Black Satellites are now the second most…

Pope Francis condemned violent religious extremism Saturday during an interfaith prayer service at the site of the ancient city of Ur, where the Prophet Abraham is thought to have been born. Francis traveled to the ruins of Ur in southern Iraq to reinforce his message of inter-religious tolerance and fraternity during the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, a country riven by religious and ethnic divisions. “We believers cannot be silent when terrorism abuses religion,” he told the congregation, which included members of religious minorities persecuted under the Islamic State group’s three-year rule of much of northern Iraq. The pope urged Iraq’s…

Africa’s booming economies and population have created lucrative opportunities for international players, making the continent a hotbed of geopolitical competition over the past decade. The International Monetary Fund found in 2019 that Africa had become the world’s fastest-growing region, with the World Economic Forum predicting its population would double to around 2.2 billion by 2050. China is Africa’s biggest bilateral trading partner, having surpassed the US in 2009. Before the coronavirus crisis hit the world economy, the value of Sino-African trade reached €161 billion ($192 bn) in 2019. “Right now you could say that any big project in African cities that is higher than three floors or roads that…

The Massai, a noble ethnic group whose pastoral communities are mainly found in East Africa — in Kenya and Tanzania, continue to honor their cultural traditions. Such as the final rite of passage to transition from a warrior into an elder for a Maasai man who has already lived through the phase from boy through to warrior. “There are three important stages during any other particular age set. These three stages have been safeguarded by UNESCO,” said John Tompoi, a Maasai junior elder. “The first one is called Enkipaata, and this one is for the uncircumcised boys. Our fathers had…

Hollywood’s Angelina Jolie and Britain’s iconic wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, a keen artist who took inspiration from the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, are combining for a March 1 date at Christie’s auction house in London. “The Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque”, an oil painting Churchill produced during a World War II visit, is tipped to fetch between £1.5 million and £2.5 million ($2 million and $3.5 million), according to a Christie’s estimate. Put up for auction by Angelina Jolie, it is vaunted in Christie’s catalogue as “Churchill’s most important work. Aside from its distinguished provenance, it is the…

Dancing On Ice bid farewell to Rebekah Vardy this evening as she became the latest celebrity to be voted off the show. Rebekah, 39, went up against Lady Leshurr in the skate off – and three out of the four judges decided to save the 32-year-old rapper. During her second skate, Rebekah almost took a tumble and afterwards she admitted it was “awful”. The WAG looked gutted as she realised her journey had come to an end, and told hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield: “It’s been absolutely incredible, I’ve loved every moment of it. “But you know these things happen and I’ve had a…