By Fred Kwasi ANOKYE, Ph.D. In the first article, I discussed mortgage interest tax concession as a tax planning opportunity embedded in the triangular tax system of Ghana. This current article exposes taxpayers to the tax benefits within individual pension contributions and donations made. Allowable deductions in respect of social security contributions The National Pensions […] The post Exploring

The White House has announced the first members of its Gaza “Board of Peace”, and the list of names will do little to dispel the criticism from some quarters that the US president’s plan resembles, at its heart, a colonial solution imposed over the heads of the Palestinians. There are still several unknowns – namely … The post Big names on Trump’s peace

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) hosts regional investment roadshows in the Central and Western Regions from today January 19 to 23, 2026, to showcase investment ready opportunities and promote district level economic growth. The initiative forms part of the Centre’s flagship Investment Opportunity Mapping Project (IOMP), aimed at identifying and promoting viable investment prospects … The post GIPC

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Apaak has warned that Senior High School (SHS) managers who deny students adequate meals will face severe sanctions if found complicit. Dr Apaak issued the warning in a Facebook post on Saturday, January 17, 2026, adding his voice to an official statement released by the Ghana Education Service (GES) […]

People say you never forget your first major experience. The first financial crisis I encountered in my professional life was the 1998 Russian debt default, which subsequently led to the bailout of Long-Term Capital Management. This event taught me that apparent stability founded on short-term borrowing and an overvalued currency is inherently fragile. Such situations […] The post SIKAKROM

By Prof. Kwaku APPIAH-ADU (PhD, FGA) &Thomas Nana KWANTWI If Henry Ford were dropped into Accra, Abidjan, Lagos or Nairobi, today, he might struggle to recognize the tools of modern wealth creation. He would not see furnaces, stamping presses, and assembly lines. He would see laptops, cloud dashboards, payment APIs, and a young founder explaining […] The post Same

The government is rolling out a national job market information system to enhance access to employment opportunities, directly link job seekers with employers. The national job market information system, which is digital platform, will aggregate job vacancies from both the public and private sectors and enable applicants to apply online, says the Minister of labour, … The post Govt rolls

 A six unit classroom block, a library, and teachers’ common room has been completed for the Tsiyinu M.A Basic School to improve on quality teaching and learning in the area. The classroom project, which was facilitated by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu-North, Mr Edem Agbana, was funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund … The post Tsiyinu M.A Basic School

THE Vice President, Professor Nana Jane Opoku Agyemang, has called for the renewal of the historic Pan-African ties between Ghana and Guinea, urging both countries to deepen cooperation in the spirit of African unity and shared development. She made the call in Conakry after attending the investiture of Guinea’s President, Mamadi Doumbouya. The visit formed … The post Renew Ghana-Guinea

By Enock Yeboah-Mensah “When you increase your ability to earn, you increase the value of your time. You learn more. You sharpen your skills. You become harder to replace. You stop begging for pay increases and start commanding value.”E.Y. Mensah At about 2:00 a.m., the Accra Sports Stadium finally began to empty. The December concert […] The post Cases

…AI Customs tool targets undervaluation as billions lost to misclassification  By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is turning to artificial intelligence for plugging long-standing leakages in Customs revenue – after pilot tests showed the technology could lift collections as much as 45 percent by tightening controls on undervaluation and misclassification of imports. […] The post GRA

Fresh details emerging from police investigations into the Adabraka gold shop robbery suggest that the Toyota Highlander used by the armed robbers was deliberately abandoned near an agricultural dam between Appolonia and Gbetsile after internal disagreements erupted within the gang over the sharing of the loot. Information available to The Chronicle from a dependable source […] The post Sharing

A group of over 500 retirees of the Ghana Armed Forces have threatened to initiate legal action against the Chief of Defence Staff over failure of the Defence Ministry to compute gratuity and pension due them. It is the conviction of the retirees that the delay is in contravention of the Armed Forces (Amendment) Regulations […] The post Non-Payment Of Gratuity, Pension: Retired

A leading research and public policy think tank, CUTS International Accra, is calling on the government to establish an Accra City Transportation Authority to regulate, plan, and coordinate transportation across the capital city. The call follows growing commuter hardship, worsening rush hour chaos, and weak coordination created by the fragmentation of the old Accra Metropolitan […] The post CUTS

Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, on Sunday, January 18, 2026, launched a constituency-wide tree-planting exercise as part of renewed efforts to promote environmental sustainability and combat the effects of climate change. The initiative, which took place along the Ahwerase–Darmang stretch, forms part of a broader campaign dubbed “Help Green […] The post Annoh-Dompreh

Relief for Human Rights violation victims in The Gambia is in view as the Government of the West Africa nation has announced commencement of payment of reparations to victims of human rights violations committed during the period July 1994 to January 2017. A statement issued by The Gambia Reparations Commission last week Monday January 12, […] The post Payment of reparations to Yahya Jammeh’s victims

An Accra Circuit Court sitting at Dansoman has granted bail to a 30-year-old bookman based at the Neoplan station in Accra has been accused of biting off part of a tea vendor’s nose during a fight at the Neoplan lorry station at Kwame Nkrumah Circle. Abdul Malik Mohammed, the accused, pleaded not guilty to a […] The post Neoplan bookman standing trial  for biting tea vendor’s nose 

A Circuit Court at Dansoman, Accra, has ordered the release of GH¢89,000 to a police officer who was allegedly defrauded by a car dealer. The accused, Iddrisu Yakubu, a 33-year-old car dealer, is standing trial for defrauding by false pretence, contrary to Section 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). According to the […] The post Car Dealer Accused of Defrauding Police Officer 

Two men—a trader and a mason—have been hauled before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly conspiring to defraud a civil servant of GH¢200,000 under the guise of selling an unregistered Honda CRV. The accused, Bediako Adorvi Blankson, 69, a trader, and Michael Mensah, 40, a mason, pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy to […] The post Civil Servant allegedly

On the eve of my 85th Birthday and, ipso facto’ 64 years in sports journalism, I would like to celebrate the memories of four outstanding sports personalities who unfortunately could not survive the first quarter of the immensely heralded millennium. The selected four; all close friends; are Kwaku Ampen Darko long serving GFA Secretary; JZXXXK […] The post Remembering Four Past Sports Icons appeared first