Business News of Tuesday, 23 July 2024 Disclaimer Source: starrfm.com.gh Chief Executive Officer of KMA, Samuel Pyne The Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Samuel Pyne, has announced that the government has released funds for the stalled central market project to resume. Contrata, the construction firm, had left the site and terminated staff appointments, leaving only security and top ...
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We’re getting out of the woods, economy grew 4.7% in Q1 2024 – Finance Minister
General News of Tuesday, 23 July 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Minister of Finance Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has said Ghana’s economy is showing strong signs of recovery, with a 4.7% growth in the first quarter of 2024. He mentioned that this was positive development which demonstrates the resilience of government’s economic policies to restore ...
Read More »FULL TEXT: Finance minister’s 2024 Mid-Year Budget Review
General News of Tuesday, 23 July 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Dr Mohammed Amin Adam is the Minister of Finance The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, presented the 2024 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. This is in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) which requires the minister to provide ...
Read More »Government to make mobile phones accessible and affordable – Bawumia
Politics of Monday, 22 July 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is the Vice President of Ghana The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced plans to make mobile phones more accessible and affordable for everyone in the country. In a post shared on X by an account known as ED Hub, Dr. Bawumia was ...
Read More »Call for Presidential Debate: IEA replies Mahama’s campaign
Politics of Monday, 22 July 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com IEA Director of Research Dr. John Kwakye and Mahama’s campaign spokesperson Joyce Bawah Mogtari The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) has reacted to criticism levelled against it by the campaign team of the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, after it announced its intention to hold presidential and vice-presidential debates ...
Read More »GRA targets 2 million informal sector taxpayers
Business News of Monday, 22 July 2024 Source: thebftonline.com Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said it is finalising processes to capture some two million potential informal sector taxpayers into the tax net. Speaking to the B&FT at a media briefing in Accra, Commissioner, Domestic Tax Revenue Division, GRA, Mr. Edward Gyambrah said plans are far ...
Read More »Deputy NPP Communications Director sues A Plus, demands GH¢5 million in damages
General News of Tuesday, 16 July 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Afia Akoto (left) and A Plus (right) Alberta Afia Akoto, Deputy Communication Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has filed a lawsuit against Kwame Asare Obeng, also known as A Plus, an independent parliamentary candidate for Gomoa Central, for allegedly making defamatory statements against her. In the writs of summons, which GhanaWeb has ...
Read More »Govt withdraws L.I allowing MPs, Judges use sirens, speed limit exemptions
by Citi Newsroom July 16, 2024 The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, has officially withdrawn the controversial Legislative Instrument (L.I.) on behalf of the Minister for Transport. This L.I. sought to grant Members of Parliament (MPs), Judges, and Ministers the privilege to use sirens and exempt them from speed limits while performing their official ...
Read More »I’m unaware of L.I. granting MPs use of sirens, speed limit exemptions – Bagbin
by Citi Newsroom July 16, 2024 The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has denied knowledge of a Legislative Instrument before the House seeking to amend the Road Traffic Regulations. The L.I on Road Traffic Regulations Amendment offers lawmakers, among other state officials, the opportunity to use sirens and be exempted from speed limits. The L.I. has received backlash, with ...
Read More »Rock City Hotel withdraws bid to purchase 60% shares in four SSNIT Hotels
Business News of Friday, 12 July 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Rock City Hotel is owned by Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong Rock City Hotel has withdrawn its bid to purchase 60 percent of the shares of four hotels owned by the state-owned entity, Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). The hotels in question are Labadi Beach Hotel, La Palm Royal Beach ...
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