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We cannot complete Kumasi central market project before elections – Sam Pyne

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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