BUSINESS

A young boy who was rushed to the Manhyia Government Hospital after he was hit by a stray bullet at Aboabo Number Two in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region has been confirmed dead. The 16-year-old boy who has been identified as  Abdul-Gafar Kassim was confirmed dead at …

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has developed a macro-economic model to determine Ghana’s growth strategy. The model, which has been named Ghana Macro-economic Model (GMM), will be used to transform key sectors of the economy such as agriculture, industry and the services sector by setting sector-specific growth targets, policy …

The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to move for the adoption of the Mid-Year Review Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government next week. The Mid-Year Budget, which is the Government’s supplementary estimate for the 2021 financial year, would be proposed to the House on Thursday, July …

The Minority in Parliament wants the Auditor-General to probe the accounts of spouses of the President and the Vice President. The call, made yesterday at a press briefing in Parliament by the NDC MPs, comes amid the raging controversy over the recommendation by a presidential commission—which was subsequently approved by Parliament for the payment …

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, has promised that the face-off between Ghanaian and Nigerian traders would be resolved soon. Bagbin stated this in Abuja, Nigeria when he addressed members of the House of Representatives, at plenary. Addressing Members of the House of Representative, the first of its …

• Ken Ofori-Atta has said a total value of GH¢20 billion has so far been processed on the Ghana.GOV platform • The platform will make it easy for all citizens and visitors to make payments with convenience • Some 624,000 persons have already registered on the platform Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has …

The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) says it has commenced a review of the sample group of companies listed on its website for strike off. The exercise is to validate companies that complied with the directive for dormant companies to file their returns or risk being delisted from the companies register at …

Some passengers including Ghanaians are stranded in Malloca Spain after their KLΜ FLIGHT to Accra made an emergency landing due to bad weather. The cause for this emergency landing is yet unknown as some passengers suspect a mechanical fault o the KLM flight. The emergency landing caused so much frustration …

Steve Raymond Dapaa-Addo Esq. has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) effective July 9, 2021. Mr Dapaa-Addo practised in Ghana as a State Attorney and in Nigeria, where he worked with the Rivers State Ministry of Justice and rose to the position …

Babyjet Airline was expected to initially operate domestic flights, then offer regional flights Baby Jet Airlines, an initiative of former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, was expected to begin operations in December 2019. However, the airline has failed to fly. Why has the airline failed to take-off? This is what we …