Ken Ofori Atta readies to deliver mid-year review budget to Parliament

Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is expected to present the Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government and the Supplementary Estimate for the 2021 Financial Year on July 29. Before the presentation, he is expected to answer questions from North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on the cost of President Akufo-Addo’s […]

July 17, 2021 Sirr_Kollins

A record-low share of Americans’ income is going to debt

A record-low share of Americans’ income is going to debt A measure of how much of Americans’ income goes toward debt hit a 40-year low during the pandemic. In the first quarter of 2021, Americans used 8.2% of their monthly disposable income for debt payments, significantly lower than 9.8% recorded in the first quarter of […]

July 10, 2021 Sirr_Kollins

Fire guts Makola Market [Photos]

The inferno started around 9:00am on Monday, July 5, 2021, in one of the shops in the building near the Makola Market Complex and spread to other structures. Fire service found it difficult to douse flames as their pressure pipes couldn’t reach the topmost part of the three-storey building Fire service personnel work tirelessly to […]

July 5, 2021 Sirr_Kollins

Bank of Ghana directives will have minimal impact on banking – GCB Boss

Managing Director of GCB Bank, Mr. John Kofi Adomakoh, says the suspension of maintenance fees on savings account will have a short-term minimal impact on the industry’s non-interest income. In addition to savings account maintenance fees, the central bank in its latest directives warned banks to desist from Credit Insurance Premium Overcharges, Over the Counter […]

June 23, 2021 Sirr_Kollins

Facebook developing smartwatch with AR control

Facebook is developing a smartwatch that will act as a controller for its forthcoming augmented-reality projects. Reports claimed the device was due for release in mid-2022 and would feature multiple cameras. But a senior Facebook executive said the smartwatch was in only its early stages – and may never be released to the public. “We’re […]

June 13, 2021 Sirr_Kollins

Google has vowed to make changes to its global advertising business

Google has vowed to make changes to its global advertising business following a settlement with the French competition watchdog, which found it had abused its market dominance. The tech company, which makes most of its revenues through adverts on its search engine and YouTube video platform, was fined €220m (£189m) under the deal. But it […]

June 8, 2021 Sirr_Kollins

El Salvador to become the first country in the world to legally accept cryptocurrency

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday that he will send a bill to Congress next week to make Bitcoin legal tender in the country. If the bill is passed, the Central American country will become the first in the world to legally accept the well-known cryptocurrency “In the short term, this will generate […]

June 7, 2021 Sirr_Kollins

Government working on Amazon operating in Ghana – Finance Minister

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is working assiduously to attract Amazon to Ghana, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said. According to the Finance Minister, the move was to deepen the technological entrepreneurial ecosystem for Ghanaian entrepreneurs. Addressing the country on the measures being introduced by the government to prop up the economy and create jobs […]

May 15, 2021 Sirr_Kollins

“It will cost gov’t US$10 billion to fix all roads in Ghana” – Finance Minister Ofori-Atta tells #FixTheCountrty protestors

Ghana’s Finance Minister, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta has estimated that it will cost the government US$10 billion to fix all dilapidated roads in Ghana. The Minister said this when responding to a question from the media on Sunday, during the Minister’s press briefing. The question was relevant following agitations by the #FixTheCountry campaigners calling the government […]

May 10, 2021 Sirr_Kollins

Captain Smart launches Smart TV on Facebook Live

The Operations Manager and morning show host of Angel FM Captain smart has launched his own new television station on Facebook live just few days after he was suspended by the President of ABN, Dr. Kwaku Oteng for speaking against the president of the country as alleged. A video found on the Facebook wall of […]

May 9, 2021 Sirr_Kollins

Why I Rejected Over GH¢700k Bribe – Anti-galamsey Taskforce Member

A former anti-galamsey taskforce member, Twum Ampofo-Agyekum, has recounted why he rejected numerous bribes offered him in the line of his duty. According to him, he has been offered as high as GHS 700,000.00 and amounts not below GHS 500,000.00 just so he could compromise his role as a leader of the taskforce. He explained […]

May 5, 2021 Sirr_Kollins