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The Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has withdrawn the controversial Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (LI 2180). The withdrawal follows public outcry against the Instrument which seeks to amend portions of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012. Laid on June 14 and set to mature on Friday, July 19, 2024, the … Read more
Parliament yesterday presented the ‘Democracy Cup’ to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, and the Police Management Board in Accra, yesterday. The ‘Democracy Cup’ is an initiative of Parliament to celebrate 30 years of democracy in the country. It will be commemorated with a match between Accra Hearts of Oak and … Read more
The second phase of the Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange in Accra, will be completed by September this year, says the Resident Engineer, Owusu Sekyere Antwi in an interview with the Ghanaian Times in Accra, yesterday. Giving an update on the project, he said the construction of the bridge had been completed with the concrete materials awaiting the … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Growth and Opportunity Programme which seek to disburse GH¢8.2billion to Ghanaian businesses. The programme, an initiative of the Ministries of Finance and Trade and Industry has been designed to achieve results drawing from lessons of past programmes and challenges faced by SMEs in … Read more
Publish What You Fund, the global campaign for aid and development transparency, has once again named the African Development Bank’s sovereign portfolio as the most transparent. The portfolio emerged first out of 50 global development institutions with a top score of 98.8 in its 2024 Aid Transparency Index released yesterday. The bank’s sovereign portfolio climbed … Read more
The Ghana cedi is expected to recoup some losses against the dollar in the coming months, Fitch Solutions has revealed. According to the London-based firm, this is due to improved investor sentiment, higher dollar inflows, and easing external conditions, In an article dubbed “Sub-Saharan Africa currency round-up: greater stability ahead in second half of 2024”, … Read more
The ECOWAS Court of Justice last Friday ordered the Republic of Ghana to release to Isaac Mensah documents on investigations into the enforced disappearance of his father and subsequent actions, within four months of the service of the judgment. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, ECOWAS Court Judge Rapporteur, held that Ghana violated the right to information … Read more
The Police, on Monday, invited Mr Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as ‘A-Plus,’ to assist ongoing investigations into the death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, an undercover investigative journalist. The invitation follows A-Plus’ recent claims on social media that he had some information regarding the case. A news brief from the police said the Cold Case Unit … Read more
ORGANISED Labour yesterday called off its nationwide strike and gave Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) one-month ultimatum to address all outstanding issues related to the management of pensions otherwise they will advise themselves. The union therefore directed workers across the country to resume work today, but warned that they would have no option … Read more
An integrated energy company, Tetracore Energy Group, is set to launch Ghana’s first virtual gas pipeline network and compressed natural gas (CNG) mother station before the end of this year. The initiative, expected to boost Ghana’s industrial growth and economic development, follows the company’s acquisition of all necessary licences to supply natural gas through the … Read more