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Road transport operators including the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) have announced a 15.3 percent reduction in fares. The new fares will take effect from Monday, December 19 and will cover shared taxis, intra-city and intercity transport as well as haulage. This announcement was contained in a statement issued …

The Concerned Passengers of Jaman South have noticed that despite the drastic reduction of the prices of fuel (petrol & diesel ), transportation fares still remain high and unbearable. It will be recalled that the price of fuel increased so high that it caused high increase in transportation fares which …

The Minority in Parliament is accusing the government of denying the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyabeng of salary for the past 16 months. The group says the government’s attitude towards the Special Prosecutor undermines its commitment towards the fight against corruption. The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu raised the concern ahead of …

Senior Staff Association of Ghana has issued a statement warning government not to touch their pension funds “Our attention has been drawn to the pronouncement by the Minister of Finance that Government intends implementing a Debt Restructuring Programme, which in effect, implies doing a haircut on Government of Ghana (GoG) …

Over 500 residents of Buoho-Nsuose in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region have threatened to sue KK Quarry Company and the Afigya Kwabre South District Assembly for causing damage to their homes and properties. The affected residents who were preparing a suit ,praying the court should compelled …

As part of the overall strategy to prevent accidents, especially during this festive season and beyond, the Police have introduced an initiative to check the insecure loading of vehicles across the country. The initiative, dubbed Operation PAILES (POLICE ANTI-INSECURE LOADING ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY ) is aimed at ensuring that cargo carting …

The District Director of Agric for Sekyere Afram Plains Daniel Kwabena Adjei has suggested to the Ministry of Agric to invest in agricultural sector in districts that are not galamsey prone. He noted that most lands in districts where galamsey is rife have been destroyed hence affecting food cultivation which …

  Board chair for National Road Safety Authority NRSA Jermaine Nkrumah has emphasized that the Authority has done enough to curtail road crashes and fatalities. According to him, through its laudable road safety campaigns, stressing that the Authority would not renege on its responsibilities to upend accidents this yuletide. Mr. …

The civil and local government staff association has called on government to immediately suspend all its flagship programmes without delay to save funds for the debt exchange programme. At a news conference in Accra executive secretary of CLOGSAG Isaac Bampoe Addo said, government has no power under the pensions act …

The University Council has deliberated on recommendations from the Residence Board and the Academic Board regarding changes to student residence arrangements. These changes were requested by Council following repeated incidences of violence involving students. Council approved the following measures to take effect from the start of the 2022/2023 academic year, …