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Ministers, CEOs, MMDCEs should not use sirens – Presidency
The Presidency has cautioned government appointees, including Ministers of State, against using sirens to weave through traffic whilst driving on the country’s roads. In a letter dated May 19, the Office of the...[READ MORE]
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6,000km roads to be completed by close of 2024
Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the Minister of Roads and Highways, Sunday said government had earmarked 11,000km roads for construction across the country and 6,000km are expected to be completed by the close of 2024. To that end, he said, government had selected 81 critical road networks in all the 16 regions, translating into 2,167km, estimated at a cost of GHc7.8 billion. Mr Amoako-Atta, addressing the media at the Minister's briefing in Accra on Sunday, to update the public on the state of...[READ MORE]
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Trade and Industry Minister launches project to establish National Metrology Institute
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) with the support of the German government is to build a modern fit-for-purpose National Metrology Institute in Ghana (NMI) to respond to the needs of the Ghanaian people and industry. The German government through the German Metrology Institute (PTB) is assisting GSA through the “Fit- for - Future National Metrology Institute in Ghana project, to improve its metrology services to meet the demands of industry, the scientific community, consumers and the international community. The project foresees an upgrade in the country’s legal framework to bring it in line with modern trends as well as the development of services that the...[READ MORE]
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Parliament to ensure passage of Affirmative Action Bill - Mr. Alban Bagbin
Mr Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, has assured Ghanaians that the House will work hard in partnership with civil society organizations (CSOs) to ensure the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill. He said the Bill which sought to attain 50-50 representation for men and women in Parliament over time was before Cabinet for validation. “We shall give it the priority attention it deserves to ensure its passage before the end of the year,” Mr Bagbin stated on Friday at the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) - European Union (EU) seminar on the Affirmative Action Bill held in Accra. “The Executive urgently wants it passed and our lawmakers are equally eager to make this happen.” The...[READ MORE]
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Finance Minister explains why President Akufo Addo secures money for DBG
The Development Bank of Ghana (DBG) will neither give retail nor direct business loans, “like the former Bank for Housing and Construction, National Investment Bank, Adb and the like”. It will rather provide funds to the existing commercial banks and other qualifying financial institutions to provide long-term lending and other innovative products that are presently lacking in the system. Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, speaking at a press conference on the establishment of the DBG, said the bank would,...[READ MORE]
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Decentralise ministries across the country to enhance development.
The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has called on President Nana Akufo Addo to decentralise all ministries such that dealing with sanitation issues coupled with the workload and population in Accra can be reduced. According to him, this will fairly ensure shared responsibilities across the length and breadth of the country to enhance development. [READ MORE]
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GHANA TO ENFORCE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS UNTIL HERD IMMUNITY IS OBTAINED - President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, said until the country vaccinated the requisite number of Ghanaians and achieve herd immunity, the imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012), will remain in force. He said enforcing restrictions as the mandatory and safety protocols, would help return life to normalcy, and the security agencies would not...[READ MORE]
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What are the different types of COVID-19 tests - and will they get us out of lockdown?
Boris Johnson is due to unveil his roadmap for lifting the current lockdown, with rapid mass testing set to be a key part of the prime minister's plan for easing COVID restrictions. Ministers have said lateral flow tests will be used to crack down on fresh coronavirus outbreaks once national restrictions are loosened. It has also been suggested the same tests will assist in the return of pupils to schools and could even allow venues such as nightclubs and theatres to reopen their doors. So, what are lateral flow tests? Sky News has looked at the different types of COVID-19 tests available. There are two different strands of testing - one is to find out if a person currently has the disease, and the other determines if they have had it and have built up antibodies. PCR testing PCR testing and antigen testing (often confused as the same kind of test) are different methods of testing, but both ascertain whether a person has COVID-19 at the time. [READ MORE]
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Israel-Gaza conflict
Israel-Gaza conflict: Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to keep using 'full force' as airstrike death toll reaches 42 The comments come as the UN Security Council met to discuss the violence, with the UN chief urging an immediate end to fighting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country's military campaign in Gaza will continue with "full force", as 42 people are reported to have died in an airstrike early on Sunday that flattened three buildings. The most deadly single Israeli attack of the week-long conflict brings the number who have died in the [READ MORE]
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The 2nd dose of Covid-19 vaccines to be deployed - Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has announced that, effective Wednesday, May 19, 2021, the second dose of Covid-19 vaccines will be...[READ MORE]
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