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The Ministry of Transport has directed the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to suspend, with immediate effect, the introduction of Smart Drivers Licence and Vehicle Registration Cards slated to take effect on July 18. A letter dated June 14, 2017 ordered that the two projects should be suspended until the necessary approvals have been sought. The letter signed by ...

Celebrated cocoa farmer Tetteh Quarshie was not the first person to bring cocoa pods into the country, renowned historian and Associate Professor at the Department of History at the University of Ghana Prof. Akosua Adoma Perbi has stated. Speaking at the sixth edition of Achimota School’s 90th anniversary education forum Prof. Perbi noted that “historically cocoa was initially brought into ...

Host of Adom FM’s Morning Show, Captain Kwadwo Smart deserves to be decorated with a national award for his fight against corruption in the country, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) organizer has said. Japhet Baidoo speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ Thursday said that the morning show host deserves to be celebrated because of his fight against corruption ...

One of the oldest political parties in the country, the Convention People’s Party (CPP), turned 68 years old on June 12, 2017. The party assumed the reins of government in the First Republic under the country’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. During its nine years in power from 1957 to 1966 before the party was overthrown in a military coup ...

The spotlight and controversy surrounding the Central Regional town of Denkyira Obuasi will linger for a long time after a mob lynched Major Maxwell Mahama on suspicion he was an armed robber. The story is told of how the people moved to the present location after being compelled to abandon their old abode. The reason? Buildings and other structures had ...

A District Magistrate Court Arit Nsemoh on Thursday, June 15, prevented Journalists from hearing the case of Daniel Aseidu and another, suspects in the murder of former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North. She issued a strong warning to journalists from her bench not to enter her court for sitting on the committal proceedings on rearrested suspects Daniel Aseidu and ...

Policy Analyst, Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby wants President Nana Akufo-Addo to “immediately halt” the collection of mandatory towing fees scheduled to take effect next month. Effective July 1, 2017, vehicle owners and motorcyclists will pay compulsory annual fees, tied to the acquisition of a road worthy certificate, to cater for towing services. Fees per year for both commercial and non-commercial vehicles, ...

Three former ministers in the immediate past National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration are indebted to the Metro Mass Transit (MMT) Limited to the tune of GH¢ 106,340, documents intercepted by mynewsgh.com has revealed. The amount represents the cost of a total number of fleet of buses the three former government appointees hired from the company between October and December 2016 ...

The house passed the bill despite opposition from the minority who argued that it flouts the country’s constitution. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta in the 2017 Budget announced the removal and reduction of some taxes, including duties on spare parts to help reduce cost of doing business in the country. According to the government, importers and consumers of used ...

The Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North and Deputy Ranking Member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, Nana Amaniampong Marfo, has said embattled businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome will be forced to pay interest on the questionable GHC 51million judgement debt he was paid back in 2010. According to him, although Mr Woyome has taken the matter to ...