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DVLA to phase out PVC card driver’s license with smart card driver’s license by March 2024

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority has said that effective March 2024, all Polyvynl Chloride (PVC) Card driver’s license will declared invalid and replaced with a Smart Card driver’s license. The DVLA in a statement issued on September 6, 2023 said it is therefore inviting all holders of the PVC …

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ECG closes down offices nationwide for a month beginning March 20

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that beginning Monday, March 20, 2023, it shall close down all of its offices across the country as it seeks to embark on a nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise. The power distribution company said the exercise which will last for one month period …

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Boo Akufo-Addo when he comes there for 6th March – Barker-Vormawor to Ho residents

Oliver Barker-Vormawor has called on the people of Ho to boo president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo when he attends the upcoming independence day celebrations. The Volta Regional capital has been slated for the 66th national Independence Day ceebration going by a recent rotational policy by the government. In a post …

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Government to pay coupons and principals of those who did not tender their bonds by March 13

The government has announced the settlement and listing of newly issued bonds which will become the new benchmark bonds for the fixed-income market. According to an update from the Finance Ministry on February 27, 2023, it stated that it would work with the relevant stakeholders to ensure that the new …

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UG students march over ‘illegal’ fees

Some concerned students of the University of Ghana (UG), have held a protest dubbed ‘Ya br3 Mo’ to register their displeasure with the recent increment in Academic Facility User Fees (AFUF). The protest, which took place today, Friday, 3 February 2023, saw the students converge at the Obra Spot in …

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Substitute upcoming 6th March celebration with state broadcast – George Amponsah petitions President

George Opoku Amponsah, a Social Interest Advocate, Politician and farmer has appealed to the President of the Republic to rather than anything address the nation on the 6th of March instead of the usual commemorative activities that are done across Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), regional as well as …

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March For Our Lives: Tens of thousands rally for stricter US gun laws

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the US to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings. Those taking part at the hundreds of marches carried slogans like “I want freedom from getting shot”. US President Joe Biden backed the protests, calling on Congress …

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June 4 Demo: You cannot march with guns – Police tells organisers

The Ghana Police Service has stated that it is unable to provide protection for a group of persons who have indicated their intentions to demonstrate on the streets of Accra for a period of three days. The demonstrators, including broadcasters Captain Smart and Okatakyie Afrifa, asked the police to allow them to …

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Jerusalem tensions high ahead of Israeli youth Flag March

Thousands of Israeli Jews are due to hold a march through Muslim areas in Jerusalem’s Old City amid Palestinian warnings it could trigger violence. The annual event comes at a time of particularly high tensions following months of deadly incidents. The Flag March takes place on Israel’s Jerusalem Day, celebrating …

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Drivers to march naked over rising cost of fuel

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana is threatening to march naked on the streets of the national capital to express its anger at the government over the ever-increasing prices of fuel. The drivers intend to block major roads during that demonstration. The group’s National Public Relations Officer, Mr David Agboado, …

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