According to Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, Trade Minister KT Hammond can introduce the government’s L.I. on Thursday, which intends to restrict the admission of particular goods. The Minority objected to the plans to lay it on Tuesday once more, stating the same reasons that the …
Read More »Visa restrictions not lifted for Nigerians – UAE official
The United Arab Emirates has contradicted claims by the Nigerian government that it is to lift a year-long visa ban on Nigerian travelers. An official from the Gulf state told CNN: “There are no changes on the Nigeria/UAE travel status so far.” The source asked not to be named because …
Read More »Pragia operators block major road leading to Kejetia over KMA restrictions
Tricycle operators on Wednesday August 2, 2023 protested and blocked some roads in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region leading to a gridlock in parts of the Central Business District. The tricycle operators said they were protesting against the directive by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly KMA, to ban them …
Read More »Accra Skytrain Project postponed due to coronavirus restrictions – Minister
Minister for Railways Development, John Peter Amewu, has revealed that the inability of government and its partners to implement the Accra Skytrain Project is due to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the minister, following pre-feasibility studies the parties were set to undertake a 9-month long feasibility studies to enable the …
Read More »South African president ends Covid restrictions
South Africa has announced the ending of Covid restrictions, two years after they were imposed. In a televised address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the national state of disaster would end at midnight on Monday. Masks will still be required indoors for another month.. He said although the pandemic was not …
Read More »Fellow Ghanaians, Akufo-Addo to ease border restrictions
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is said to have been engaged in crunch meetings in the past few days over the restrictions imposed by the government in the fight against coronavirus. Two years after the advent of the pandemic, calls have been heightened for the country to review the curbs …
Read More »Ghana gov’t lifts travel restrictions on non-Ghanaians from South Korea
The Government of Ghana has finally lifted the travel restrictions on non-Ghanaians travelling from South Korea into the country. The government through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration issued a statement in December 2021 announcing travel bans on Israel, South Korea, and Malta as part of efforts to …
Read More »Restriction of “aboboya” on highways starts November 1
Henry Quartey, the Greater Accra Regional Minister has said the restriction of tricycles, popularly known as, “aboboya” on the principal streets of the region will start from 1 November. The exercise will kick off at the Tema Motorway. Speaking to Beatrice Adu on The Asaase Breakfast Show on Friday (22 October), the …
Read More »Lockdown: Ramaphosa expected to announce alcohol restrictions, early curfew
President Cyril Ramaphosa. GCIS Cabinet will, on Tuesday afternoon, ratify a proposal first tabled to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and then to the Presidential Coordinating Committee (PCC) to restrict alcohol sales off-site between Monday and Thursday – in light of the third wave of Covid-19 infections. Cabinet was …
Read More »Trump imposes visa restrictions on un-named Tanzanians
The US has imposed visa restrictions on Tanzanian officials it says were responsible for undermining the general elections last October. The outgoing Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, said those targeted subverted the electoral process and violated human rights. He said the intimidation and arrest of opposition candidates, widespread voting irregularities …
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