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Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has described Ghana’s proposed 24-hour economy as a key catalyst for improving productivity, expanding trade and accelerating industrial growth across the country.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem Sai, has outlined the prosecution’s next steps in the ongoing trial involving Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Biasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has moved to clarify the official cost of a DV vehicle registration plate.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has reiterated the government’s commitment to building a resilient agricultural sector, emphasising a shift from merely increasing production to protecting what farmers harvest.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has expressed concern over the limited involvement of women and young people in cross-border trade across Africa, despite their growing influence in innovation and entrepreneurship on the continent.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Chief Justice, His Lordship Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has expressed concern over the increasing involvement of foreign nationals, particularly Chinese, in illegal mining activities across the country, questioning how they enter Ghana and evade justice even after arrests.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Residents of Axim, a major fishing town in the Western Region, may soon see relief from chronic flooding as Makam Plant Hire (MPH), the contractor handling the town’s breakwater and sea defence project, confirms that work is on track to be completed within the planned eighteen-month timeframe.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed four striking university senior staff unions to immediately suspend their indefinite industrial action to allow for further negotiations over their grievances.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has mounted a strong defence of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, insisting that national monuments and state institutions must only honour people deemed patriotic, not those linked to the overthrow of democratic governments.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article