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Ghana is part of 58 countries in the world that have abstained from voting against Russia’s suspension from the UN Human Rights Council. The decision which was adopted by the Council on Thursday, April 7, 2022, had 93 countries voting in favor while 24 countries voted against the suspension. The resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting, excluding countries that abstained from voting.

The Bank of Ghana has once again warned the public (companies, institutions and individuals) to desist from unauthorized dealings in foreign currency.

This is in accordance with the Foreign Exchange Act, 2006 (Act 723). According to a statement from the Central Bank, companies, institutions and individuals are prohibited from engaging in foreign exchange business without a license issued by Bank of Ghana or pricing, advertising, receipting or making payments for goods and services in foreign currency in Ghana, without written authorization from Bank of Ghana.

Head of the Central Analysis and Forecasting Office at the Ghana Meteorological Agency, Felicity Ahafianyo, has announced that thunderstorms and lightning are expected across the country. She said that the expected thunderstorm will likely have a thunderous clap, reduced visibility, and damaging wind, affecting weak structures and dead branches on trees.

Some residents of Keta and Agavedzi in the Volta region have been displaced by tidal waves yet again. The latest incident on Sunday, April 3, has left many homeless. Some moved to higher grounds to seek shelter, while others had no choice but to sleep on mattresses along major roads.

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President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, has promised the Black Stars will look to restore the glory when the team participates in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Ghana secured qualification to the tournament after beating Nigeria on the away goal rule after a 1-1 aggregate scoreline in the two ties.

The General Secretary of the opposition NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has accused the Clerk of Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Nsiah of tampering with vital evidence to be used by the Minority in challenging the one-sided approval of the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) Bill. Mr. Asiedu Nketia argued that the Clerk who keeps possession of the true records of the House, deliberately marked about eight NDC MPs as absent, in spite of the said MPs being present in the chamber.

President Akufo-Addo has disclosed that 87 hospitals which form part of the Agenda 111 project are under construction in various parts of the country. He stated also, that preliminary works on the remaining 24 are currently ongoing.

Parliament has approved the controversial Electronic Transactions (E-Levy) Bill this afternoon. This decision was reached after the Consideration Stage was completed by a Majority-sided House today, March 29, 2022. It was considered under a certificate of urgency. The Bill was adopted at a reduced rate of 1.5% from the initial 1.75% amid a Minority walkout.