Transport operators refute reports of fare increases, urge public to ignore claims Featured Kweku Zurek Nov – 01 – 2024 , 08:27 Transport operators in Ghana have clarified that there is no increase in public transport fares, urging the public to disregard recent media reports claiming a 15 percent hike. In a press release issued today, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) condemned the reports as misleading, suggesting that they could be part of a deliberate effort to stir discontent among commuters. “Our attention has been drawn to news going around in some media houses headlined ‘Transport Operators announce 15% increase in fares effective 2nd November,’” the statement read. “We wish to place on record and for the information of drivers
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OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could add hundreds of new voters to the rolls and potentially help tip the balance on Nov. 5. The order by Republican Secretary of State Bob Evnen could have kept 7,000 or more Nebraskans from voting in the upcoming election, the American Civil Liberties Union has said. Many of them reside in Nebraska’s Omaha-centered 2nd Congressional District, where both the race for president and the makeup of Congress could be in play. Nebraska overall is heavily Republican but is one of only two states — the other is Maine — that apportions its Electoral College votes by congressional district. The