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Regular education curbs road accidents-Inspector Timinka
Inspector Richard Timinka, an officer with the Police MTTD in the Tema region and founder of Roadmaster Ghana, has stated that frequent engagements with motorriders to ensure they obey road safety rules has led to a decline in accidents at intersections, especially traffic lights.
He also mentioned that his organization, Roadmaster Ghana, a road traffic and safety not-for-profit organization will collaborate with the Police MTTD to embark on aggressive stakeholder engagements during the festive season.
He said, “We will visit beaches, drinking spots, and lorry stations to speak to motorists on road safety, emphasizing the importance of not drinking and driving as well as obeying traffic regulations to protect the lives of pedestrians.”
Inspector Timinka said this during a kenkey fest organized by Roadmaster Ghana as part of strategies to drive home road safety education for about 200 motorists in the Tema and Ashaiman enclaves.
The event drew participants from GPRTU, PROTOA, Motor Riders Union, and other drivers from some companies onto the Chemu Park in Community 7, Tema.
This initiative which aimed at reducing road crashes in the country paved the way for participants to engage with police officials, fire service personnel and the National Road Safety Authority discussing the dos and don’ts on the road.
The Kenkey Fest served as an initiative to demonstrate reliance on the police and to foster relationships and cooperation for effective road safety management among key stakeholders.
Mr. Yves Nii Noi Hanson Nortey, the MP for Tema Central constituency, gracing the event urged drivers to learn and understand the road rules as it is extremely important to protect the lives of passengers, stating that the number of lives lost in road accidents in Ghana was more than plane crashes throughout the world in a year.
He quizzed, “Imagine you sit in an aeroplane and you are informed that the pilot didn’t attend piloting school and he is about to fly the plane from here to Dubai or London, do you think you will arrive? Wouldn’t you get scared and get down from the plane?”
He continued by saying “if passengers sit in a vehicle and the driver did not attend any driving school and for that matter doesn’t know any road rules but rather bought his license from an authorized person and is about to drive you to Kumasi, it puts your life at risk.”
Mr. Nii Noi Nortey encouraged organizers of the event to constantly have more training sessions for drivers as this will reduce the level of ignorance and motorists will have a better understanding of our road rules and use the roads properly for economic gains.
Miss Ernestina Adzo Dika, the Communications and Community Engagement officer at Roadmaster Ghana, in an interview with The Spectator, called for corporate institutions, philanthropists and all well-meaning Ghanaians to avail themselves to sponsor this educative initiative to enable them to replicate this programme to other regions in the country.
She said, “Roadmaster Ghana is ready to extend its tentacles to other parts of the country but we can’t do this with our limited resources so we would like to plead with everyone to come on board and support us because this program serves as a refresher course for these drivers and riders.”
The event was sponsored by Guinness Ghana, Engen Ghana Limited, GCB Bank, Ghana Union Assurance, X Natural Mineral Water and Coca Cola and partnered by Ghana Police Service, Ghana National Fire Service, and the National Road Safety Authority and Zondatec Ghana.
The Global Network of Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions (G-NEXID) successfully held its sixth (6th) Exchange Programme, hosted by the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) Bank in Accra from March 22 to 23 March.
The event brought together member institutions, partner organisations and Ghanaian public entities to advance dialogue on South-South trade, investment and development finance, while also creating opportunities for knowledge-sharing and institutional cooperation.
Organised as a capacity-building and networking platform, the 2026 edition of the G-NEXID Exchange focused on GEXIM’s experience in developing innovative solutions to promote intra-African and extra-African trade.
It also highlighted trade and investment opportunities in Ghana, particularly in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and broader national development initiatives.
The Exchange Programme forms part of G-NEXID’s mandate to foster cooperation among export-import banks and development finance institutions in support of South-South trade and investment.
This 6th edition follows earlier successful programmes hosted by India Exim Bank (2016), BNDES (2017), Indonesia Eximbank (2018), Afreximbank (2019) and Saudi EXIM Bank (2025).
On the first day, participants were presented with G-NEXID institutional information and received an update on the Network’s 2026 work programme.
There were a series of substantive presentations, including an overview of the Ghanaian economy by the Ministry of Finance, with particular attention to debt-related challenges; a presentation by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), on investment opportunities in the country; and institutional presentations by GEXIM and Development Bank Ghana (DBG) on their respective mandates, initiatives, products and services.
Discussions during the sessions underscored strong interest in sector-focused webinars and business dialogues, particularly in agribusiness value chains such as poultry and rice.
Participants also emphasized the importance of continued information exchange and the sharing of best practices, especially in the area of guarantees.
The second day opened with a presentation on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme, a national economic transformation strategy launched by President John Dramani Mahama in July 2025.
The initiative aims to enhance economic productivity through continuous industrial activity, accelerated export development and strategic import substitution.
As the programme is expected to mobilise both private and development capital, it presents concrete opportunities for G-NEXID members in areas such as co-financing, guarantees, trade finance and technical cooperation.
The programme also featured institutional presentations by guest organisations, namely the African Guarantee and Economic Cooperation Fund (FAGACE) and the West African Development Bank (BOAD), which shared their mandates, initiatives, products and services.
Following these exchanges, the G-NEXID Secretariat held bilateral discussions with both institutions as part of the Network’s ongoing membership drive.
Participants further benefited from a presentation by the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), as well as a showcase of GEXIM’s key pipeline projects.
On the margins of the Exchange Programme, G-NEXID members also held their 20th Annual General Assembly Meeting to review progress and discuss strategic priorities.
Following the event, participants joined the GEXIM@10 International Conference, held from March 24-25, 2026 under the theme, “A Decade of Enabling Export Trade and Industrial Transformation: Resetting GEXIM for the Next Frontier.”
The conference provided an important platform for exploring how Ghana can strengthen its transition from a primary commodity exporter to a more competitive player in value-added trade and industrial development.
Source – G-NEXID
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, signed five bills including three amendment bills passed by Parliament into law.
They are: Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025; University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Bill, 2025; Ghana Deposit Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2025; Growth and Sustainability Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2026; and Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
In a brief remark after assenting to the bills, President Mahama explained that the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2026, scraps the Office of Minister of National Security and frees the President’s to appoint any Minister to supervise the security agencies.
He said it also reverses the name of the office of National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), to the original name, Bureau of National Intelligence, (BNI).
This the President said, addresses the confusion between that security agency and a well-known Ghanaian financial institution, the National Investment Bank.
President Mahama also noted that the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Act, 2026, establishes another University in the Eastern Region, at Bonsu, with three campuses – the main campus at Bonsu in the Eastern Region, with the second campus to be cited at Ohawu in the Oti Region.
The third, the Presdient assed will be located at Acherensua in the Ahafo Region.
Touching on the Amendment to the Growth and Sustainability Levy Act, the President said, “As you’re aware, the act was amended to increase it from 1% to 3%, and so this act reduces it again. That is the levy on mining companies. It reduces it again to 1%, because of the introduction of the sliding scale of royalties.”
He also spoke to the passage of the Government Education Regulatory Bodies Amendment Act, emphasising that amends Act 1023 to grant greater flexibility to private tertiary institutions and the option to Charter.
The Ghana Deposit Protection Amendment Act, the President concluded, is an amendment to an original act that was supposed to guarantee deposits held in commercial banks or financial institutions.
It basically expands protection to include mobile money wallets and other digital platforms, ensuring a wider scope of digital financial assets are secured.
The signing ceremony, was witnessed by the Clerk of Parliament, Mr. Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dr Dominic Akrutinga Ayine, Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, a Senior Presidential Advisor and a Special Aide to the President, Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, and the Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang.
