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K.T. Hammond Demands Retraction And Apology From Captain Smart

K.T. Hammond Demands Retraction And Apology From Captain Smart

A heated controversy has erupted between Adansi Asokwa MP, K.T. Hammond, and popular radio personality, Captain Smart. At the center of the dispute is a viral video clip circulating on social media, which attributes bigoted

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Trade Minister justifies why he sacked Cement Manufacturers from meeting

Trade Minister justifies why he sacked Cement Manufacturers from meeting

Minister for Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has explained why he excluded the Chamber of Cement Manufacturers from a meeting with the Chamber of Construction Industry last week. According to the Minister, a separate

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Cement manufacturers snub meeting with Trade Minister over price regulation

Cement manufacturers snub meeting with Trade Minister over price regulation

Five cement manufacturers, including Dangote, Supacem, Ghacem, Diamond Cement, and CIMAF, boycotted a meeting with Trade and Industry Minister KT Hammond on Monday, July 1, 2024, to discuss a proposed Legislative Instrument (LI) to regulate

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Trade Minister defends cement price regulation amid industry backlash

Trade Minister defends cement price regulation amid industry backlash

Minister for Trade and Industry, KT Hammond, has defended his controversial Legislative Instrument (LI) seeking to regulate cement prices in the country, despite strong reservations from the Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG). At a

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Trade Minister stops cement price hikes

Trade Minister stops cement price hikes

K. T. Hammond, the Minister of Trade and Industry, has instructed the Cement Manufacturing Development Committee (CMDC) to give Ghanaian cement manufacturers instructions to immediately stop raising cement prices. The Minister additionally asked that all

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Policy-space for Industrialization – a key determinant for Africa’s development- K.T. Hammond

Policy-space for Industrialization – a key determinant for Africa’s development- K.T. Hammond

The Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T. Hammond, has called for policy space to facilitate Africa’s industrialization agenda. In a meeting with Ms. Rebecca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

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I’m not a violent person — KT Hammond denies slapping Annoh Dompreh

I’m not a violent person — KT Hammond denies slapping Annoh Dompreh

The Minister for Trade and Industry, Kwabena Tahir (KT) Hammond, has responded to public concerns surrounding an alleged altercation which occured in Parliament on December 22, 2023, denying claims that he violently attacked the Majority

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Trade Minister to lay import restrictions bill in Parliament today

Trade Minister to lay import restrictions bill in Parliament today

The Minister of Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond, is expected to lay before Parliament today the Export and Import Regulations 2023. The legislative instrument, which aims to limit the entry of 22 certain strategic goods

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High Court to decide contempt against K. T. Hammond on October 19

High Court to decide contempt against K. T. Hammond on October 19

The destiny of Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T. Hammond, who has been the victim of a Contempt application, will be decided on October 19, 2023, by the High Court in Accra, presided over by

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I Deserve A National Award For My “Sterling” Role In The Sale Of Ghana’s Drill Ship – K. T. Hammond

I Deserve A National Award For My “Sterling” Role In The Sale Of Ghana’s Drill Ship – K. T. Hammond

About 22 years after the controversial sale of Ghana's Drill Ship, the man who was at the centre of the transaction at the time, K. T. Hammond believes he deserves a national award for his