The Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for Food and Agriculture, has submitted his letter of resignation to President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who has accepted it. This came after the Minister personally handed the President his letter of resignation at Jubilee House on January 10, 2023. …
Read More »TUC expresses gratitude to government for 30% salary increment
Dr. Yaw Baah, the Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has expressed gratitude to the government for the 30% pay raise for public sector employees. He said that even if they had anticipated considerably more growth, the 30% will spur workers to put in extra effort to get …
Read More »Government increases public servant salaries by 30%
The government has boosted basic pay by 30% for the fiscal year 2023 as a result of multiple talks with Organized Labor. Beginning on January 1, 2023, the increase will be in effect. This comes after a meeting with organized labor on January 12 following eleven rounds of fruitless discussions. …
Read More »Dismissing the 8 SHS students is too harsh and retrogressive- Minority to GES
The 8 Chiana Senior High School students from the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region who insulted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo were dismissed from school, but the Minority in Parliament has requested the Ghana Education Service (GES) to rethink that decision. The Minority said that despite its …
Read More »Dismissed 8 Chiana SHS students apologize to President Akufo-Addo
The eight Chiana Senior High School pupils in the Upper East Region who were expelled by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for defaming President Akufo-Addo have begged both the President and the educational body to let them return to class. The President and the GES have also received an apology …
Read More »Alan Kyerematen visits Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
A group visited the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, under the direction of Alan Kyeremanteng, the outgoing minister for trade and industry. On Wednesday, January 11, 2022, Mr. Kyeremanteng and his group paid a visit to the Manhyia Palace to brief the Ashanti supreme ruler, …
Read More »GES dismisses 8 SHS students for insulting President Akufo-Addo
Eight students from the Chiana Senior High School in the Upper East Region have been expelled by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allegedly disrespecting President Akufo-Addo. The pupils had been suspended before being expelled. The GES claims that their investigation into the event established that the students insulted the …
Read More »Bawumia, Alan and Afriyie Akoto don’t deserves to be president-Sammy Gyamfi
Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said that the front-runners in the contest for the New Patriotic Party’s nomination as the country’s president are undeserving of the position. He contends that the vice president, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the former minister of food and …
Read More »Dr. Akoto urges cooperation between agricultural officials and farmers
In order to address the nation’s difficulties with food security, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has called for cooperation between Ministry of Agriculture officials and farmers this year. He stated that it was his hope that food will be abundant at some point in Ghana’s …
Read More »Ghana’s inflation hits 54.1% in December
The rate of inflation, which is the rise in prices of goods and services over a specific period of time, rose from 50.3% in November to 54.1% in December. This is the rate’s 20th straight increase, a move that is predicted to have an effect on the already high loan …
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