Patrick Seidu’s position as the Northern Development Authority’s deputy chief executive officer has been canceled by President Akufo-Addo. His termination is effective as of March 21, 2023. “You are expected to comprehensively hand over your duties and any official property in your custody to the Chief Executive Officer of the …
Read More »Chaina 8 dismissal: GES refers matter to Disciplinary Committee for alternative sanction
The 8 girls from Chiana Senior High School were dismissed, and management of the Ghana Education Service has reported this to the school’s disciplinary committee. In a press statement from GES, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, Head of Public Relations Unit, stated that the School’s Disciplinary Committee will look into further possible …
Read More »504 Police housing units will be finished in February 2023 – Benito
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, in charge of Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio, announced that the new building for the Police Service will be completed in the second week of February 2023 after touring the 504 one- and two-bedroom housing units being developed for the Police Service. …
Read More »26-year-old man hangs himself at Aburi Gardens
The Aburi Botanical Gardens in the Eastern area are the scene of the reported suicide of a man in his fifties. On Friday, January 12, 2023, the body of the guy known as Agya Awuah was discovered hanging from a tree in the garden with a rope around his neck. …
Read More »Accident at Gomoa Antseadze claims 7 lives, 8 in critical condition
On the Central Region’s Cape Coast to Accra route, an accident near Gomoa Antseadze has claimed the lives of seven individuals. Eight further victims, including an infant, were hurt in varying degrees and sent to Mankessim and St. Luke’s Catholic Hospital in Apam for care. The driver of a Sprinter …
Read More »NPA revokes licenses of 30 Oil Marketing Companies for non-compliance
Due to non-compliance with the Authority’s laws and regulations on the acquisition and maintenance of the licenses, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has cancelled the licenses of 30 Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). Abagurugu Oil Company Limited, Apex Petroleum Ghana Limited, Avos Oil Company Limited, Best Petroleum Limited, Bisvel Petroleum Services, …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo appoints Hawa Koomson as caretaker of Agric Ministry
Mavis Hawa Koomson, the minister of fisheries and aquaculture, has been named as acting minister for the ministry of food and agriculture by President Akufo-Addo. This comes after Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto’s resignation. The MP for Awutu Senya East will oversee the sector until a meaningful replacement is found, according …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo intervenes in dismissal of 8 Chiana SHS girls
The eight senior high school pupils of Chiana who were expelled by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for insulting the President have had their case taken up by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The President was made aware of it at that point. As a result, the GES has been …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo accepts Agric Minister Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto’s resignation
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 …
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