The three teacher unions have been told by the National Labour Commission (NLC) to immediately end their strike and resume talks with the government. Due to the Teacher Unions’ unwillingness to end their strike, the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations brought the standoff between them and the striking unions …
Read More »Don’t pay money for alleged Central Market store sales – KMA warns traders
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has advised merchants in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti region, not to give money to unidentified individuals in exchange for the promise of being given shops at phase II of the Kejetia Redevelopment Project (Central Market) while the project is still being built. The …
Read More »Lotto writers reject the NLA’s mandate for a 20% commission
Numerous Lotto Operators have complained about the National Lottery Authority’s (NLA) order requiring them to enforce a 20% fee. The irate Lotto authors asked how the commission could be cut, particularly during this moment of economic difficulty. At a stakeholders meeting with the Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA) and the …
Read More »“Climate change a global emergency; redeem $100 billion pledge” – President Akufo-Addo to COP27
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called for the developed world to fulfill a thirteen (13) year-old commitment to provide $100 billion yearly to assist developing countries in their battle against the scourge of climate change. On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, President Akufo-Addo delivered Ghana’s national …
Read More »Akyem Abuakwa Council of Zongo Chiefs demands fair scholarship opportunity for Zongo students
Alhaji Umar Gariba Abubakar, vice president of the National Council of Zongo Chiefs, has advocated for a percentage quota system of educational scholarships under the Scholarship Scheme to be set aside for Muslims students from Zongo villages. He pointed out that the quota system would make it easier for youngsters …
Read More »Activate processes to hold presidential elections immediately – Alex Segbefia
Alex Segbefia, a former Health Minister under John Dramani Mahama, has demanded that the procedures necessary for a presidential election to be held in Ghana as soon as possible be activated. He claims that the country’s economic problems have grown so bad that the only option for regaining public trust …
Read More »Supreme Court has ordered Anas to testify in the Nyantakyi case in court without a mask
Anas Aremeyaw Anas has suffered a setback as the Supreme Court of Ghana required the journalist to appear in open court without his customary face mask in order to face Kwesi Nyantakyi. The highest court in Ghana decided on Tuesday morning that the reluctance journalist must testify in the case …
Read More »Paying contractors arrears boost economy – Duffour to Ofori-Atta
Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, a flagbearer candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), claims he was serious about paying debts to contractors and other people who had worked for the government when he was in power. He said that regular arrears payments significantly aided the economy’s expansion. “We never joked …
Read More »10-year-old girl hangs herself in Agona Duotu
Agona Duotu D/A Basic School in the Central Region’s class 3 student, age 10, hung herself. On November 7, 2022, in the early hours of the morning, the dead, Afia Awusi, hung herself in the hallway of her residence. It is unclear what led the little girl to commit suicide. …
Read More »Lady found dead at roadside in Baifikrom
On the Mankessim-Baifikrom section of the Baifikrom to Dominase route in the Municipality of the Central Region, a young woman believed to be in her 20s has been discovered dead. The woman was discovered by the locals when they awoke by the roadside near the Smart Ice Drinking Water depot …
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