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Voting on whether or not to support the decision to go on strike in accordance with the organization’s constitution has begun among members of the University Teachers Association (UTAG) on a number of campuses. At the University for Development Studies (UDS), voting is now complete, with 311 members casting ballots. …

Lawyer and activist Ama Governor, together with eight other participants in a recent anti-galamsey protest, were granted bail by an Accra High Court ruled over by Justice Comfort Tasiame. The bail amount was GH¢70,000, with two sureties for each of the defendants. Emmanuel Gyan, Emmanuel Kwabena Addo, Ziblim Yakubu, Oheneba …

MTN Ghana has launched an all-new package of Technology solutions to boost the operations of SMEs in Ghana. Dubbed Y’ello Biz, SME operators will benefit from a wide range of a robust suite of business solutions designed to drive operational excellence and business growth. Customers who sign on to the …

The National Identification Authority (NIA) Division of the Divisional Executives Council of the Public Services Workers Union of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Ghana has declared an industrial strike that is scheduled to start today, October 7. The workers who are on strike because the employer is not implementing their …

Concerns have been expressed by Martin Ayisi, the CEO of the Minerals Commission, over recent demands for a complete ban on small-scale mining in Ghana. In his appearance on Monday, October 7, before the Government Assurances Committee of Parliament, Ayisi said that enforcing a complete prohibition would be unjust as …

As proposals for an industrial action against illicit mining, or galamsey, are rejected by certain Organized Labor members, the labor front is becoming more divided. The leadership of the workers union called for industrial action, claiming that the livelihoods of Ghanaians were in danger because the government had not declared …

Over the weekend, Finance Minister Dr. Amin Adam criticized former President John Dramani Mahama, arguing that his inexperience in handling crises will cause worse economic unrest in Ghana should he be elected president on December 7. Dr. Adam encouraged supporters of Dr. Mahmood Bawumia, the NPP’s presidential candidate, and urged …

A number of demonstrations against illicit mining operations have led to the arrest of many activists in Ghana, marking the most recent episode in the continuing Galamsey conflict. The government’s handling of its fight against illicit mining, known locally as “galamsey,” which is still wreaking devastation on the nation’s ecology …

Osman Ayariga, the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) deputy national youth organizer, has sent a powerful message to organized labor, pleading with them to stick to their demands and not be persuaded by the government’s strategies. This comes after President Akufo-Addo urged Organized Labour to postpone its planned strike action so …

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership has sent out a directive requiring all of its candidates for parliament to spend a “minimum of four days per week” in their respective constituencies in order to bolster their campaigning in the run up to the general elections that are scheduled for …