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The government of Ghana and Organised Labour have agreed on a 15 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) (COLA). This takes effect from July 1, 2022 and will continue until the next negotiations. On Thursday night, the government side and Organized Labor finished their negotiations. This information was released to …

The major lesson of the last two years over the International Monetary Fund(IMF) bailout is that we have to be more self-reliant as a country, the vice president of the Republic of Ghana Dr. Bawumia said. Whether or whether we approach the IMF for a program, it is crucial that …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, vice president, is confident that Ghana will this time around come out stronger after requesting assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ghana has already started talking to the IMF about providing balance-of-payments help as part of a larger initiative to hasten Ghana’s recovery from the COVID-19 …

Some irate residents of Suame and artisans at the Suame magazine in the Ashanti Region have demonstrated against government over the refusal of contractors to resume building works on a stretch of the Suame-Maakro route, which has been left abandoned. Residents and local workers have emphasized the necessity of authorities …

The government’s claim that the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia and the COVID-19 pandemic are contributing factors to Ghana’s economic difficulties has been repeated by Carlo Sdralevich, the head of the IMF negotiation team in Ghana. Sdralevich came to the conclusion that Ghana’s fiscal and debt condition has significantly …

Shaip Africa Foundation, a non-governmental organization that advocates for human rights, and several Nzema groups have remarked with dismay that, three months later, little to no effort has been made to guarantee that those responsible for Andrews Donkor’s crimes are prosecuted. It is recalled that on Friday, April 1, 2022, …

The ace legislator, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu (Hon MP, Suame), who doubles as the Majority Leader/Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Leader of Government Business of the Republic of Ghana, yesterday, Tuesday July 12, 2022, put-up a stunning performance in delivering his public lecture on the theme ‘Constitutional Review; Perspective of a Legislator’ …

The Health Sector Unions and Professional Association which comprises of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Health Services Workers’ Union (HSWU) has served notice to strike by 22 July 2022 if their demand for 20 per cent Cost of Living Allowance is not granted. …

Alfred Benjamin Crentsil, sometimes known as A.B. Crentsil, was a renowned highlife musician who supposedly passed away at the age of 79. On July 13, 2022, the musician passed away in the The Bank Hospital in Accra. A.B.Crentsil, one of the “big three” modern Ghanaian artists from the West, was …

In response to the 20% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana has mandated that its members go on an indefinite strike. Additionally, they demand that the government pay the interest that accumulated on their tier two pension arrears from 2016 to 2021. The …