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Contrary to what Nsawam Adoagyiri MP and Majority whip Frank Annor Dompreh have said, the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) denies receiving 80 million cedis from the government for the administration of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). On Friday, June 21, 2024, in Parliament, Mr. Annor Dompreh responded …

In the event that the new salary structure is not put into effect, the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has declared that it will go on a statewide strike that will begin on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The association claims that the new pay structure would go …

President Akufo-Addo has set a meeting with Organised Labour for Tuesday, June 25, 2024, to discuss the contentious sale of SSNIT hotels, following the “Hands Off Our Hotel” demonstration. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the member of parliament for North Tongu, revealed this revelation on Saturday, June 22, in an interview with …

Ansu Kumi, the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has pledged to build a state-of-the-art market complex for vendors in the Bosoma Market. The MCE claims that the initiative, which is expected to cost between GH¢16 million and GH¢17 million, will give traders access to a secure and favorable trading environment. …

Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Majority Chief Whip, has made it clear that the government has paid off a sizable amount of the debt owed to the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). This comes after WAEC revealed that budgetary constraints may force it to postpone the forthcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). …

Financial constraints may force the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to postpone its forthcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). John Kapi, the Director of Public Affairs at WAEC, estimates that the council will require approximately GH₵90 million to administer the examinations. Speaking on Joy FM’s Midday News on June 21, …

Ghana has reached an agreement in principle with its bondholders for the restructuring of $13 billion worth of international debt, three sources told Reuters on Thursday, on the heels of a deal finalised with official creditors earlier this month. The deal will see bondholders take a haircut on principal of …

Ashanti Region School Feeding Caterers that provide school meals have vowed to strike out against the government over unpaid debt. The media was informed by the disgruntled caterers that they have not received payment for three terms. They conveyed their discontent with the way the current administration has treated them, …

Despite a direction from the National Labour Commission (NLC), members of the Medical Laboratory Professional Worker’s Union (MELPWU) are continuing their industrial action. On Thursday, June 20, 2024, the Labor Commission gave MELPWU members instructions to call off the strike and go back to the negotiating table with the administration. …

Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has cautioned Ghanaians about the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 motto, “It is possible,” asserting that the ruling party is unable to fulfill its commitments. Speaking in Accra to a group of female media professionals, Prof. …