In the ambulance procurement trial, businessman Richard Jakpa, the third accused, has stated that Attorney-General Godfred Dame utilized materials he had asked for from him in order to support his case. However, Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa, the Director of Public Prosecutions, refuted this assertion. During the Thursday, June 20, proceedings, Mr. …
Read More »Call off your strike – NLC orders Medical Lab Workers
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) has been instructed by the National Labour Commission (NLC) to call off their strike and go back to the negotiating table with the government. This decision comes after an urgent conference to resolve the current dispute was held on Thursday, June 20 and …
Read More »Ghana has 334,095 people with HIV, according to 2023 data
Ghana’s efforts to combat HIV are beset with serious obstacles as troubling patterns have been identified in the latest national and sub-national HIV and AIDS estimations and predictions for 2023. 17,774 individuals, comprising 6,457 men and 11,317 women, contracted HIV for the first time last year. In terms of the …
Read More »Bawumia is no match for Mahama in 2024 elections – Prof Joshua Alabi
The campaign manager for National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama, Professor Joshua Alabi, claims that the Akufo-Addo government’s collapse lessens the threat posed by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the NDC’s victory in the upcoming general elections. Professor Alabi contends that Vice President Bawumia’s …
Read More »John Mahama meets Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana
In order to communicate his vision for the nation and lay out his plans if elected President of Ghana, National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for 2024, John Dramani Mahama, has asked to meet with members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG). This significant engagement …
Read More »MTN Ghana’s Thomas Motlepa is Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of the year
MTN Ghana has once again emerged tops at the 2024 Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms Awards (GITTA) held in Accra, receiving nine awards at the event. The general awards won are: Best Digital Transformation Company of the Year Enterprise Innovation Platform of the Year – MTN Chenosis Digital Experience in …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo extends Auditor-General’s appointment
Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu’s appointment as Auditor-General has been renewed by President Akufo-Addo for a further two years. A note from the Audit Service dated July 19 that was sent to all staff members disclosed this prolongation. The notice stated that August 1, 2024, was Mr. Asiedu’s initial statutory retirement date. …
Read More »“I will ban all mining in forest reserves” – Mahama
Under the new NDC government, John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has issued a warning to anyone hoping to conduct mining operations in Ghana’s forest reserves: avoid going there. He emphasized that protecting the nation’s vegetative cover must not come at the price of mineral …
Read More »Believe in Ghana’s Manifest Destiny; Let’s all work to achieve it – Dr Bawumia to faith-based organisations
Vice President Bawumia has declared that in order to move the country in the right direction, faith-based organizations must collaborate with the government and actively “own” the national vision. This is necessary in order to achieve Ghana’s development goals. At the 2nd Biennial Joint Conference of the East, West, and …
Read More »“Rock City Hotel is not making losses” – Bryan Acheampong replies Ablakwa
Bryan Acheampong, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, has refuted allegations that his hotel, Rock City, is incurring losses. He says that Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the member of parliament for North Tongu, is making an unjustified charge. “Rock City is not making losses. There is no one anywhere who can …
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