The 8 girls from Chiana Senior High School were dismissed, and management of the Ghana Education Service has reported this to the school’s disciplinary committee. In a press statement from GES, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, Head of Public Relations Unit, stated that the School’s Disciplinary Committee will look into further possible …
Read More »504 Police housing units will be finished in February 2023 – Benito
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, in charge of Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio, announced that the new building for the Police Service will be completed in the second week of February 2023 after touring the 504 one- and two-bedroom housing units being developed for the Police Service. …
Read More »NPA revokes licenses of 30 Oil Marketing Companies for non-compliance
Due to non-compliance with the Authority’s laws and regulations on the acquisition and maintenance of the licenses, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has cancelled the licenses of 30 Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). Abagurugu Oil Company Limited, Apex Petroleum Ghana Limited, Avos Oil Company Limited, Best Petroleum Limited, Bisvel Petroleum Services, …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo appoints Hawa Koomson as caretaker of Agric Ministry
Mavis Hawa Koomson, the minister of fisheries and aquaculture, has been named as acting minister for the ministry of food and agriculture by President Akufo-Addo. This comes after Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto’s resignation. The MP for Awutu Senya East will oversee the sector until a meaningful replacement is found, according …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo intervenes in dismissal of 8 Chiana SHS girls
The eight senior high school pupils of Chiana who were expelled by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for insulting the President have had their case taken up by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The President was made aware of it at that point. As a result, the GES has been …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo accepts Agric Minister Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto’s resignation
The Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for Food and Agriculture, has submitted his letter of resignation to President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who has accepted it. This came after the Minister personally handed the President his letter of resignation at Jubilee House on January 10, 2023. …
Read More »TUC expresses gratitude to government for 30% salary increment
Dr. Yaw Baah, the Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has expressed gratitude to the government for the 30% pay raise for public sector employees. He said that even if they had anticipated considerably more growth, the 30% will spur workers to put in extra effort to get …
Read More »Government increases public servant salaries by 30%
The government has boosted basic pay by 30% for the fiscal year 2023 as a result of multiple talks with Organized Labor. Beginning on January 1, 2023, the increase will be in effect. This comes after a meeting with organized labor on January 12 following eleven rounds of fruitless discussions. …
Read More »Dismissing the 8 SHS students is too harsh and retrogressive- Minority to GES
The 8 Chiana Senior High School students from the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region who insulted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo were dismissed from school, but the Minority in Parliament has requested the Ghana Education Service (GES) to rethink that decision. The Minority said that despite its …
Read More »Alan Kyerematen visits Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
A group visited the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, under the direction of Alan Kyeremanteng, the outgoing minister for trade and industry. On Wednesday, January 11, 2022, Mr. Kyeremanteng and his group paid a visit to the Manhyia Palace to brief the Ashanti supreme ruler, …
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