POLITICS

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. …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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, …

Eight students from the Chiana Senior High School in the Upper East Region have been expelled by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allegedly disrespecting President Akufo-Addo. The pupils had been suspended before being expelled. The GES claims that their investigation into the event established that the students insulted the …