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University of Ghana reopens after strike
Posted on with No CommentThe University of Ghana (UG) has announced the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic year, following a prolonged strike by teaching staff that disrupted academic activities. In a notice dated October 29, 2024, the university’s Registrar, Emelia Agyei-Mensah, confirmed that lectures … Read more →
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Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana to go on nationwide strike
Posted on | CommentThe Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG), has notified six government institutions of their intent to embark on a nationwide strike starting November 29, 2023. The institutions include; the Ministries of Health, Employment and Labour Relations, National Security, Finance, Fair … Read more →
Electricity tariffs reduced by 1.52%, water up slightly
Posted on | CommentThe Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a downward review of electricity tariffs effective December 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024. The adjustment is in line with the Commission’s Quarterly Tariff Review Mechanism using key factors such as the … Read more →
GRA arrests GHc7.95m illicit tobacco products
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intercepted a significant cache of illicit tobacco products, valued at GHS7,951,238.39 that were unlawfully routed through unapproved border channels, which has prompted a resolute response from the GRA to maintain the nation’s regulatory standards. … Read more →
Corruption is holding Ghana back – UK High Commissioner
Posted on | CommentThe UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thomson, has expressed concerns about significant levels of corruption in Ghana, emphasizing its impact on the nation’s progress. During a media interaction at the 75th birthday celebration of King Charles III at her … Read more →
Ghana announces visa-on-arrival from December 1 to January 14
Posted on | CommentGovernment through the Transport Ministry has announced the reintroduction of the visa-on-arrival for passengers to Ghana during this festive season. The decision, according to the Ministry, was made in consultation with the Foreign Affairs, Interior, Tourism Ministries, Ghana Immigration Service … Read more →
British High Commission to commemorate King Charles III’s birthday with a party in Accra
Posted on | CommentBritish High Commission to commemorate King Charles III’s birthday with a party in Accra The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, and her husband, Nick, will later on Wednesday, November 22 host over 800 guests in honour of the … Read more →
$3bn deal: IMF boss lauds Ghana for strong policies
Posted on | CommentThe Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva has lauded Ghana for strong policies that ensured a successful first review of the $ 3 billion deal. Madam Georgieva said this in a tweet after Meeting President Nana … Read more →
GAF denies selling military lands to a private developer
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has debunked a report claiming portions of military prime lands in Accra including official residences of the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) have been quietly slashed and sold … Read more →
Speaker of Parliament’s residence not sold – Lands Commission
Posted on | CommentThe Lands Commission has denied media reports that the official residence of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin, at Cantonments in Accra was nearly sold to a private developer. The Speaker made the claim at a forum he organised … Read more →
‘Bank Staff involvement in fraud cases still worrying’
Posted on | CommentALTHOUGH THE 2022 Banks, SDIs, and PSPs Fraud report showed a decline in staff involvement in fraud cases to 188 in 2022 from 278 in 2021, the persistence of such unethical acts among employees of Banks and SDIs remains a … Read more →
Ghana’s 3 major oil-producing fields average 150k barrels per day – Petroleum Commission
Posted on | CommentThe CEO of the Petroleum Commission Egbert Faibille says some of the immediate pressures from the global energy crisis have eased but the global economy remains unsettled. Mr Faibille addressing the chiefs of the Western Region House of Chiefs at … Read more →
53.4% of residents in Western Region don’t use decent toilet facility
Posted on | CommentAccording to statistics, 53.4 per cent of residents in the Western Region are not using decent toilet facilities. This was revealed by Mr Oliver Cromwelll, Western Regional Director of the Environmental Health Department remarking that this percentage of residents use … Read more →
Illegal miner jailed 20 years for pouring acid on girlfriend (DISTURBING PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentA 62-year-old illegal miner was convicted by the Tarkwa circuit court to 20 years in hard labour after spilling what seemed to be acid on his 35-year-old ex-girlfriend Victoria Salamatu Safia in Prestea, Western Region. After being found guilty of … Read more →
Al Gore calls for fossil fuel subsidies removal
Posted on | CommentFORMER VICE President of the United States (US), Al Gore, has charged the Ghanaian government and other African governments to remove subsidies on fossil fuel products. Mr. Gore is of the opinion that removing subsidies from fossil fuels would stimulate … Read more →
Teachers Association takes on Mahama over lincensure exams cancelation
Posted on | CommentIn response to former President John Dramani Mahama’s proposal to cancel the Teacher Licensure Examination, the President of The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), Prince Obeng Himah, has voiced his disagreement. Himah believes that the examination is … Read more →
2024 Budget: Highlights of Western Region in relation to infrastructure
Posted on | Comment• Reconstruction of Agona Nkwanta-Tarkwa road – is 44 percent complete • Selected Roads in Sekondi and Takoradi Phase 1 – is 28 per cent completed; • PTC roundabout interchange project, Takoradi – 80 per cent complete. To this end, … Read more →
Kufuor’s tribute to Theresa – “Fare thee well, Aba; Adieu, my dearest love!”
Posted on | CommentShortly after what I now perceive as a clearly fore-ordained introduction by our mutual friend Dr Kwame Appiah-Poku, Aba and I met in person on 1 July 1961 at a ball at Battersea Town Hall in London, to celebrate Ghana’s … Read more →
Your leadership is inspirational- Chief Justice to IGP
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, says she is inspired by the leadership of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare. According to the Chief Justice, any keen observer will easily notice the effort of … Read more →
Gov’t scraps tax on sanitary pads, boosting economic growth
Posted on | CommentIn a move aimed at promoting women’s health and empowering women, the government has announced the elimination of taxes on sanitary pads. The decision, which zero rates the value-added tax (VAT) on locally produced sanitary pads, is expected to have … Read more →
Ghana’s economy projected to hit GHC1 trillion in 2024
Posted on | CommentThe Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the country’s economy is projected to hit GHC1 trillion in 2024 from GH¢219.5 billion in 2016. According to him, ‘’ The 2024 Budget is even more significant because we will cross the … Read more →
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