2,576 The 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 Wages and Salaries Commission, and the National Labour Commission. In a press statement signed […]
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NPP should be ‘super remorseful’ for messing up the economy – Fifi Kwetey
1,921 The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has criticized President Akufo-Addo’s administration for mismanaging the economy. Mr Kwetey acknowledged the challenges the country faced under the NDC administration but emphasised that the incumbent government inherited a strong foundation and should have built on it. Speaking to JoyNews on […]
PURC reduces electricity tariff by 1.52%, water tariff up by 0.34%
1,876 The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a 0.34% increase in water tariff and a 1.52% decrease in electricity tariff to take effect on December 1, 2023. The water tariff for residential customers increased from GHS/m³ 4.72 to 4.74 while non-residential customers moved from GHS/m³ 14.13 to 14.19. For water sachet producers, their […]
KNUST cautions 2023 applicants over demand for payments by scammers
1,917 Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is cautioning the public over a means adopted by some scammers to scrupulously dupe them of their monies under the guise of paying for their fees. The University says persons who applied for admission have been receiving text messages demanding a nonrefundable amount […]
2024 elections: NPP’s defeat will pave way for Ken Agyapong to become president in future – Kumchacha
1,703 The founder of Heaven’s Gate Ministries, Nicholas Osei popularly known as Kumchacha, has said that Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong’s presidential ambition will come to fruition if the New Patriotic Party (NPP) loses the 2024 general elections. According to him, if Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is able to sail through […]
Court stops Dormaahene from attending Berekumhene’s funeral to prevent clashes
1,899 This was after the Sunyani High Court, on Wednesday (Nov 22), restrained him from attending the funeral today (Thursday, Nov 23) since it could lead to the breach of the peace. The court order followed an application brought before the court by a member of the Berekum Traditional Council, Osabarima Kyere Yeboah Darteh II. […]
Parliament clerk’s residence was sold in 2015 not 2019 – Lands Minister
2,291 The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has clarified that the accommodation of a sitting Clerk of Parliament was sold in 2015 and not 2019. A statement from the Parliamentary Service revealed that the official accommodation of a sitting clerk of Parliament at Cantonments was sold in 2019 to a private […]
Gov’t pushing for law to ban import of ‘yemuadie’, rice, others without committee approval
1,489 The government is pushing to establish a regulation that will restrict the importation of what they call strategic products. This development is set to take place without the Minority’s proposed establishment of a committee by the government to assess the move. Some items include rice, fruit juices, yemuadie, fish, cement, and some other 17 […]
Mfante clash: Lands Ministry awaits outcome of committee report
1,882 The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has announced that it is awaiting the outcome of a committee’s report regarding the recent deaths of two individuals at a community mining site in Mfante, located in the Ano North District in the Ashanti Region. Two brothers, Abdul Samed Razak and Hashim Osman who were protecting […]
I’m not campaigning to be Bawumia’s running mate – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
1,788 The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has firmly refuted suggestions that he is actively lobbying to be selected as the running mate for Dr. Mahammudu Bawumia in the upcoming 2024 general elections. His response comes in the wake of an admonition from the former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, who urged the Majority Leader to focus […]