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Mahama grateful to Greater Accra NDC Youth Wing for their unflinching solidarity and support

301  HE John Dramani Mahama,2024 flagbearer of the NDC has conveyed his gratitude and appreciation to members of the public and particularly the Greater Accra Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for the love, support, and commitment to defending his strong and incorruptible character. “Ayekoo to the young people including women who converged […]

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Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana to go on nationwide strike

442  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 […]

Politics

NPP should be ‘super remorseful’ for messing up the economy – Fifi Kwetey

311  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 […]

Business

PURC reduces electricity tariff by 1.52%, water tariff up by 0.34%

286  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 […]

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2024 elections: NPP’s defeat will pave way for Ken Agyapong to become president in future – Kumchacha

259  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 […]

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Gov’t pushing for law to ban import of ‘yemuadie’, rice, others without committee approval

190  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 […]