The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has informed Parliament that the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government would be presented on November 15 and not 17 as it was initially advertised. He explained that the reason was to enable the House to attend its post-budget workshop with members …
Read More »Video Of Madina Appealing Against Blocking Of Roads During Protest Pops Up
A video has been released showing the Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, appealing to some demonstrators against blocking roads. On October 25, the MP led some of his constituents to demonstrate against poor roads in the constituency. Part of the protest turned violent when Police attempted to arrest …
Read More »Health Ministry To Begin Recruitment Of nurses, midwives From Nov. 10
The Health Ministry says from November 10; it will begin the recruitment of private and public trained nurses who graduated from health training institutions in 2019. A statement issued on Thursday and signed by the Chief Director, Kwabena Oku-Afari, stated that “Degree and Diploma nurses and midwives from both private and …
Read More »I Lied, Had No Evidence – Okoe Mensah Retracts False And Defamatory Publication Against Sam George
GPRTU Supports Proposal To Increase Road Toll
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has thrown its weight behind the proposal by the Association of Road Contractors to increase road tolls in the country. The Association of Road Contractors proposed an upward adjustment in road tolls to a minimum of GH¢2 for saloon cars as a bold …
Read More »Prof. Bokpin: Free SHS May Worsen Ghana’s Inequality Gap
Economist at the University of Ghana Business School, Prof Godfred Bokpin fears that government’s flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) policy will deepen the inequality gap in the country. A report by Oxfam Ghana has revealed that Ghana is currently failing in its quest to minimize inequality, especially in the …
Read More »Hassan Ayariga To Bawumia: ‘ID Cards Are Not Travelling Documents, Digitise The Cedi’
Founder and Leader of the All People’s Congress (APC) says the Ghana Card cannot be used as a legitimate document to verify Ghanaians’ citizenship and identity. Hassan Ayariga, in a circular, said the official travel document accepted worldwide is the passport; hence, the move by government to digitalise the Ghana …
Read More »India Makes $25m Available To Establish A Gold Refinery In Ghana
The governments of Ghana and India have partnered to establish a gold refinery in the natural resource rich West African country. The aim of the refinery is to refine gold in the country and also to create jobs for the youth. Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. …
Read More »Wontumi Has Failed, Change Him – Professor Charles Marfo
A Provost of the College of Humanities and social sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST), Professor Charles Marfo has advised the incumbent Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Bosiako never to conceive the idea that he’s irreplaceable. According to Prof …
Read More »GPRTU To Drivers: Don’t Increase Transport Fares Until Negotiations Are Concluded
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), has urged its members not to increase fares until it concludes negotiations with the government at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, November, 9 2021. According to the Union, even though its talks with government to scrap some taxes and levies placed on …
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