The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is advocating for a review of the price stabilization and recovery levy to forestall further increases in petroleum products. Petroleum products have been increased about four times in the spate of two months. COPEC attributed the situation to the Coronavirus pandemic and the current …
Read More »Ghana Will Host The Best Ever African Games in 2023 – Sports Minister-Designate
Sports Minister-designate Mustapha Ussif has disclosed the government’s intention of staging a successful African Games in their first attempt. Ghana won the rights to host the popular multi-sport event for the first time ahead of Nigeria and Burkina Faso in 2018. It is expected that the 13th edition of the …
Read More »Union Directs All General Staff Of Kotoka International Airport To Withdraw Services
The Ghana Airport Company Limited’s Divisional Union of the Public Services Workers’ Union of the Trade Union Congress, has directed all general staff of the Kotoka International Airport to withdraw their services from 6 am on Friday, February 26, until further notice. This, according to the Union, is due to …
Read More »Medeama Coach Samuel Boadu Resigns
Medeama have announced their head coach Samuel Boadu has resigned less than 24 hours after he led the club to beat Eleven Wonders 2-0 in the Ghana Premier League. Boadu was in the dugout for the win that sent Medeama into second and two points behind leaders Karela United. “Coach …
Read More »It Is Unfortunate That Mahama Dragged Us To Court Over Innocuous Mistake – EC’s Lawyers File Closing Address
The lawyers of the Electoral Commission (EC), first respondent in the ongoing petition hearing say it is unfortunate that they were dragged to court by the NDC’s 2020 Presidential Candidate, John Mahama. According to them, the harmless mistake made by EC boss, Jean Mensah while declaring the election results on …
Read More »Akufo-Addo To Receive First Covid-19 Jab
President Akufo-Addo will receive the first dose of the initial consignment of COVID-19 vaccines which arrived in the country on Wednesday. “President Akufo-Addo will be the first to be vaccinated,” Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, Presidential advisor on health, disclosed. According to Dr Nsiah-Asare, the move to have the President take the …
Read More »Petitioner’s Case Discloses No Reasonable Cause Of Action – Akufo-Addo
Lawyers for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have prayed the Supreme Court to dismiss the Petitioner’s case as it discloses no reasonable cause of action. President Nana Addo said “our submission is that the petition is frivolous and discloses no reasonable cause of action remains unshaken, notwithstanding the evidence led …
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Works Begin On New KATH Maternity And Children’s Block Demolition Plans Get Underway
Work has started on the construction of a five-storey structure to replace the long-stalled Maternal and Children’s block at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. Excavation of the project site is ongoing as contractors prepare to demolish the existing structure. After years of neglect, the existing building failed a …
Read More »Australia Passes Law To Make Google And Facebook Pay For News
Australia has passed a world-first law aimed at making Google and Facebook pay for news content on their platforms. The news code legislation had been fiercely opposed by the US tech giants. Last week Facebook blocked all news content to Australians over the row, but reversed its decision this week …
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