The Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors has announced the appointment of Dr. Patrick Kwaku Ofori as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1st, 2022. He will be filling the vacancy created by the departure of the Chamber’s founding CEO, Senyo Hosi, who is stepping down after 10 years …
Read More »Ghana: 29% Of Employees Earning Salaries Better Off Than Those Self-Employed – World Bank
The World Bank has said that 25% of Ghanaians who are into wage employment are better off than 69% who are into self-employment. The Bretton Wood institution therefore wants the government to pay attention to that. Speaking at the 6th Ghana Economic Update, Social Protection Specialist at the World Bank, …
Read More »We Are Struggling; Cushion Us – Public Sector Workers To Gov’t
The Public Sector Workers Union (PSWU) is pleading with the government to heed to calls for support amid the current economic crisis in Ghana. Speaking on the Probe on JoyNews on Sunday, the General Secretary of PSWU, Bernard Adjei, noted that workers are struggling to cater for themselves, hence, their …
Read More »GMA Joins Labour Unions Demanding COLA
The Ghana Medical Association has joined labour unions demanding payment of Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to their members. For weeks, many public sector workers have been on strike over the government’s failure to pay the allowance. Teachers are not in the classroom three weeks to the start of …
Read More »Acute Premix Fuel Shortage At Akateng; Fishermen, Fishmongers Rendered Redundant
The inability of fishermen along the Volta Lake at Akateng in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region to secure premix fuel for fishing has led to an acute shortage of fish in the area. Akateng is a major fishing community which supplies large quantities of fish to …
Read More »Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame To Seek Fourth Term As President
Rwanda’s leader, who has been in power for two decades, has said he would consider remaining in office for another 20 years. Paul Kagame told a French TV channel he would stand for President again at the next election in 2024. In 2015 he changed the constitution, allowing him to …
Read More »64 Boko Haram Terrorists Run To Ghana?
The Ghana Immigration Service has announced that about 64 Nigerian terrorist group, Boko Haram who escaped from in Abuja are likely to be hiding in Ghana. The inmates at the Nigeria Prison at Kuje near Abuja were freed by the Islamic extremist rebels and are currently on the run and …
Read More »Dr. Bawumia: Africa Must Adopt Technological Development Amid Global Economic Crisis
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said the ongoing economic crisis sweeping through the world must be a wake-up call to African countries to adopt a technological approach to development, especially as the continent seeks to rebuild and rise. Addressing a high-level African Union-backed “BOMA” event, the Vice …
Read More »What Have You Done With The Minerals Royalties? – Adansihene Asks Government
Chief of the Adansi Traditional Area, Opagyakotwere Bonsra Afriyie II is demanding accountability for the 55% minerals royalties paid to the government for mining activities in Obuasi. The Overlord of Adansi says he is yet to see the government execute projects with the allocated percentage received from mining giant, AngloGold …
Read More »Former Akwatia MP, Ama Sey Must Come Back; We Were Unfair To Her – NPP Women’s Organizer Cries Out
Kate Gyamfua, an aspirant for National Women’s Organizer of the New Patriotic Party, has made an appeal for the return of Mrs. Mercy Adu Gyamfi, popularly called Ama Sey, who lost her Parliamentary seat to Ernest Yaw Kumi during the party’s primaries. Ama Sey was the Member of Parliament (MP) …
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