GENERAL NEWS

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai in the Western North region, Alfred Amoah, and his personal driver have been reported dead in a ghastly accident Tuesday evening. The accident, said to involve multiple vehicles, reportedly occurred at Apedwa near Tafo in the Eastern Region. Western North Regional Minister, Richard …

Representatives of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the National Graduate Association of Teachers (NAGRAT) have walked out of the negotiation with the government over their demand for Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). The two associations accused government of betrayal of trust for asking them to call off …

Ghana’s Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has asked world leaders to collectively help fight human trafficking. The lawmaker said the menace cannot be fought by individual countries alone. He, however, acknowledged the importance of local interventions in tackling the problem.   Speaking at the Taskforce of …

A former member of the Management Board of the Komenda Sugar Factory Project, Ransford Chatman Vanni-Amoah, has rejected a number of claims made by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Hon. Alan Kyerematen concerning the state of the factory.   Mr Vanni-Amoah, who was also the Secretary of the Board, …

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has explained that its ongoing demolition exercise is to get rid of encroachers occupying its Right of Way.   GRIDCo in a statement said the activities of encroachers “pose a threat to its transmission towers and a danger to the lives of encroachers.”   …

The National Peace Council (NPC) has developed conflict complaint and conflict alertness forms to facilitate reporting of such issues by persons who wish to do so.   The Council in a statement issued on July 4 said the newly developed measure would “strengthen early warning and response mechanisms as well …

The Labour expert, Austin Gamey wants the government to review some of its flagship programmes, especially the Free Senior High School (SHS) education to target only the poor. Ghana is currently engaging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to agree on a bailout plan at a time when its public finances …

A seven-member Supreme Court panel presided over by the Chief Justice, Anin Yeboah, has set Wednesday 23 November 2022, as date for judgement in the case seeking interpretation of Article 71 of the 1992 constitution on the payment of Ex Gratia to member of Parliament among others. Private legal practitioner, …

An appeal has gone to the government to adopt child care centers in the country, especially in the rural communities. Such a move, according to the Coalition of Maternal Health and Citizen Empowerment (CMCE), would offer mothers an appropriate environment to keep their children during working hours.   The Executive …

The Supreme Court has, in a unanimous decision, dismissed a case filed by former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson. The court turned down his request to set aside two Special Audit Reports on the operation of an Operational Business Suite acquired by SSNIT. …