GENERAL NEWS

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has rescinded its plan to embark on an indefinite nationwide industrial action from December 27. The move was for the Union to demonstrate its opposition to earlier plans by the government to include pension funds in the debt exchange programme. The union has also cautioned …

Ghana’s longest-serving Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, has been laid to rest. A state funeral service was held for the late National Democratic Congress stalwart at the State House on Thursday, December 22, 2022, after which a private burial service was organised for him. Several dignitaries including President Nana Addo …

The death of my good friend, Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, is a very sad development. My contemporary, in the mid-1960s, at the University of Ghana, Legon, Dr. Botchwey was a longstanding public servant, who discharged his duties thoughtfully and with dignity, and became Ghana’s longest-serving Minister for Finance and Economic Planning. …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the families of Ahmed Suale and the media fraternity of his resolve to find the killers of the investigative journalist. He said, so long as he remains in office, the perpetrators of the heinous crime will be brought to book. President Akufo-Addo said …

Investment and fund management firm Databank has not shut down its operations, the chief executive Kojo Addae-Mensah has said. Addae-Mensah said staff of the company are being attacked and threatened by some clients and in order to preserve their lives they have been asked to work remotely, effective Thursday (22 …

The President of Ghana, H.E Akufo-Addo has had cause to advise journalists to desist from churning out lies and vile speculations about the prevailing economic conditions in the country. He believes any such negative reports tend to affect any gains the government is making in the country’s economic recovery programme. …

The University Students Association of Ghana (USAG) has expressed displeasure with the increment in the fees of public universities for the 2022/2023 academic year. USAG has bemoaned students cannot adequately prepare to meet up with the new fees, considering the few weeks they have to resume academic activities. Parliament recently …

Unsuccessful National Youth Organiser aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Brogya Genfi has withdrawn his suit challenging George Opare Addo’s victory. In a press release issued on Thursday, Mr Genfi said the decision was after the former President, John Dramani Mahama’s counsel. According to him, out of the respect …

The much-applauded Gold for Oil Policy will be implemented beginning next month, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. The Oil for Gold initiative, announced by the Vice President last month, will see Ghana pay for imported oil products with gold, in a move which the Vice President explained will …

Some disgruntled clients of Databank have threatened to attack the company for failing to honour withdrawal requests. Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Kojo Addae-Mensah who disclosed this to JoyNews on Thursday, said the situation is serious and could get out of hand. “It is a very serious matter. We …