GENERAL NEWS

The Minority in Parliament has said that considering extreme inflation and hardship in the country, the least that the Akufo-Addo government can do is to pay cocoa farmers remunerative cocoa prices.   The opposition lawmakers described the government as insensitive because in their view, cocoa farmers are reeling under sever …

The Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) has denied reports in a section of the Ghanaian media linking its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr.  Benjamin K. D. Asante to a $2billion loot. The company is asking the Herald Newspaper that did the report to retract and apologise.         …

At least 25 people have died after a bus plunged into a gorge in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.   Officials said at least 40 were on board when the bus veered off the road and fell into a ravine in Pauri Garhwal district on Tuesday night. So far, …

The World Bank has classified Ghana as a high debt distress country as it projects the nation’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 104.6% by the end of 2022. According to its October 2022 Africa Pulse Report, debt is expected to jump significantly, from 76.6% a year earlier, amid …

The President of Ghana, H.E  Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his appeal to the Chiefs, Metropolitan, Municipal and Chief Executives (MMDCE’s) in the country to rise up and take up lead roles in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey). According to the President, the Chiefs, who are custodians of lands …

Government has pegged the producer price for cocoa at GH¢800 per bag of 64kg.   The new price takes effect from Friday, October 14, 2022, for the 2022-2023 crop season.   This depicts a 21 percent increase from GH¢10,560 per tonne to GH¢12,800 per tonne.   The previous price of …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has warned that transport fares are likely to be increased by 30% if there is no reduction in charges by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA).   Speaking to KMJ on Prime Morning Tuesday monitored by MyGhanaMedia.com, a member of the communication …

Four labour unions in the public universities have declared their intention to embark on a never-before-seen strike beginning Thursday, October 13, 2022. “This gives the employer and all stakeholders of tertiary education in Ghana one crucial week to reverse the directive that seeks to negatively compromise the conditions of service …

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has clashed with the Public Relations Officer of the timber processing firm, Samertex, Vincent Torgah, over rights to be operating in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve. The clash comes after the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, …

Professor Kwesi Yankah, an academician, author and statesman has urged President Akufo-Addo to save his face and his government by going after the “big fishes” in the fight against galamsey.   In what he termed as “my written speech” addressed directly to the president through Asaase 99.5, Prof Yankah drew …