GENERAL NEWS

“I want to die because I am tired and weak. Others are working all I do is sleep the whole day, yet I want to eat. I think death has forgotten me,” a tired 106-year-old woman has said. Euphrasie Kanyundo is reminding death of her long existence. Having witnessed the …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has said political parties do not have the power to remove any Member of Parliament no matter the reasons they may have against the lawmaker. According to him, it is only the Speaker who can take that decision. Mr Bagbin specifically told the New …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said just as it took a while for Ghana to achieve independence from the British colonial masters, Ghanaians must be patient as his administration works to ensure economic prosperity for all.   Mr. Akufo-Addo said achieving economic prosperity will not come overnight.   He …

The government has announced the suspension of the expansion of the School Feeding Programme to allow debts owed caterers to be cleared. This was disclosed by the Minister responsible for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cecilia Abena Dapaah on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday. The Minister’s announcement was in …

Some nurses across the country are seething with rage over the government’s delay in the release of their February salary.   According to the nurses, the situation has become unbearable for many health workers.   “Many a time, as government workers on the Controller and Accountant General’s Department payroll, the …

A group calling itself Concerned National Service Personnel (NSP) has called on the government to pay personnel across the country, their two-month allowance arrears. According to the group, it is the mandate of the National Service Scheme (NSS) to ensure that priority sectors in the country do not lack the …

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The Electronic Transaction Tax (E-Levy) has become a household name dominating the Ghanaian airspace in the last couple of weeks. The government has so far done a lot in its bid to pass the levy but is met with strict resistance from the citizens and the opposition members of parliament …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared June 10, 2022, as this year’s Green Ghana Day, under the theme “Mobilising for a Greener Future.” The President made the declaration at the Accra International Conference Centre on March 1, 2022, when he launched the 2022 edition of the Green Ghana Day. …

The latest data from the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) have revealed that 553,065 persons in Ghana have had their marriages dissolved while 405,090 have separated. These figures were obtained through interviews of people during the 2021 PHC which began on June 27 and ended on August 15, 2021. …