GENERAL NEWS

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT), have intimated that any further delay in the payment of salaries of its members for the month of February will put a huge financial burden on their members. According to the President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu, …

Ghana Card holders and dual nationals arriving in the country but also holding the valid citizenship identity card will be allowed in by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) with effect from today, 1st March, 2022 This announcement from the GIS is a further impetus for the status of the Ghana …

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, popularly known as Joe Wise has insisted his actions on December 21, 2021 to change over with the Second Deputy Speaker to cast his vote was not illegal. On December 21, 2021, Parliament was set to decide whether the E-levy bill was …

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC], has warned of looming world crisis if stakeholders do not take proactive measures to tackle climate change. At the launch of its Working Group II report titled ‘Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability’, the UN institution called for “urgent action required to …

The National Association of Graduate Teachers, NAGRAT, says its decision not to attend the National Labour Conference is based on its conviction that the meeting was not meant to salvage the hardships facing the ordinary government employee. President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu says, although the group was invited, it did …

President Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed the commitment of government to find a lasting solution to the prevailing strike action by the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG). He said this is important, to end the industrial action which has has lingered since the beginning of the academic year in January. “Government …

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The West African Examinations Council has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2021 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The Council will dispatch the results to the schools through the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Directors of Education. Meanwhile, the Council has hosted the results online …

The Finance Ministry has admitted that it may struggle to pay salaries of public sector workers in the long run if the country’s revenue base, is not increased. Last week, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin noted that government may not be able to pay salaries in the next three …

The finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, after the 2022 budget reading has been on the hot seat as a result of the inclusion of an electronic transaction levy that seeks to tax Ghanaians who transact businesses electronically.     The ministry of information in collaboration with the ministry of finance has …