The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has appealed to the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana to reconsider their strike. According to NUGS, the demands of the two unions are legitimate, but they should consider the interest of Ghanaian students. Member of UTAG and the Senior […] The post NUGS
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has put on hold plans to invite and interrogate the NDC’s 2020 parliamentary candidate for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, whose entry into Parliament has been short-lived. The CID had been petitioned by the Central Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Takyi […] The post CID
Members of the Bread Bakers Association in the Ashanti Region have announced an increment in the price of bread. A loaf of bread sold at GHS5 will now sell at GHS6. The decision according to the association is due to the rising cost of raw materials in the production of the commodity. The bakers say […] The post Price of bread increased in Ashanti Region appeared first on
The Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General, Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, has charged African leaders to step up advocacy for an equitable system of distributing COVID-19 vaccines globally. According to him, the current dispensation is unfair and could leave many countries, particularly in Africa, ravaged by Coronavirus pandemic when a vaccine exists. Speaking to Citi News, […] The post Speak
Nine motions have been sponsored in Parliament through the Private Members’ Bill since December 2020. The motions include the request to constitute a bi-partisan Committee to investigate the circumstances under which Frontiers Healthcare was awarded a contract to conduct COVID-19 testing at KIA, a motion seeking a full-scale probe into acts of violence that occurred […] The post List
Fifteen soldiers have been killed in what Niger’s Defense Ministry has described as a “terrorist attack” in the southwest of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso. It said soldiers in the Torodi area of the Tillaberi region were ambushed and then hit by an improvised explosive device. Seven soldiers were wounded and six […] The post At least 15 soldiers
High-ranking army and police officials have been arrested in Madagascar in connection with a failed attempt to kill the country’s president. The arrested include five generals and several active police officers, meaning 21 people are now being investigated over last month’s foiled assassination. Authorities have also seized a gun and $250,000 (£180,000), local media said. […] The post Madagascar
The ‘Proper Human Sexual and Ghanaian Family Values Bill’ 2021, is expected to be laid in Parliament later today [August 2, 2021] for a presentation and first reading. The bill, nicknamed the anti-LGBTQ bill, prescribes that people of the same sex who engage in sexual activity could be fined or jailed for between three to […] The post Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill to be laid
About 3,000 Woodworkers at Kaase-Angola in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region have been served a notice of eviction from their current place of operation. The Jute Mills Ghana Limited has served notice to the woodworkers to vacate the parcel of land which they have occupied for years. The affected workers who are members […] The post Kaase-Angola
US firms have frozen investment plans in Kenya due to uncertainty about a new free trade deal between the two countries. Many American firms had already begun investing in Kenya, spurred by the prospects of a fresh bilateral trade and investment pact between Washington and Nairobi. Talks on the free trade deal were, however, jolted […] The post US firms suspend investment plans in
The University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, is set to begin an indefinite strike from today, Monday, August 2, 2021. In a communiqué on July 30, UTAG directed all its members to comply with the strike. UTAG members on all campuses are to withdraw teaching and other activities like examinations, invigilation, marking of examination scripts […] The post UTAG begins
Rwanda has lifted a 15-day lockdown effective August 1 and reimposed strict guidelines to contain Covid-19 infections that have been on the rise since June. A cabinet meeting presided over by President Kagame on Friday resolved that Kigali, and the other eight districts that have been under lockdown since July 17, reopen but some restrictions […] The post Covid-19:
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