Kofi Asamoah A few hours after Deputy Interior Minister made an appeal to Organised Labour to rescind a planned nationwide demonstration on Thursday, they have confirmed the protests in a press release, Wednesday. The release, signed by Kofi Asamoah, Trades Union Congress (TUC) General Secretary, entreated “all industries and employers and all well-meaning Ghanaians feeling […]
As many as 45 people are feared dead after a TransAsia Airways passenger plane crashed on one of Taiwan’s Penghu islands Wednesday, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported. At least nine other people were injured in the crash of the twin-engine turboprop plane, which happened outside Magong airport at about 7 p.m., CNA reported. The cause […]
“Your attitude, plus the successes you generate, will help our government and people overcome the challenging times that we face.†Those were part of President John Mahama’s words to newly engaged appointees last Monday; and he was on point with the admonition. It is instructive that the President’s words are coming at the heels of […]
Dr. Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah Newly appointed Health Minister Dr. Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah has suspended the decision by his predecessor, Sherry Ayittey, to dismiss Rev. Albert Okpoti-Botchway as CEO of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), igniting fresh confusion at the hospital. Dr. Agyemang-Mensah, who was sworn in by President John Mahama on Monday, decided to quash the […]
Dr John Kwakye The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has observed that grants to Ghana are likely to experience large shortfalls as donors have expressed concern about government’s financial indiscipline. According to the IEA, donors are not happy about the way the government is managing the finances of the country, hence their refusal to offer […]
Gideon Abotsi The young man, who allegedly beheaded his three-year-old son last Friday, July 18, over his wife Sena’s decision to starve him of sex, was yesterday remanded by the Ho District Court. The court, presided over by Robert Addo, remanded 37-year-old Gideon Abotsi in prison custody to reappear on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, to […]
Set aside for the moment the Sulley Muntari classical slaps and the death of Castro De Destroyer and focus instead on what is happening in the country. In fact, put behind you the sex exploits of ministers who went to Brazil to chill and set your eyes on how John Mahama is managing the affairs of this […]
Some children playing with dirty water An outbreak of cholera has left two persons dead and 350 more visiting hospitals in Accra. The figures, according to Deputy Director of Health for the Greater Accra Region, Dr John Eleaza, has been recorded in the last three weeks in four out of Greater Accra’s 16 districts. He […]
 Some staff of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital are planning on ousting the already dismissed acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from office as the pharmacy department temporarily shuts down in protest against a management directive that three local union leaders should go on a compulsory leave. The three are Stephen Corquaye, Raymond Tetteh and Eric […]
Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan (second right), Hannah Tetteh (Third Right) Thelma Iremiren (fifth right) and Claude Maerten (Fifth Left) in a post with other participants after the opening ceremony HEADS OF electoral bodies and representatives of political parties from all parts of Africa – supported by a special delegation from the European Union (EU) – have […]
Komla Dumor The Academic Board of the African University College of Communications (AUCC) has approved a proposal to establish the Komla Dumor Centre for Broadcast Journalism from September this year. Named after the late iconic African broadcaster, Komla Dumor of Ghana, the Centre will design special training programmes, workshops, public lectures, international conferences, and publish […]
A 34-year-old unemployed man Mohammed Ussif Kantoosi, who pretended to be Dr Raymond Atuguba, Executive Secretary of President John Mahama and succeeded in defrauding the Chief Director of the Ministry of Finance, Ambassador Leslie Kojo Christian to the tune of GH¢14,000 has been arraigned before court. He was put before an Accra Circuit Court presided […]
Prof Ernest Aryeetey The University of Ghana (UG) has received a $ 650,000 grant from a New York-based corporation in the US, Carnegie Corporation, in support of its PhD training programme. The programme dubbed: ‘UG Accelerated PhD Training (UG-APT)’ is for an initial period of two years and would support the establishment of UG-Pan African […]
The Ahenkro Chief with DCOP Kofi Boakye An elated chief of Ahenkro, near Offinso, Nana Ahenkro Sei Ababio III became the center of attraction when he perfectly performed the ‘Azonto’ dance at the opening of the police station on Friday. The Ahenkro chief, who could not hide his joy due to the opening of the […]
Members of the Advisory Board in a group photograph after the meeting The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Association of African Universities (AAU), the National Accreditation Board (NAB) and the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) towards quality assurance. The MOU entailed project agreement with the University […]
Workers protesting on the streets of Tema Members of the Tema Regional Office of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) hit the streets to protest against the mismanagement of the country’s economy by government which has led to the collapse of industries in Tema. According to them, the demonstration was to draw the attention […]
The illuminated Black Star Monument Philips, the global leader in lighting, has spectacularly illuminated Ghana’s iconic Black Star Monument with its latest LED lighting technology. The new lighting technology from Philips has enhanced the beauty of Ghana’s Black Star Monument. The showcasing of the LED lighting solutions in Ghana formed part of Philips’ 5th pan-African Cairo […]
Daniel Fugah addressing the press Aggrieved junior workers of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) have vowed to hold series of protests to ensure the continuous supply of crude oil to the refinery. According to them, TOR should not be turned into a fuel depot to facilitate the activities of Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs). The […]
Africa is losing a staggering $58 billion every year to the rest of the world. For the first time, a group of UK and East African NGOs have put the figure on the amount sub-Saharan Africa loses through debt repayments, illicit financial flows and illegal activities. The group is led by Health Poverty Action and […]
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