The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has urged the government to Fast-track the deployment of available vaccines in the country to vaccinate more people and curb the spread of infections. “We will be in for a huge problem if we do not break the chain of transmission”,Dr Justice Yankson, General Secretary of the Association told the … The post Ghana
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana on Thursday called on the government to block loopholes in the Warehousing and Tax exemptions regime as it drains the nation of needed funds for development. Mr Samson Asaki Awingobit, Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana told the Ghana News Agency in Tema, that … The post Warehousing
Mr Dan Botwe, Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development has said a decentralised system of local government based on the Constitution remained the vision and quest of the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo. He said the President had demonstrated his commitment to the “unfinished business” of decentralisation, through the reorganisation of the … The post President
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), has resolved to embark on strike action to demand the settlement of all outstanding issues and related arrears payable to its members. The resolution was contained in a Communique issued by the GMA at the end of its Fourth National Executive Council (NEC) meeting … The post Ghana Medical
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old Chinese national -Luo Chuan – on August 9, 2021 and charged with conspiracy to commit murder, abetment of attempted murder and duty to prevent Felony. Luo Chuan was arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a fellow Chinese national, – Xu Rongsheng 33-year-old by Jiang … The post Chinese
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged government to show good faith in its engagement with the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to find a lasting solution to the impasse between the two. UTAG has been on strike since Monday, August 2, 2021, over what it said was government’s refusal to heed to calls … The post UTAG strike: TUC
The Kadjebi District in the Oti Region has recorded 66 new HIV and AIDS cases as of June 2021 compared with 51 cases recorded in the same period in 2020. Out of 4,763 people tested for HIV, including 1,690 males and 3,173 females by June 2021, 66 people tested positive for HIV. The number includes … The post Kadjebi records increases in HIV and AIDS cases appeared
Abdulai Maman, a landlord, has been sentenced for renting out his building without a toilet facility to tenants. Maman pleaded guilty with an explanation that he gave a mason some amount of money to construct a toilet for him but he ran away to Accra. The court presided over by Madam Edith Lucy Dzormeku said … The post Court convicts, fines landlord
Lionel Messi is impatient to start work on the task of winning trophies with Paris St-Germain after his stunning departure from Barcelona. The 34-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the option of a third at the Ligue 1 club after his 21-year stay at the Catalan outfit came to an end. “I am very … The post Messi ‘impatient’
Systematic violence against women and children has been widespread in the conflict in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region, according to human rights organization Amnesty International. Members of the Ethiopian armed forces, the Eritrean military, the paramilitary special police of the Amhara region and the Amharic militia Fano made cruel use of sexualized violence as a weapon … The post Amnesty:
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has promised protection for a prominent journalist after she received death threats from a drug cartel. “I want to express my solidarity with journalist Azucena Uresti,” Lopez Obrador said Tuesday in his daily press conference. The government has agreed on protective measures for the TV and radio presenter who … The post Mexico
Saudi Arabia has sentenced several officials to varying jail terms in a spate of graft cases, a state watchdog said, as part of an anti-corruption drive backed by the oil-rich monarchy’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The verdicts were recently issued by a court in the Saudi capital Riyadh in cases involving financial and … The post Saudi
The Ghana Statistical Service says 99.4 per cent of Ghanaian households have been enumerated in 15 regions. Greater Accra reached a completion rate of 98 per cent at the end of this year’s Population and Housing Census. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, Government Statistician, announcing this on Wednesday at a press briefing in Accra, said data … The post GSS
The Ghana Statistical Service says 99.4 per cent of Ghanaian households have been enumerated in 15 regions. Greater Accra reached a completion rate of 98 per cent at the end of this year’s Population and Housing Census. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, Government Statistician, announcing this on Wednesday at a press briefing in Accra, said data … The post GSS
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, singled out for praise two illustrious sons of Bono Region for their sterling contributions towards the advancement of his government. He said his government acknowledged and appreciated the exceptional commitment and support of Mr. Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations and Mr. Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the … The post Akufo-Addo
Mr Justice Njornan Magah Yadjayime, a Supervisor at the Vehicle Valuation Unit of the Customs Technical Service Bureau has explained that the high import duties on hybrid vehicles is due to the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET). Mr Yadjayime noted that member states of ECOWAS adopted the CET in 2015 explaining that it applied to … The post ECOWAS tariff
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has so far removed over 21,000 submerged tree stumps along the various routes on the Volta Lake between 2018 and 2020. The exercise has greatly helped in reducing the frequent marine accidents that claimed hundreds of lives and destroyed property worth thousands of Cedis on the Volta Lake. Addressing the … The post Over
A 14-Member Multi-Stakeholder Working Group on Ghana’s Membership on the United Nations Security Council has been inaugurated by Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. The Group will assist the Government of Ghana to carry out its mandate on the UN Security Council from 2022 to 2023. It is expected … The post Foreign
Three mobile money agents who stole their employers’ GH¢34,106 and used same for Soccer betting, have been sentenced to three years each by an Accra Circuit Court. Aaron Anku, Joseph Doe and Evans Owusu were charged with Conspiracy to Commit Crime to wit stealing, and three counts of stealing. Anku is said to have dishonestly … The post Three mobile money
United Nations human rights experts have called on the Ghanaian government to reject the proposed ‘family values’ bill currently before Parliament because it seeks to establish a system of State-sponsored discrimination and violence against the LGBTQI community. The first reading of the bill was done on August 2, 2021. Consideration of the bill is expected … The post UN
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