The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) have threatened to lay down their tools should the government and the Public Services Commission fail to sanction the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme,Mr Alex Opoku-Mensah, affectionately known as Omens, who reportedly went to the Manhyia Government Hospital in Kumasi to have an altercation with a nurse on duty. On Sunday, 27 November, 2022 a nurse at the hospital placed a call to a house officer at the heath
A Deputy Minister for Finance, Abena Osei-Asare, has advised the Minority to rethink their position to reject the 2023 budget because Ghana, as a country, would be the loser at the end of the day if the threat is carried out. “This is the time that we have to support government. We are in this together and that is why we themed the budget Nkabom budget [to wit unity budget], she said whilst contributing to the debate of the budget yesterday. “Let us work together devoid of all our politics
A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and a presidential aspirant, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, has congratulated the Black Stars for their victory over South Korea in Ghana’s second match of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar. A brace by Mohammed Kudus helped the Black Stars beat South Korea 3 – 2 in their second Group H game on Monday. Mohammed Salisu scored the other goal in the thriller at the Education City stadium. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor described the victory in a statement issued
Daniel Deku, alias Paa Dan, a hotel manager, and Kofi Abdul Raman, alias Kofi Asiedu, a driver, have been remanded into lawful custody for allegedly breaking into a medical practitioner and a senior lecturer at University of Ghana Medical School, Dr. Benjamin Sarkodie Dabo’s vehicle. The accused persons were remanded by the Circuit Court ‘3’, presided over by Susana Eduful, on Monday, November 28, 2022. They were remanded to reappear before the court on 13th of next month, December, for
The fallout between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Electoral Commission (EC) has been described by some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and political parties as a recipe for disaster ahead of or after the 2024 General Elections. According to the CSOs and political parties, Ghana was losing its peaceful architecture, particularly, in the face of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) becoming less effectiveness in recent times. Entities that have expressed concern over the
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Akrofuom, Maurice Jonas Woode, has presented 16 computers to the Akrofuom Senior High Technical School (ASHTEC) to promote teaching and learning of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The school’s package included 11 desktop and five laptop computers with standard specifications, which DCE Woode indicated had come at the right time when ICT had become important, and hoped they would further enhance the teaching and learning of ICT in the school.
The Rotary Club of Kumasi is constructing 152 micro flush toilets and 29 boreholes for selected communities in three districts in the Ashanti Region. The selected communities to benefit from the project are the Kumasi Metropolis, Atwima Nwabiagya North and Tafo Municipality. The Rotary Club of Kumasi, in fulfilment of its vision to promote goodwill and prevent water borne diseases, has decided to construct toilets and boreholes across the country. The projects, according to Nana Effah Mensah,
The General Manager for the Tema Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ing Emmanuel Akinie, has reiterated the need for the conscious development of Soft Skills as a major contributor to one’s career growth. He made this remark as the Guest Speaker at the eighth Certification and Exhibition ceremony of the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Ashaiman. Speaking on the theme: ‘Development of Soft Skills and Vocational Technical Skills: A prior requirement to the labour market
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has been awarded the prestigious Public Service Excellence Award for his exceptional leadership in the country’s downstream petroleum industry. He received a plaque and a citation for implementing measures to sanitize the sector at the 2022 Ghana Energy Awards held at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra on Friday. Part of the citation reads: ‘You have had a telling impact on the direction of the National
The South African High Commissioner to Ghana, H.E. Grace Mason, has expressed her country’s readiness and interest to understudy Ghana’s small-scale mining sector, particularly on the regularisation of their small-scale mining operations. She described Ghana’s small-scale mining architecture as one of the best on the continent, and announced an official visit by a delegation from South Africa’s mining industry from 4th-9th December, this year. Receiving the delegation, the Minister
The budget contains serious austerity measures that would inflict more hardships on the ordinary Ghanaian than the politician. Not sharing hampers and diaries as expenditure cuts, for example, pales in comparison with reducing the size of the government. A simple google search of the word “Ministerial Appointments and Government Expenditure in Ghana’s Fourth Republic” would give an idea of how much we are likely to save if we reduce the size of the government. Yet, because the government
The Federal Government has approved 14-day paternity leave for serving male officers whose spouse delivers a baby. Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, in a circular said the leave will take effect from November 25, 2022. She said the leave is in line with the provisions of the Public Service Rules, 2021 Edition. “Government has also approved Paternity Leave for serving male officers whose spouse delivers a baby. The period of the leave shall be fourteen working days.
Parents of a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Aminu Azare, who was arrested for alleging that the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha Buhari, was feeding fat on poor people’s money, has called on the first lady to forgive and release their son. Mr Azare, a final-year student of Environmental Management and Toxicology at the University, was arrested after a tweet he posted in June on the allegation against Mrs Buhari, went viral five months later. He attached a photo of Mrs Buhari
Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened the Department of State Services, DSS, over failure to comply with a court ruling ordering his client’s release. Ejimakor warned that failure to release Kanu would trigger prompt judicial measures against DSS. The Special Counsel disclosed this while noting that he had served the DSS a final administrative demand for Kanu’s release. In a tweet, Ejimakor wrote: “Yesterday, I served on the DSS a final ‘administrative’
Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, sentenced the Inspector-General of Police Usman Baba to three months in prison for disobeying a court order. Justice Olajuwon who delivered the judgement said the order followed a suit filed by a former police officer, Patrick Okoli who claimed he was unlawfully and compulsorily retired from the Nigeria Police Force. The judge held that the IGP should be committed to prison and detained in custody for a period of three months
Many mobile money users in the Bolgatanga township say the one per cent E-levy on all transactions will impose more hardship on the vulnerable and make many avoid using the service. Following the proposal of one per cent of Electronic Levy on all transactions, including Mobile money, in the 2023 budget, presented to Parliament, some Momo users expressed worry about it adversely affecting the poor and vulnerable. Mr. Ken Ofori Atta, Finance Minister, in his presentation of the Budget, said, “the
A six-day joint capacity building training has opened in Tamale to train a pool of security officers on integrated border management. The training is a joint operations identification and management of human trafficking cases, and effective management of refugee and asylum related cases. The training seeks to equip participants with knowledge and other requisite skills in integrated border management, counter-terrorism management, human trafficking and the identification and protection of refugees
Will Smith has said his “bottled” rage led him to slap comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars in March. The actor has been interviewed for the first time since the incident, which he described as “a horrific night”. Appearing on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he said: “I was going through something that night, you know? “Not that that justifies my behaviour at all.” Smith added that there were “many nuances and complexities to it”,
Federal courts will be instated in the four Ukrainian regions annexed by Russia and the courts of the territories will be integrated into the Russian judicial system “as soon as possible,” according to Vladimir Putin. “Four new subjects have become part of Russia – the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic), the LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic), Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. In these territories, it is planned to create federal courts,” Russian President Putin said
Electricity shortages that have been plaguing Zimbabwe are set to worsen after an authority that manages the country’s biggest dam said water levels are now too low to continue power-generation activities. The Zambezi River Authority, which runs the Kariba Dam that is jointly owned by Zimbabwe and neighbouring Zambia, said in a letter dated November 25 that water levels at the biggest hydroelectricity supplier are at a record low and electricity generation must stop. The letter,
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