President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to striking teachers to return to the classroom pending the outcome of negotiations with the government on their demand for a 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). In the spirit of sacrifice, the at this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration, the President pleaded with the teachers to go back … The post President

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is constructing a €133-millionwater treatment plant to meet the demands of the growing population in the Sunyani Municipality and parts of the Bono Region. On completion, the facility situated at the Abesim headworks of the GWCL is expected to pump about 12.1 million gallons of water every day. Dr. … The post GWCL

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Thursday presented Letters of credence to 10 newly appointed envoys, charging them to seek cooperation’s and investments that would aid Ghana’s post-COVID-19 recovery Agenda. The ten envoys are Ambassador Ahmed Hassan, former Director of State Protocol, who will now serve as Ambassador-at-Large, Mrs Merene Benyah, a non-career diplomat, as the … The post Work

Atlantic Lithium, a registered and recognized organisation in mineral exploration and development, is set to explore the feasibility of lithium deposits through drone flying within Saltpond – Nanaanom communities in the Mfantseman Municipality in Ghana. The exercise which will commence on Sunday July 10, this year, is to allow the company to know the scope … The post Atlantic

Kelvin Mensah, a 25-year-old businessman has been convicted by a Hohoe Circuit Court to two years imprisonment for unlawful entry and stealing. The Court presided over by Mr Michael Johnson Abbey, found the convict guilty of the charges after he earlier pleaded not guilty when he first appeared in Court on May 14, and granted … The post Businessman convicted

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Science’s Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI), has commenced the implementation of utilizing treated wastewater for urban agriculture with farmers on its premises. In a press release issued in Accra, by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Science’s Technology and Policy Research Institute (CSIR-STEPRI), it explained that Ghana’s demonstration … The post CSIR

A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Dormaa Central Municipality of Bono Region has convicted and sentenced an ex-convict Kwabena Paterson, aged 28 to 14 years imprisonment for causing unlawful damage, unlawful entry, stealing and resisting arrest. Paterson, also an apprentice mason, pleaded not guilty and was consequently convicted on all four charges by the … The post Court

The Government on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, commenced negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a support package of up to $1.5 billion. The Minister of Information on July 1 announced the government’s decision to seek a programme from the Bretton Woods institution. The government had earlier ruled out seeking support from the IMF … The post Ghana’s

The State of Israel, which produces about $1.2 billion worth of agricultural inputs and technology, has expressed its readiness to partner with indigenous companies to augment Ghana’s local production. This would be done through the establishment of long-term collaborations between Israeli and Ghanaian companies, knowledge transfer and investment in the agriculture sector. The move is aimed … The post Israel

Mr Bernard Adjei, the General Secretary of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU), has called on the government to bail public service workers out by giving them Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) He said inflation was so high that workers could no longer convey themselves to work, “now workers also need a bailout.” “It is either the … The post Workers need a bailout now –