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Members of the Gas Tanker Drivers and Petrol Tanker Unions have served notice to embark on sit down strike starting Monday August 1. This is due to the poor condition of service they are going through, the drivers said. A statement they issued indicated that they are not paid salaries and even when salaries are […]

Ghanaian giants Hearts of Oak have released striker Isaac Agyenim Boateng and Auroras graduate Enoch Addo, according to reports. The duo join a long list of players who have been deemed surplus to requirements and made to leave the club, including Fredrick Ansah Botchway and Patrick Razak.Agyenim-Boateng joined the Phobians last season from Medeama, but struggled to command a starting role and scored only one goal in the Ghana Premier League.Meanwhile, Enoch Addo, whose contract

A former Deputy Minister of Communications, George Andah, has asked the National Identification Authority (NIA) provide additional ways for people to be able to obtain their GhanaCards in order to make the ongoing SIM re-registration exercise smooth. He said the NIA must do more to clear the backlog of persons yet to obtain their card […]

There are several challenges in the ongoing SIM re-registration exercise which the government has failed to resolve but is threatening to block unregistered SIM by the 31 July deadline, Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Samuel Nartey George, has said. Sam George noted that some persons are unable to link their Ghana Card to the SIM. […]

Some residents of Dome-Kwabenya have welcomed the dismissal of their Member of Parliament Sarah Adwoa Safo as Minister of Gender Children and Social Protection. They also want her seat to be declared vacant. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revoked her appointment as Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection. This was contained in a press statement signed […]

Some economists are warning that Ghana’s economic outlook, following revisions made to the fiscal targets for 2022 will make things difficult for the business community. The government in the 2022 mid-year budget review, reduced the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – growth in income earned from production for the year from 5.8 per cent to 3.7 … The post Businesses

Without the presence of a valid Will, the Intestate Succession Law, 1985 promotes spousal inheritance of property and assets, recognises the spouse(s) of the deceased, their biological or adopted children, surviving parents, and the customary family, prioritising spouses, and children. Mr John Ato Breboh, the Senior Principal Investigator, Tema Regional Office of the Commission on … The post Without

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has disclosed that as part of the new Standing Orders of the House he intends to propose for Members of Parliament (MPs) to be allowed to go on leave. According to him, it was unhealthy for MPs to work throughout the four years that they were elected without resting. “I … The post Speaker proposes leave for MPs appeared first on

The African Education Watch (EduWatch), a policy think tank, has expressed its dissatisfaction over the government’s inability to address the shortage of food supply faced by second-cycle institutions. According to EduWatch, the government’s inability to tell Ghanaians practical mechanisms put in place to address the perennial food shortage during the immediate 2022 Mid-Year Budget Review … The post EduWatch

Dr. Phyllis Henrichs of Sankofa herbs and Roots has admonished manufacturers of traditional medicine to improve their products by deliberate implementation of good agricultural practices at the point of cultivation of medicinal plants. They must also have good manufacturing practices, which includes packaging and post marketing surveillance. She said while some medicinal products met the … The post Quality

Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, said institutions of higher learning needed to be strengthened to help build capacities in science, technology and innovation (STI). He said this was one of the surest ways to meeting the needs of the society. Dr. Afriyie who was addressing the 3rd congregation of Council … The post Let

Mr. Elijah Adansi-Bonah, the Municipal Chief Executive of Obuasi, has issued a warning to illegal miners operating on the concession of AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine, to immediately stop such activities. The MCE gave this directive during an interaction with the media on the sidelines of a General Assembly Meeting at Obuasi. It would be recalled … The post Stay

Fire has gutted portions of the Mile 7 Market in Accra. Details of the cause of the fire are immediately unknown, but officials of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) are on the ground battling the inferno. GNFS posted photos and videos of the ravaging fire on its social media pages. The post Fire ravages Mile 7 market in Accra appeared first on Citinewsroom

Osman Bukari continued his fine form for Red Star Belgrade on Friday when he came off the bench to score the last goal in 6-0 win over Radnik Surdulica in the Serbian Superliga. The 23-year-old was introduced in the 70th minute when Red Star were two-nil up thanks to goals from Mirko Ivan at the Stadion Rajko MitiÄ?. Bukari was put through by Mirko Pavko and the Ghana international out-run his marker before slotting last the goalkeeper. This is his second goal in three

The Inspector–General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has been challenged to either undertake or commission a study that can be used as the basis for contesting the credibility of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) survey which ranked the Ghana Police Service as the most corrupt institution in Ghana. CHRAJ […]

The Inspector–General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has been challenged to either undertake or commission a study that can be used as the basis for contesting the credibility of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) survey which ranked the Ghana Police Service as the most corrupt institution in Ghana. CHRAJ […]

This year’s edition of Media General’s Takoradi-based radio station Connect FM’s Western Trade Fair comes off this Sunday, July 31 at the prestigious Takoradi Shopping Mall. The seven-day event will assemble Small and Medium Scale enterprises, under one roof, to exhibit their wares. The Western Trade Fair has grown to become one of the most […]

Vodafone Plc has agreed a sale of its operations in Ghana to Telecel Group, as the British telecommunications giant looks to refocus on key markets.  The London-listed company will sell its majority stake in Vodafone Ghana to Africa-focused Telecel, subject to certain conditions, a spokesperson for Vodafone said in an emailed statement. Vodafone entered Ghana […]

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