Any attempt by Government or board of trustees of pension schemes to undermine the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on pensions will be fiercely resisted by organised labour. According to Dr Yaw Baah, Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress, it has become aware of a letter dated April 7, 2023 inviting the board of trustee … The post We’ll
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr K T Hammond, has called for a sense of urgency and collaboration from staff of the Ministry to drive growth in the trade and industry sector. According to him, only a collective action involving all stakeholders would ensure the realisation of the Ministry’s targets. To this end, he … The post Trade Minister courts
Some top officials of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) have been cited for contempt for allegedly failing or refusing to restore two employees to their original positions. They are Chairman of the GSA Governing Board, Prof. Felix Mills Robertson, other board members, Marty Taylor, Idrissu Abdulai and Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah. The employees behind the … The post GSA top officials cited
The State has secured court order to take the blood sample of Safina Mohammed Adzizatu for a DNA test. Adzizatu, aka Safina Diamond, is standing trial in connection with the murder of Frank Kofi Osei, Ghanaian resident in Canada, who was on vacation in Ghana. When sitting resumed on Tuesday, Mr Wilberforce Mensah Ofori, a … The post Ashaley Botwe murder: State secures
A 30-year-old Nigerien woman, who allegedly connived with two other foreign nationals to steal $1,600 from a cashier, at a forex bureau, at the Accra Mall, appeared before the Adentan Circuit Court. Raquia Mohammed Rashida, charged with abetment of crime, namely stealing, has pleaded not guilty. Rashida’s accomplices, whose names were given as Bashir Mahmoud … The post Woman,
Police in North Carolina are searching for a man accused of shooting a 6-year-old girl and her father after their basketball rolled into the suspect’s yard. Two other victims, a woman and a man, were also injured. Police said the suspect, 24-year-old Robert Louis Singletary, remains at large. Mr Singletary faces four counts of first-degree … The post 6-year-old shot after
Eighty people have been killed in a crush at a school in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa, during a charity event for Ramadan, officials say. The incident began after hundreds crowded into a narrow street in the Bab al-Yemen area late on Wednesday to get handouts of $9 (£7) from a merchant. Video showed people screaming … The post 80 die in Ramadan crush in Yemen’s capital
A Tunisian investigative judge ordered on Thursday the imprisonment of Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of main opposition party, Ennahda, and a prominent critic of President Kais Saied, the politician’s lawyer told Reuters. Ghannouchi, who was arrested on Monday, is accused of plotting against internal state security and the decision to imprison him followed an investigation … The post Tunisia
Battered by three intense cyclones in the space of a year, southeast Madagascar is experiencing the knock-on effect of those climatic disasters: “Catastrophic” hunger in remote, inaccessible areas is gaining little international attention, humanitarian groups say. Cyclone Batsirai hit in February 2022, followed two weeks later by Cyclone Emnati. Then, Cyclone Freddy made landfall on … The post Madagascar
The 24-hour ceasefire agreed upon by the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has failed on Wednesday with eyewitnesses saying fighting continues. The ceasefire, brokered by countries trying to evacuate their citizens, was supposed to come into effect at 6 p.m. local time (1600 GMT). Dwindling vital supplies and the threatened health … The post Ceasefire
Wisconsin International University College, Ghana (WIUC-GH)’s Business School has held its Entrepreneurship Week celebrations aimed at providing captains of industry the platform to interact with students and young entrepreneurs. Speaking at a forum as part of the celebrations in Accra on Wednesday, Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEIP, said all over the … The post Wisconsin
A Coalition of Media Organisations has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to live by his principles on press freedom, and repeal sections of the 1992 Constitution that seek to undermine it. The group argued that recent incidences of injustices meted out to journalists under his regime smacks of a subtle reintroduction of the … The post Coalition
One unpleasant occurrence in human life in recent years is the outbreak of the COVID-19. As public information now, the first case of the disease was reported on December 31, 2019 in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China. In no time human-to-human and patient-to-medical staff transmission of the virus causing it was confirmed in … The post Hail CPMR for COVID-19 cure research appeared
Medivents Consult – a Media Public Relations and Events Management outfit, in partnership with the Ghana Digital Centres Limited (GDCL), will on Monday, May 1, organise a special walk for corporate workers as part of activities to mark the May Day celebrations. The five and 10-kilometre walk will commence at the Accra Sports Stadium through … The post Special walk to mark
The skipper of the senior national team (Black Stars), Andre Dede Ayew and brother, Jordan Ayew, on Wednesday sponsored an Iftar (breaking of fast) for Muslim sports administrators and managers to fraternise at the Ghana National Mosque, Kanda, a suburb of Accra. Among the gathering was the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt … The post Ayew brothers
The United States and Mexico will bid to co-host the 2027 Women’s World Cup (WWC), the football federations from the two countries said yesterday. US Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation (MFF) announced their plans one month before a May 19 deadline set by FIFA for hopeful host nations to formally submit bids. The United … The post US, Mexico to bid for 2027 WWC appeared first
Jesus Ferreira scored a late equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw for the United States against Mexico on Wednesday in a friendly international match in Arizona. Both teams fielded understrength sides with few Europe-based players released for the fixture because it was outside of FIFA’s recognised international calendar. Ferreira coolly tucked away a low finish … The post Friendly:
Bayern Munich’s players and coach, Thomas Tuchel have no time to digest Wednesday’s painful Champions League exit to Manchester City with the Bundesliga the only title left to fight for, and in-form Mainz 05 posing the next obstacle in a rocky season. The reigning champions are in top spot on 59 points, two ahead of … The post Under-pressure Bayern
The 71st World Convention of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (FGBMFI) was on Monday launched in Accra. The event slated from Thursday, July 13 to Saturday, July 15, is being organised under the theme; “Empowered for Service “and expected to attract over 2,500 Christian business men and women from across the world. Activities … The post FGBMFI
The biggest division among the Ga State, Gbese, yesterday launched its paramountcy at a colourful ceremony held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra. The Gbese Mantse, Nii Ayi-Bonte II, speaking at the ceremony underscored the need for the promotion of peace to enhance development. He stated that if the masses wanted to see massive development … The post Nii Ayi-Bonte II unveiled
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