The Ghana Airports Company Limited has completed major expansion works at the arrival hall of the country’s premier airport, Kotoka International Airport as part of a massive decongestion exercise. The move forms part of a grand exercise to position the airport as the hub in the sub-region and also give passengers more convenience, create a […]
Woodworkers at Kumasi Wood, the main source of the country’s timber, have declared an indefinite strike.The aggrieved workers are demanding payment of three months’ salary arrears or escalate their industrial action.The angry workers are demanding, among other things, better conditions of service and consistent payment of their salaries.The workers have refused to carry out their
Dr Abu Sakara Foster has resigned from the Convention People’s Party and intends contesting the 2016 presidential election as an independent candidate, ghnewsnow has learnt.The former CPP presidential candidate will announce on Wednesday January 6, 2016 via a press statement that: “I wish to announce to my fellow compatriots that I will contest as an
A ten-year-old girl with fused vagina in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern region is appealing for help to undergo surgery.Christiana, has her labia minora stuck together, leaving a very small opening of the vagina. Due to the condition of the girl, urinating has become difficult as urine gets trapped inside the membrane, which
Pope Francis says the Catholic Church of today is not the same church it was in the days gone by. The Pontiff says the church must reflect changing and evolving values and open its doors to all manner and shades of people who would otherwise be deemed unwelcome. “Catholicism is now a “modern and reasonable
The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), John Kudalor has indicated that mushroom vigilante groups formed by political parties in the country are threat to security. This he said, the police administration will be implementing measures taken by the Attorney General’s Department (AG) to ensure that the operations of these groups come to an end.
Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has threatened to expose rot at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, the Chief Executive Officer of the facility has revealed.Dr. Joseph Akpaloo told his staff at a recent meeting that Anas and his Tiger Eye PI have served the hospital a letter of an ongoing investigations to their
Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in the Ashanti Region has taken delivery of 8 brand new heavy duty elevators to replace dilapidated elevators in the facility. The hospital took the delivery late last year from the government after the hospital’s Chief Executive Dr. Josephe Akpaloo made an appeal to President John Mahama
Monthly pension allowance has been increased by 20 per cent for 2016, officials of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) announced Monday. Accordingly, pensioners on the current minimum monthly pension of GHC230 will now receive a total of GHC296.89 as their monthly pension. The increment is five per cent up from last year’s
The Ministry of Finance has announced a withdrawal of the one per cent withholding tax imposed on interest earned by individuals on any investments.The tax imposition on interests is part of provisions in the new Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) which came into force on January 1, 2016.There has been huge public outcry over
