A study by the National Road Safety Commission, NRSC, has revealed that 75 percent of tyres imported into the country are second- hand and therefore not good enough. The Executive Director of the commission, May Obiri Yeboah explained that the use of such tyres increases the risk of motor accidents by 30 percent. Regulation 62(1) […]
The first time I wrote about a strike action, I made many enemies. That was in August 2013, exactly two years ago. The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) announced strike on August 1, 2013, to protest unpaid salary arrears. Within 12 hours, the government resolved the issue and started paying their arrears that were
The death toll in the perceived ethnic clashes at Tuabodom in the Brong Ahafo Region, has risen to five.
The Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana (CCT-G) has warned of embarking on a strike action if government does not take immediate steps to pay members their transfer grants and incremental credits.
A Presidential aspirant of the Convention People’s Party, CPP, Joseph Agyapong, has blamed current labor agitations on the profligate lifestyles of political leaders. According to Joseph Agyepong, Ghanaian workers expect modesty from politicians in view of the current economic challenges. There have been countless public sector agitations over salaries and conditions of service disparities. Currently,
The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, yesterday announced the issuance of five-year treasury bonds to raise GH¢500 million towards infrastructural development. The Government of Ghana bonds, which will be governed by Ghanaian law and listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange, will be available for investment through the Bank of Ghana’s appointed primary dealers. Making
The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has introduced a new module for this year’s service personnel, which will see them deployed onto the streets to help manage traffic. The module, known as the Urban Traffic Management, is to complement the efforts of the Ghana Police Service in traffic management in the country’s urban centres. A total
More than fifty workers of the National Disaster Management Organization, NADMO, from across the country, have picketed at the Ministry of Finance office in Accra to protest against non-payment of salaries. The agitated workers say they have not been paid for about two years. Others said they have also not received a penny in the
The controversy surrounding the speedy trial and conviction of Charles Antwi, the man accused of plotting to assassinate President Mahama, has become sadly partisan.
A total number of 302 alleged witches and wizards are currently camped at the Gnani witches and wizards home in Gnani in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region. 187 are women with 115 males. This was made known to the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, when she visited the
