The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of Trade Union Congress-Ghana (TUC) has announced a possible strike, citing frustration over the prolonged delay in finalising and implementing the Conditions of Service agreements for members within the Ghana Education Service (GES), Ghana Library Authority (GhLA), Museums and Monuments Board, Public Technical Universities, and Public Universities. According…
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Dacosta Aboagye, has dismissed suggestions that the timing of the rollout for free dialysis treatment is politically motivated. According to him, when he was appointed to oversee the authority, he immediately informed the board that implementing dialysis coverage was a top priority. Speaking…
Ransford Kwaku Otopa Atiemo, the 2024 Best Farmer second runner-up won a brand-new Massey Ferguson tractor, complete with accessories donated by Stanbic Bank Ghana. The symbolic key to the vehicle was handed over at the 40th National Best Farmer Awards dinner held last Friday at Alisa Hotel in Accra. Mr. Atiemo encouraged aspiring farmers to…
Ibrahim Saanie Daara, CAF Media Officer, has highlighted that in order to maintain high standards, players must earn their call-ups to the Black Stars based on merit and dedication.Speaking exclusively to GHOne TV, the former head of communications for the Ghana FA, explained that the strategy will guarantee that players will play with pride and…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is set to inaugurate its new $250 million headquarters, known as “The Bank Square,” on November 20 in Accra. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will serve as the guest of honour at the invitation-only event, which will commence at 10 a.m. The construction of this high-cost facility has been a…
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has emphasized the pressing need for reforms in Ghana’s healthcare system, pointing to insufficient infrastructure and growing costs as major problems. Speaking on Tuesday, November 12, following the commissioning of a newly built maternity and children’s ward in Bodom, Nkoranza North, with his wife,…
Currently in Ghana, there are 40 females out of the 275 Members of Parliament in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic. Clearly, this number is likely to decrease as some women in Parliament lost their seats during the primaries ahead of the December 7 elections. Among them are Sarah Adwoa Safo, Dome-Kwabenya, Sheila Bartels,…
Independent presidential candidate Kofi Koranteng has described the current Parliament as the “most useless” Ghana has ever had. According to him, the 8th Parliament is failing to fulfil its duties to the Ghanaian people, and he believes it is not doing what it is supposed to do. “This Parliament is the most useless Parliament because they haven’t…
Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, the Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo, has indicated that the Minority caucus in Parliament will not participate in parliamentary sessions until after the upcoming elections, despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. Vanderpuye clarified that the Minority was not involved in the legal suit, which was strictly between the Majority and Speaker…
The Bank of Ghana has suspended Consolidated Bank Ghana’s (CBG) Foreign Exchange Trading Licence, effective November 26, 2024, for one month The BoG cited section 11(2) of the Foreign Exchange Act, 2006 (Act 723) as the basis for this decision. In a statement on November 12, the Central Bank clarified that the suspension was prompted…
