November 2, 2026

Telecel Ghana launches CARE Month with customer rewards and educational initiatives

Haruna Kuri Kaayi05 mins

Telecel Ghana is marking its annual CARE Month this October to celebrate loyal customers and recognise the contributions of frontline employees, in line with the theme for this year’s international Customer Service Week celebration – Going Above & Beyond: Connecting through CARE. Telecel’s CARE Month kicks off on 7th October with an exciting array of…

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The EC refutes claims of promising to release the provisional voters’ register within a week

Haruna Kuri Kaayi02 mins

The Electoral Commission (EC) has refuted reports suggesting that its Chairperson, Jean Mensa, promised to release the Provisional Voters’ Register (PVR) one week after the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held on Tuesday, October 1. In a statement issued on Tuesday, October 8, the EC clarified that during the IPAC meeting, Ms. Mensa indicated the…

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Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum

CHASS advises against reopening schools on Jan. 3 until financial arrears are cleared

radAdmin02 mins

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has urged the Ministry of Education to delay the reopening of schools scheduled for January 3, 2025, until all outstanding financial obligations to schools and suppliers are fully settled. In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Education, CHASS indicated the persistent financial challenges hampering school…

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The Member of Parliament for Pru East, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, has accused the Minister of Finance of feet-dragging in implementing proposals to cushion Ghanaians against rising fuel prices. According to Dr. Donkor, there is no justification for the refusal of the government to protect consumers in the face of rising fuel prices. “I am aware that recommendations have been made to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry is reluctant to implement the directive of government, and that is absolutely unacceptable. The Ghanaian people are suffering from high prices yet, the externalities cannot be discounted, but there is a section that is within our control, so we cannot ride on the externalities to justify the current prices.” Prices at the pumps crossed the GHS 10 per litre mark on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Dr. Donkor is of the view that more can be done to salvage the suffering masses. He added his voice to the call for some petroleum taxes to be removed from the price build-up. “The Ghanaian state has the capacity of controlling the taxes and levies. This is not the first time we are having an increase in petroleum prices due to global trends. Anytime it rises beyond a certain amount, the Ghanaian state reduces the amount of taxes on the product so that some relief is given to some consumers. He said: “We have called on government several times [but to no avail]. We are producing oil, and we are gaining from the upstream, therefore, the tax, like the special petroleum tax” can be halted while those that can be reduced are drastically brought down.” He recommended that a second look be taken at the whole pricing regime so that the burden on consumers can be reduced. He said the National Petroleum Authority, NPA, should embark on a conservation campaign to educate consumers on how to efficiently use their petroleum products. “We must also take a second look at the entire pricing regime. Are there inefficiencies in the pricing regime? Can we improve on the efficiencies in the pricing and sectoral regime so that the gains of these efficiencies can be pushed to the consumers, especially in these difficult times? The NPA as the regulator should also embark on a conservation campaign. In these times, the public should be educated on methodologies of managing the use of petroleum products.”

Alhassan Sindon Wiayuka03 mins

The National Council of the New Patriotic Party has endorsed the decision by the flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to pick Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh as his running mate for the upcoming elections. The National Council endorsed the decision on Thursday after earlier meetings with the National Executive Council, and the National Steering Committee of…

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