Yearly Archives: 2019

Farmers’ Day: ‘Let’s eat what we grow’ – Mahama appeals

Former President John Mahama has called on Ghanaians to eat farm produce which is grown locally as Ghana marks Farmers Day today. According to him, such a practice does not only support farming in the country but also a patriotic duty. “On the occasion of the 2019 National Farmers Day, …

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Strike by teacher unions shocking and illegal – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is shocked at the decision by three teacher unions to embark on a strike on Monday over supposed delays in the payment of their arrears. According to GES, the industrial action declared by the teachers is illegal and ‘grossly an abuse of principle of good …

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EC official Yussif Ayuba dies in car crash

A former assistant Head of Communications at the Electoral Commission, Alhassan Yussif Ayuba, has died in an accident Friday dawn. Mr. Ayuba who is now the Bole District Electoral Officer died together with his driver in the crash which occurred on the Tamale road. Reports say Mr. Ayuba had gone …

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I will win impeachment fight – Trump

A defiant President Donald Trump predicted Thursday he “will win,” after the Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives gave the green light for impeachment. “The good thing is that the Republicans have NEVER been more united. We will win!” Trump tweeted. Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier asked her party to …

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GIADEC to own 30% shares of bauxite mining companies – CEO

Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), Michael Ansah, has said that the corporation will have a 30 per cent minimum stake in business entities selected to mine Ghana’s bauxite. “The Act through which GIADEC was created stipulates that, the corporation must own 30 per cent …

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SSNIT to stop paying monthly benefits to pensioners in 2020

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it will from February 2020 cease payment of monthly benefits to all pensioners who fail to biometrically register with the scheme. All names pensioners on SSNIT who have not done the biometric registration the scheme will automatically have their names deleted …

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Govt presents 84 vehicles to GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has received a major boost to its combat vehicles and other array of cars as government presents some eighty-four (84) multi-purpose vehicles to the security establishment. The vehicles presented according to President Akufo-Addo, who presided over the Commissioning ceremony at the Abugah Square, Gondar Barracks, …

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