The government has approved a 23% increment in the base pay within the Single Spine Salary Structure for all public sector workers. This decision follows extensive negotiations with Organized Labour. Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, announced that the adjustment will be effective from January 1, …

    The New Patriotic Party on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, vetted Nii Lantey Bannerman and Mannaf Sowah, the two aspirants seeking to be the party’s parliamentary candidate for the Odododiodio constituency in the Greater Accra Region. The vetting took place at the NPP’s new Greater Accra Regional Office in …

    A woman has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing her 11-month-old daughter. The woman has been identified as Sughshater Ushahemba from Mbadyur council ward in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered from the community that the woman allegedly fed the baby with …

  The Principal of the Akim Oda Community Health Nurses Training School in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern region, Mr. Jones Abeka-Baah, has urged nurses to show empathy for the sick to aid their speedy recovery. According to him, nurses needed to treat patients with dignity and respect, …

  Recent power outages (Dumsor) in Dormaa Ahenkro, the Bono Region, and the surrounding area have had a detrimental impact on local businesses and production. Speaking to the Dormaa Municipal Director of the Volta River Authority/ NEDCo, Mr John Anim, he noted that the fluctuations over the past two (2) …

  The Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament has vetoed the use of hotels for the post-budget workshop this year, citing the current financial challenges facing the country. This decision by Rt. Hon. Bagbin follows Deputy Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin’s announcement on Friday, November 10, that …

  The Member of Parliament (MP) for Garu, Albert Alalzuuga, has claimed that the autopsy report of one of the individuals who died as a result of military brutalities indicates that the deceased suffered a skull fracture and broken ribs. Over 50 people were hospitalized, with one fatality, after the …

  The Head of the Anti-illegal Mining Unit at Ghana COCOBOD, Prof. Michael Kwateng, has issued a warning that Cocoa road projects may face cancellation if illegal mining activities persist, leading to the destruction of cocoa farms. Prof. Kwateng explained the detrimental impact of galamsey activities on cocoa production, citing …

    The National Coordinator of the School Feed Programme, Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah, has passed on according to the information gathered. She reportedly died on Sunday, November 12, 2023. She was Born on February 1, 1960, in Dzelukope, Keta, in the Volta Region, Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah who held the position …

  For the current Legal Year Term, Monday, November 13, to Friday, November 17, 2023, has been officially designated as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Week by Chief Justice Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo. The objective behind ADR Week is to provide an opportunity for the ADR Directorate of the …