NPP Ashanti regional chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako has claimed, he influenced the outcome of the opposition NDC parliamentary primaries by giving out monies to delegates. In an interview on Accra-based Hello FM, the NPP leader, widely known as Chairman ‘Wontumi,’ claimed he had a hand in the defeat of NDC MP for …
Read More »Ghana Artisans Association Gives gov’t 14 Day Ultimatum Over Failed Promises
The Ghana Artisans Associations made up of over 20 different artisan groups across Ghana with numerical strength of over 5000 have sent a strong signal to the government over what they described as neglect and failed campaign promises and hinted of an upcoming massive nationwide demonstration if things remain the …
Read More »Corruption among immigration officers worrying – Council Chair
The Chairman for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Council, Dr. Edward Prempeh, has described as worrying, the recent perception of corruption among personnel of the Service. He said the incident is tarnishing the good image the Service has earned over the years. A recent JoyNews documentary on securing the country’s …
Read More »Zimbabwean doctors threaten to strike over pay
Zimbabwe’s teachers and doctors, who make up the bulk of the public service, on Monday rejected the government’s wage offer, with medical personnel threatening a strike if their demand to have their wages benchmarked in the U.S. dollar is not met. The government proposed a 60% pay increase for doctors, …
Read More »Uniformed policeman arrested for leading a 3-man robbery gang
A uniformed policeman was on Thursday, August 26, 2019 arrested by police at Esaase-Manhyia near Ahwerewa near Nkawie in the Ashanti Region for leading a 3-man robbery gang. Lance Corporal Evans Ahenkan of Court Unit with service number 46788 with two of his accomplices were said to have been arrested …
Read More »GHS outlines immunisation schedule against polio
Children between zero and 59 months old living in six districts of the country will from September 4 to 7, this year, be vaccinated against polio. The areas to be covered are Chereponi, Bumkurugu, Gushegu, Saboba, Tamale and Sagnarigu. The exercise, Round Zero of Three Rounds of Polio Immunisation, is …
Read More »Rotation nurses and Midwives to withdraw services over non-payment of salaries
The Coalition of Rotation Nurses and Midwives has given government and other stakeholders in the health sector a one-month ultimatum to address salary issues confronting members or risk a complete withdrawal of service by members of the association. The coalition claim its members have not been paid since April 2019. …
Read More »Two persons found dead in separate ‘mysterious’ circumstances
Residents of two separate municipalities within the Ashanti region woke up Tuesday morning to the spectacle of what could be described as ritual killing, throwing the vicinity into a state of shock and agony, MyNewsGh.com reports. At Suame Market in the Suame Municipality, a young man believed to be in …
Read More »Bawumia supports Catholic Church rectorate project
The Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia donated towards the completion of the Catholic priest’s rectorate at the St Paul’s Catholic Church at Walewale in the North East region. Dr Bawumia who is an indigene of Walewale in the West Mamprusi district, made the donation of GH¢20,000 to …
Read More »Water shortage hits Ho first time in 30 years
Residents in Ho Municipality of the Volta Region, have been without potable water for past 10 days, as a result of the damage caused to the main pipeline that conveys water from the production point at Kpeve. According to officials of the Ghana Water Company Limited, the damage was occasioned by the …
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