Striking nurses and midwives are to resume work tomorrow Thursday, September 24 after their leadership was served with a court injunction against their industrial action. This was announced by the National President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo at a press briefing Wednesday. The injunction was …
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TUTAG threatens strike over poor conditions of service
The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana, TUTAG, has warned that, government would face their wrath in the coming days if it refuses to address their concern on the subject of conditions of service. The last time TUTAG’s conditions of service was reviewed was in 2006, according to the union. …
Read More »No bed syndrome: Government begins distribution of 10,000 beds to public health facilities
A total of 10,000 hospital beds are to be distributed to all public health facilities across the country beginning this week under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP). This according to President Akufo-Addo is aimed at reducing the “no bed syndrome” in the country’s public health space. Speaking at …
Read More »Journalists urged to intensify reportage on cocoa sector
Journalists have been urged to intensify reportage on issues affecting the cocoa sector, Ghana’s largest foreign exchange earner, to ensure prompt action by stakeholders. Mr Joseph Opoku Gakpo, the Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA), said cocoa was a major contributor to Ghana’s …
Read More »CalBank Implements Ecofridges Green On-Wage Financial Mechanism
Environmentally-friendly refrigerators and ACs will soon become widely accessible in Ghana through the Green On-wage (GO) financial mechanism under the ECOFRIDGES program with CalBank PLC. The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES) is a joint program by the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative and …
Read More »Court places another injunction on striking health workers
An Accra High Court has for the second time in four days, ordered the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) through a substituted service to halt its ongoing strike action. This comes on the back of an initial interlocutory injunction secured by the National Labour Commission on Friday to …
Read More »GES recruits 16,500 trained teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has begun the process to recruit 16,500 trained teachers who completed the colleges of education last year. Earlier this year, the GES recruited 1,500 teachers in a special mop-up exercise for trained teachers who completed their studies in the 2017/2018 academic year but could not …
Read More »CalBank PLC holds maiden Webinar for SMEs on Value Creation within the Digital space
CalBank PLC has hosted a maiden webinar for clients in line with efforts to provide sustainable solutions for the growth of business in the digital ecosystem. The first in the series of webinars was targeted at Small and Medium Scale Enterprises on how they can create value using digital channels. …
Read More »‘No Payment, No entry’ comes into effect today at KIA
The “No Payment, No entry” policy for inbound airline passengers, which was deferred last week at the instance of international airlines operating in the country, comes into effect on September 21. By this new policy, incoming airline passengers must pay online for the mandatory COVID-19 test upon arrival at Kotoka …
Read More »Driver of mini-bus transporting young footballers killed in accident to be charged for overloading- Ghana Police
Edmund Nyamekye, the District Commander for Offinso Divisional Motor Transport Traffic Department (MTTD), has disclosed that the driver of the mini-bus transporting the young footballers who were involved in the bus accident that claimed the lives of eight players will be charged for overloading. According to the Edmund Nyamekye investigations …
Read More »Striking nurses may suffer salary deductions, appointment termination – NLC warns
The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission, Mr Ofosu Asamoah, has warned that striking members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) stand losing their salaries for the month of September as their strike is illegal. Mr Asamoah told Citi News that the GRNMA would be breaking …
Read More »No nurses at major hospitals in Accra
There are no Nurses at major hospitals in the Greater Accra Metropolis, the Ghana News Agency’s (GNA) investigation at the facilities on Monday has revealed. At the time of the visit, the GNA observed that only doctors were attending to patients, at facilities including; Accra Ridge hospital, Korle-Bu Teaching hospital …
Read More »About 50% of Ghanaian men are impotent- Dr. Samuel Amanamah
Executive Director of Sexual Health Foundation, Dr. Samuel Amanamah, has revealed that about 50 per cent of men between the ages of 40 and 70 in Ghana are suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED). The causes, according to the consultant Urologist, attributed to people having diseases like diabetes and hypertension unknowingly. …
Read More »Striking nurses could suffer salary deductions – NLC warns
Striking members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives association may face salary deductions for the month of September, the National Labour Commission (NLC) has warned. The Commission says this may become necessary because the group has defied a court injunction against the ongoing industrial action. Patients and relatives who …
Read More »WATCH VIDEO: Mane scores double as Liverpool beat 10-man Chelsea
Liverpool delivered a powerful statement of intent about their desire to retain the Premier League title with a comfortable dismissal of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on another nightmare day for keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. Jurgen Klopp’s champions were already in complete control even before Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen was correctly shown …
Read More »[PHOTOS]: Shatta Wale Featured In GES Creative Art Test Book
Africa’s dancehall artiste Shatta Wale appears in Ghana Education Service creative art test book The book published by Alpha and Omega series for Primary 4 pupils features the “Melissa” hitmaker in it. Shatta Wale’s works which were captured under Lesson 4 of the book talk about a brief biography of …
Read More »Ghana gold exporters captured in suspicious US$2.8 billion transactions tied to Kaloti, others
Ghana might be the largest producer of gold in Africa, but as available information shows, the country very likely is not getting its fair share of money from gold exports. The activities of the Dubai-based gold trader and refiner, Kaloti Jewellery Group was being looked into by US investigators – …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Sexual assault case against Sawla-Tuna-Kalba NHIA Manager takes new twist
The sexual assault case against the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Manager has taken a new twist. According to Doreen Smith, the nurse in the Savannah region who alleged that Mr Sakara visited her duty post on July 8, at about 9:00 am under the guise of ‘Monitoring’ …
Read More »Coronavirus: WHO sets rules for testing African herbal remedies
The World Health Organization (WHO) has agreed rules for the testing of African herbal remedies to fight Covid-19. Sound science would be the sole basis for safe and effective traditional therapies to be adopted, it said. Any traditional remedies that are judged effective could be fast-tracked for large-scale manufacturing. Madagascar’s …
Read More »Deputy Minister hands over site for development of 300 hectares valley for rice production
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr.Sagre Bambage, has handed over 300 hectors of farm land for the development of a valley for rice production at Kojope, a suburb of Busunu, in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region. The field is to developed by the Ministry of …
Read More »43 pregnant girls write WASSCE, BECE in Kassena-Nankana West
The Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region has recorded 43 pregnancies in the just ended West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Also, while 15 student nursing mothers took part in the examination, out of the total of 1838 girls registered, …
Read More »Ghana to be exporter of solar – GCPP’s Henry Lartey
The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has acclaimed Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey as it’s the presidential candidate for the 2020 presidential election. The ceremony which also saw the swearing-in, national executives, and the launch of the manifesto of the party, was organized in Accra today, Saturday, September 19, 2020. The …
Read More »Coronavirus pushes 12-year-old Walewale girl into Kayaye
A 12-year-old head Potter, Ms Sumaiya Ibrahim, has appealed to individuals and organisations for assistance when schools re-open in January 2021, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced her into Kayaye. The teenager, who is being raised by a single mother comes from Walewale in the North East region, but was obliged to migrate …
Read More »Ghana’s economic growth set to rebound
Following the announcement earlier this week that Ghana’s economy contracted by 3.2 percent during the second quarter of 2020, senior officials of both the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Ghana have been quick to assure that this is just a temporary blip and that economic growth is expected …
Read More »Ghana’s Cedi records lowest annual depreciation since 2016
Ghana’s cedi has weakened every year since at least 1994. Now the central bank appears to have drawn a line in the sand, ready to intervene should the currency slip out of the tight range it’s held since May. The Bank of Ghana has sold dollars in the spot and forward markets …
Read More »7 ways to deal with sexual urges in a celibate relationship
As a [young] adult, your body is wired to crave sexual release and the fact that your mind becomes tuned to celibacy does not mean your body will be. There will be times when it will be nearly impossible to keep the sexual urges under control. So when you find …
Read More »Afram Plains District Assembly raises 150k cashew and Mango seedlings for farmers
A total of 150,000 cashew and Mango seedlings have been raised for free distribution to farmers in Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern Region under the Ghana Productive Safety Net Project (GPSNP) seeking to strengthen and improve social safety nets and productive inclusion of the poor and vulnerable. …
Read More »A/R: 107 BECE candidates failed to sit for the exam
Director of Education for the Ghana Education Service in the Ahafo Region, Yaw Frimpong, has revealed that this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has seen the highest rate of examination absenteeism in the region. He noted that, out of 11,054 candidates who registered for the 2020 BECE, 107 pupils …
Read More »We’re Determined To Meet Our GHC42.7 Billion 2020 Target — GRA Boss
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) remains determined to meet its revenue target of GHC42.7 billion, the acting Commissioner-General, Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah has said. Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah has the Authority is even fired up to meet the ‘challenged’ target of GHC55million at the end of the year 2020. “As an Authority, …
Read More »KNUST JHS Candidate receives Marriage Proposal after writing BECE
A teen boy was waiting just for his Junior High School (JHS) girlfriend to finish with her Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) so he can propose marriage to her. According to the video making rounds on social media, the girl is a final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University …
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