Mr Joshua Ansah, the Deputy Secretary-General of Trades Union Congress (TUC-Ghana) has indicated that the TUC will not accept any pay increment less than the prevailing inflation figure. He said when they took office, they chose the course of negotiating and diplomacy, but later realized they had chosen the wrong …
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It was really tough when I was released by Chelsea – Rak-Sakyi
Teenage English-born Ghanaian winger Jeserun Rak-Sakyi has recounted how he was let go by Chelsea after they West London club deemed him not good enough. The 19 year old says that it was very difficult as all he knew was Chelsea and all of a sudden he had been rejected …
Read More »PHOTOS: Parts of Accra flooded, fallen tree branches block roads
Some parts of Accra have flooded following the downpour which started Monday night. The rains which were heavy at midnight have continued to Tuesday morning. Some roads in Accra have also been blocked after branches of trees fell as a result of the rains. Starr News reports say the stretch …
Read More »You are talking too much – Vida Adumtwumwaa tells Yvonne Nelson
Entertainment pundit and public relations officer for 3Music awards, Vida Adutwumwaa Boateng, has asked Yvonne Nelson to talk less about her failed relationships. According to Vida on Bloggers’ Forum on GhanaWeb TV, Yvonne Nelson is not the only person who has experienced a broken heart, that is a reason for her to stay silent. …
Read More »VIDEO: ‘Each man for himself, God for the select few’ – How Atta Mills described NPP’s ‘property owning democracy’
“Property owning democrats,” the tagline of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, known to be the capitalists, has been making rounds on social media after some portions of the Last Will and testament of the party’s former General Secretary, Sir John, was made public. The Will details how much wealth Sir John, …
Read More »Let’s protect our forest resources for future generations – Okyehene
The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has called for an immediate halt to the destruction of Ghana’s forest cover and the pollution of water bodies. Okyehene, who is bemoaning the current level of destruction and degradation of the country’s forest reserve and its arable lands says the state of the country’s forest …
Read More »Full list of properties in Sir John’s will
The alleged will of the late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Mr Kojo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John) has been the toast of social media in the past few days. Below is the full list of properties in it: HOUSES House on plot number GA54480 located in Ogbojo, East Legon, …
Read More »Host NPP elections at military barracks if you sense security threat – Yamin tells A/R Minister
Former Deputy Ashanti Region Minister Joseph Yamin has strongly opposed the Regional Security Council’s decision to host the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) elections at the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC). According to the deputy regional minister during the Mills-Mahama administration, conducting partisan activities at the seat of government in the …
Read More »Kenya: Jean Mensa’s team meets stakeholders ahead of August 9 elections
The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) have finished conducting a Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) as part of their overall observation of Kenya’s 2022 general elections. The pre-election assessment which began on May 16 and ended on May 20, 2022, made some interesting recommendations ahead of …
Read More »Ghana is 1st among top 11 African countries with highest interest rates – Report
Ghana currently has the interest rates among top 11 African countries according to DataBank’s Weekly Fixed Income Update. The 91-day and 182-day treasury bills with interest rates of 18.23% and 19.26% rates respectively are the highest on the continent. Despite the high-interest rates, the Treasury bill rates in the country …
Read More »Hearts of Oak demolish old head office to begin construction of a new edifice
Hearts of Oak is set to begin construction of a new club secretariat after demolishing the none building on Monday, May 23, 2022. The Ghana Premier League side in a Twitter post announced that their old secretariat has been pulled down to pave way for the erection of a new …
Read More »Atletico Madrid interested in signing Ghana’s Iddrisu Baba
Spanish giants Atletico Madrid have turned their attention to Ghana and Real Mallorca midfielder Iddrisu Baba after missing out on Olympique Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara. The 2-year-old Frenchman decided to join Aston Villa on a five year contract after departing the French giants on a free transfer. He was chased …
Read More »I won’t allow Ghanaians put me through depression – Kuami Eugene
Lynx signee, Eugene Kwame Marfo, popularly known as Kuami Eugene, has stated that he will not give anyone the pleasure of putting him through depression. In an interview with Winston Micheals and Naa Dzama on Shouts on Y, Kuami Eugen, said he does not pay much attention to social media …
Read More »Accra floods: Buildings on waterways to be demolished – Works and Housing Minister
Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye says government will soon embark on a mass demolishing of buildings mounted on major waterways in the city of Accra to curb the yearly flooding. He told NEAT FM’s morning show, Ghana Montie, in an interview that, the city authorities will be given the …
Read More »Your Land documents are intact – Lands Commission assures after floods
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, responsible for Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio has assured Ghanaians that all land documents at the Lands Commission Accra Regional office are safe and intact. He said this in contrast to news report circulating on social media that rains have destroyed all …
Read More »Sir John’s Achimota lands not in our records – Lands Commission
There are no records to show that the late Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie owned lands in the Achimota forest, the Lands Commission has said. “There is nothing in our records concerning that. What you read is what I have read. We don’t have anything recorded …
Read More »Two Ghanaian players named in top ten fastest footballers in the Bundesliga
Jeremie Frimpong and Alphonso Davies have made their way in the top ten fastest players in the German Bundesliga following the end of the 2021/22 season. Davies, who was born in Ghana before his family moved to Canada placed third with a speed of 36.37 km/h while Dutch-born Jeremie Frimpong …
Read More »NPA sanctions various oil companies
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has taken notice of infractions by some Petroleum Service Providers (PSPs) who have engaged in illicit third-party trading of Petroleum products and has accordingly applied and the requisite sanctions. A statement from the Corporate Affairs Department of NPA listed the affected companies and accompanying sanctions …
Read More »Kenya to break pattern of disputed elections
Kenyans are working toward breaking the pattern of disputed elections and preventing election-related violence in the upcoming general election slated for August, 2022. A pre-election assessment mission by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said the potential milestone would require concerted efforts by all stakeholders, …
Read More »VIDEO: ‘There might be a coup in Ghana’ – Owusu Bempah prophesies
The founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Rev Isaac Owusu Be0mpah, has once again prophesied that there might be a military overtake in Ghana. According to Rev Bempah, he saw a serious gunfight break out at the seat of the presidency involving personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces …
Read More »Dar port reaps from rising political heat ahead of Kenya polls
The heat from Kenya’s campaigns ahead of the August 9 General Election is affecting the flow of goods on the Northern Corridor, with Tanzania benefiting from the windfall as more cargo destined for the Great Lakes region is diverted to the Dar es Salaam port. With memories of the 2007/08 …
Read More »Avanti Communications and Free in Senegal sign landmark agreement to build and host new HYLAS 4 satellite gateway in Senegal
Dakar, Senegal, May 23, 2022 – Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) and Free in Senegal today announced a five-year partnership agreement under which Free in Senegal will build and host a new satellite gateway in Senegal for Avanti’s HYLAS 4 state-of-the-art Ka-band satellite. The new gateway will extend the coverage of Avanti’s …
Read More »How this Kenyan came to hold two managerial roles at Boeing as aeronautical engineer at 38
Samuel Ndaro is an aeronautical engineer credited with redesigning the scuff plate on some Boeing aeroplanes. He introduced the innovation when working in a department dealing with the 787 series commonly known as the Dreamliner. “When you step onto the plane, there is a metallic thing that you step on,” …
Read More »It floods even in America, Europe – Works and housing minister on Accra floods
The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has said that the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has invested more to improve Ghana’s drainage system than any other government Ghana has had. According to him, the menace of floods was not peculiar to Ghana because advanced countries with all their technology also …
Read More »Nkroful-Essiama: Motorists, residents stranded due to eroded road
Residents of Nkroful and Essiama including motorists, have been left stranded after this weekend’s downpour destroyed a temporary access road created between the two communities. The eroded access road was created by Memphis Metropolitan, a construction company that worked on the about 7-kilometer Essiama-Nkroful road prior to the 2020 …
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