The Government of Ghana through the Controller and Accountant General has implemented a salary adjustment for public sector workers by 23 percent. The decision follows the conclusion of negotiations with relevant stakeholders on the base pay for 2024. Controller and Accountant General, Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, said the salary adjustment took effect …
Read More »Public Sector Workers to enjoy 23% Salary Increment Effective 2024, Govt announced
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, …
Read More »School selection process for BECE candidates to begin Aug. 23 to Sep. 4
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced the commencement of the school selection exercise for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates. In a statement issued on Friday, 11 August 2023, signed by its spokesperson Kwasi Kwarteng, the Ministry revealed that it has developed an informative video that elaborates …
Read More »River god allegedly kills 23-year-old man at Pantang Village
A 23-year-old man, Benjamin Otu Affotey, has allegedly died under mysterious circumstances at Pantang Village near Abokobi in the Greater Accra Region. According to his mother, Theresah Botchwey, the deceased passed away at the 37 Military Hospital on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, following a motor crash on Sunday, June 4, …
Read More »EC sets May 23 to hold Kumawu by-election
The Electoral Commission (EC) is set to hold a by-election for the Kumawu Constituency to select a new member of parliament for the constituency following the sudden demise of Philip Basoah. The EC made this known through a statement signed by the chairperson, Jean Mensah, who said the by-election will …
Read More »23-year old farmer escape death after an attack by a herdsman
A 23-year-old farmer escaped death and is currently receiving medical treatment at the St. Anne’s Hospital in Damongo after he was attacked by a nomadic herdsman on his farm in the Canteen Electoral Area of the West Gonja Municipality. The sad incident occurred on Monday, March 27, 2023, at about …
Read More »NDC suspends parliamentary primaries in 23 constituencies
The largest opposition party in Ghana, National Democratic Congress (NDC), has put on hold parliamentary primaries in 23 constituencies as it readies to elect candidates for the 2024 parliamentary elections. The decision was announced by the NDC General Secretary, Fifi Kwetey in a statement on Tuesday. The NDC opens the picking of nomination forms …
Read More »Body of 23-year-old missing woman found in bushes with multiple stab wounds
Police has launched a manhunt for suspects after the body of a missing 23-year-old woman was found in bushes with multiple stab wounds in Vuwani, Limpopo, South Africa. Police spokesperson, Col Malesela Ledwaba, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, December 29, said the victim, Portia …
Read More »Kizz Daniel cancels December 23 concert in Accra
Kizz Daniel’s December show in Ghana has been cancelled. The ‘Kizz Daniel Live’ concert was slated for Friday, December 23, 2022, at the Untamed Empire Event Garden, Spintex. Four days to the event, however, Accra-based JoyNews has reported that organisers have cancelled the anticipated event by the ‘Buga’ hitmaker due …
Read More »US police kill 23-year-old Ghanaian who stabbed his parents
A 23-year-old Ghanaian identified as Aaron Mensah has been shot and killed by the Frederick County Sheriff’s deputies in the United States of America. A report by wtop.com disclosed that the Sheriff’s office had responded to the area after Aaron Mensah’s sister called 911 and told them he was stabbing …
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