Tag Archives: ARREARS

Over 9-month salary arrears controversy hits Dr. Kwabena Duffour’s EIB Network

A one-time flourishing media organization now seems to be bedevilled by challenges, souring the beautiful image that was created years ago as one of the entities that did not only exude flamboyance but provided suitable working conditions and remunerations for staff. Excellence in Broadcasting (EIB) Network, a media conglomerate founded …

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Former Black Stars coach C.K Akonnor livid over delay in paying salary arrears owed him

Former Black Stars coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor is livid that  compensation package of $50,000 due him and salary arrears has not been settled by the Ghana Football Association. CK, as the former Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak coach is affectionately called, was sacked on September 13 by the Executive …

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South Sudan sells future oil to pay salary arrears

The announcement that South Sudan’s crude oil has been sold in advance to pay for salary arrears has come in for criticism. On Thursday, Finance Minister Agak Achuil said output up until 2027 had been sold in order to pay the salaries of civil servants, who have not been paid …

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World Bank report indicates Ghana’s arrears were 5% of GDP pre-COVID-19

A new World Bank report has revealed that Ghana had accumulated significant government arrears prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is far higher than the projected arrears post-COVID-19. The report, dubbed: “Finance for an Equitable Recovery”, indicates that the percentage of the country’s arrears was estimated at almost 5% of …

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Angry teachers picket GES over legacy arrears

The Coalition of Aggrieved Teachers with arrears dating as far back 2012 on Wednesday, 30 September 2020 besieged the Ghana Education Service Head Office to petition the Director-General of Education on their legacy arrears which they say is long overdue.   According to the aggrieved teachers, it has been rumoured …

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Former staff of collapsed Fund Management Companies demand salary arrears from government

The coalition of former staff of Fund Management Companies whose licences were revoked is demanding their salary arrears from the Government of Ghana. In a statement signed by Theo Paintsil, the spokesperson of the group, the staff are also demanding immediate inclusion in the government bailout package to have their …

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