Tag Archives: INCREMENT

Head of Communications at GPRTU, Abbas Moro, has said his outfit can no longer bear the burden of saving the public from paying new fares amidst the hikes in price of petroleum products on the market. According to him, the economic crisis and increase in fuel prices are having dire …

Actress Benedicta Gafah has disclosed a conversation she had with her female househelp who demanded a salary increment due to the high cost of living in the country. According to Benedicta, she has agreed to the terms of her woman who performs her household tasks just because she can relate …

The new tariffs for utility services announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) will take effect from today, Thursday, September 1, 2022. The new tariffs include a 27.15% increase in electricity and 21.55% increase in water. The utility service providers had requested for drastic upward review of tariffs to …

Managing Editor of Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. says government should stop blaming the rising cost of fuel prices on the Ukraine and Russia impasse. Over the months, there’s been astronomical increases in fuel prices, hence burdening commercial and private drivers and passengers. The prices currently stand at over GHC10 and …

Some residents in the Ashanti Region have asked companies providing utility services to reconsider their proposed increment on electricity and water tariffs. Some noted that the services rendered by these companies were below standard and do not deserve any form of increment from the common Ghanaian in times of high …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) will hold a crunch meeting next week to deliberate on a “possible” upward adjustment of transport fares. The Union said the meeting had become necessary due to what they described as “significant hikes” in fuel prices over the past few weeks. Prices of …

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 …

The National School Feeding Caterers Association is demanding an increment in the school feeding grants following the skyrocketing prices of food items. According to the caterers, food prices have increased multiple times, but the government still pays 97 pesewas per plate, making it extremely difficult for them to continue cooking …

School feeding caterers in the Eastern region are demanding increment in the school feeding grants following skyrocketing prices of food items. According to the caterers, food prices have increased multiple times but the government still pays Ghc1 per plate of meal making it extremely difficult to improve the quality of …

Ahead of the State of the Nation address today, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has said it is hoping for a salary increase announcement from the President. Speaking to Citi News, the President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu, explained that considering the economy, social and worsening …