Word on the streets is that times are hard, prices of items have skyrocketed, and everything seems to have increased except the salaries of workers. Broadcaster, Bridget Otoo, on Tuesday, solidarized with employees who have gone months without salaries in the current economic hardship that has seen almost everybody complaining. …
Read More »Ghanaians to pay ‘mental’ tax – Mental Health Authority
Deputy Director of Quality and Rights at the Mental Health Authority, Lawyer Akorfa Akpanya Hlorvor has revealed that, Ghanaians will soon pay mental health levy. “Mental health bill is in Parliament and when passed every citizen will pay the levy to help cater for mental health patients” she explained. Lawyer …
Read More »We’ll fund National Cathedral; it will pay off – Ofori-Atta
The Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta says government will find the resources to fund the controversial national Cathedral because it will pay off in the long run. According to him, poverty should not drive the nation to shun its religiosity. “At any point in time when these buildings were built …
Read More »Drug, cigarette and alcohol addiction – The price some celebrities had to pay
While it is hard for some artistes, actors and celebrated personalities in Ghana to open up about their years of addiction to hard drugs, alcohol, marijuana or cigarette, it is good to note that many of our superstars have had to deal with such secret battles that have caused some …
Read More »Council of State: Why pay ex-gratia to people when the president has so many advisers – Dr. Baah
A Political Scientist, Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, has said that there is no need to be paying members of the Council of State just because they advise the president. He indicated that paying another set of people to advise the president is an unnecessary burden to the state because presidents …
Read More »Hajj: New pilgrims to pay GH¢39,000
The National Hajj Board has announced the 2022 Hajj package for prospective pilgrims pegging the total cost of the trip at GH¢39,000 for new pilgrims. A statement issued by the Chairman of the Hajj Board, Shiekh I. C. Quaye, said pilgrims who maintained their 2020 Hajj deposit of GH¢19,500 will …
Read More »I won’t pay $84,000 school fees and allow my daughter marry UPS delivery guy – Kennedy Agyapong
The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong has said that he will not allow his daughter marry a delivery guy who works at United Parcels Service (UPS). According to the legislator, he will not pay school fees of $84,000 only for her daughter to end up with a UPS guy. …
Read More »VIDEO: Meet the 23-year-old student who farms to pay his university fees
From picking inspiration from his own father, 23-year-old Perry Appoh is currently seeing himself through university education from farming. The Geography student of the University of Ghana who hails from Ziave in the Volta Region, says he acquired the skill and love for farming from the age of 15 when …
Read More »‘We will continue to fight until government listens’ – TUC on pay increment
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 …
Read More »Kwabena Agyapong asks NPP leadership to pay the gaps in his SSNIT contributions, wages
Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Kwabena Agyapong has asked the party to pay the gaps in his SSNIT contributions even if they don’t plan on paying him all they owe. Mr Agyapong told host of Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Philip Osei Bonsu, in an interview earlier this week …
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