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An 18-year-old girl and her 32-year-old aunt were arrested in Lusaka, Zambia on Monday for the girl’s choice of clothing. The girl, who recently graduated with high marks, was arrested for wearing a miniskirt that allegedly caused several male police officers to become distracted and nearly led to a traffic …

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has confirmed the approval of fees and charges in Public Tertiary Education Institutions for the 2022/23 Academic Year. In a letter copied to the Minister of Education, it says all public tertiary institutions may adjust their fees for the academic year by up to …

After months of closure, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor on Friday, 9th December, 2022 reopened the Accra Zoo to the general public and urged all Ghanaians and the diaspora to patronise the Zoo even as the festive season approaches. “As we approach the festive season, …

The Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah has urged the public to end stigma against HIV AIDS patients.   The minister has appealed to the public to eliminate barriers preventing HIV AIDS patients from accessing quality health care.   “It is the responsibility of all to help reduce the negative …

Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, disclosed in the 2023 budget statement that Ghana’s public debt has increased by GH₵93 billion ($6.53 billion at the current rate) due to the depreciation of the Ghanaian cedi since the beginning of 2022. According to him, the said amount is twice more than the …

Mrs Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), has urged government to exempt health workers from its intended freeze on the employment of civil and public servants. She said the country’s health sector workforce was inadequate and that a freeze on employment in the sector …

Government says it will not recruit any more staff into its workforce next year. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says his outfit will halt the employment of personnel in the country’s civil and public service from January 2023. He says this is geared towards expenditure rationalisation going forward. Mr Ofori-Atta said …

Public sector workers have called for a 60 per cent increase in the base pay on the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) for 2023. Base pay is the minimum compensation earned by a worker in exchange for his or her labour and/ or time before any taxes are applied or …

Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has apologised to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the general public on behalf of some five students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) over a video in which the students are heard insulting the president. GES, in a press release dated November 14, 2022, …

Some civil servants have expressed their disappointment with prices at the PFJ market. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture began the sale of ‘cheap’ foodstuff to Ghanaians today November 11, 2022. The move, the Ministry noted, is to sell foodstuff directly from the farmers in the rural areas to persons …