NCA sanctions MTN for failing to comply with directives
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has sanctioned mobile network operator, MTN Ghana for failing to comply with directives which were issued to them following some challenges with their network recently. The NCA directed MTN to refund losses to customers and compensate them accordingly. MTN was also directed to submit a report on the challenges faced […]
Decongesting Ghana’s Prisons
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE NEED TO DECONGEST THE NATION’S PRISONS AND ADVOCATES NON-CUSTODIAL SENTENCING Most of Ghana’s prisons have been built decades ago. They were constructed for few prisoners but with population growth and increase in crimes, the prisons have been overstretched. The nation’s home for criminals are overcrowded, they lack basic facilities while the […]
Three Teacher Unions hint of strike on Monday December 9
Three Teacher Unions, Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Association of Graduate Teachers and Coalition of Concerned Teachers-Ghana, have declared an industrial action effective Monday December 9. The strike is in connection with arrears owed them from 2012 to 2016. They say that several meetings with the Ghana Education Service on the matter have proven […]
‘Curriculum must conform to industrial demands’
The Managing Director of Stanbic Bank Ghana, Mr Alhassan Andani, has called on university councils to review their curricula to conform with the demands of the emerging industrial revolution. “The syllabus that you have, which was used in training us some 30 to 40 years ago, I can say, from the privileged position I stand […]
Trump impeachment to go ahead – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House of Representatives will file impeachment charges against US President Donald Trump for alleged abuse of power. “Our democracy is what is at stake, the president leaves us no choice but to act,” the top elected Democrat said. She spoke a day after the House Judiciary Committee began considering potential […]
Textile workers commend GSA over crackdown on fake textiles
The Textiles, Garment and Leather Employees Union (TGLEU) says the operation of the Ghana Standards Authority, GSA, in clamping down on the brisk sale of pirated textiles in the Central business district of Accra is very timely. The Union says the exercise will serve as a deterrent to others who engage in pirated textiles at […]
Life As We See It
WordWeb explains life as being “The course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living”. As we all strive hard to make it in life, there are conditions that are bound to come our way no matter how life is on our side. The downs – sorrowful moment, feeling lost, […]
Ghana remains open to new ideas in pursuing maritime Security
Naval Forces of countries along the Gulf of Guinea cannot maintain maritime security alone without cooperation and collaboration from relevant stakeholders, Rear Admiral Seth Amoama, Chief of the Naval Staff has said. Rear Admiral Amoama observed that every area of maritime security has its dimensions that required cooperation and collaboration with relevant actors to drive […]
Doctors refuse postings to Eastern region
Out of the 30 doctors posted to the Eastern Region this year, only 18 of them picked up their appointment. 121 midwives and two medical herbalists have also picked up their appointment. No Physician Assistant was posted to the region. This was made known by the Regional Health Director, Dr Alberta Britwum Nyarkoh during the […]
Ankrofu Bridge to be closed for maintenance
The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) will from Tuesday, December 10 close the Ankrofu Bridge on the Sokode-Bame Road in the Volta Region to Vehicular Traffic. This is to enable the Bridge Maintenance Unit of the GHA to undertake an emergency reinforcement work on the nearly collapsed bridge over River Tsawoe between Akrofu Agorve and Akrofu […]