Bui Power Authority constructs US$480 million-dollar solar energy plant
The Bui Power Authority (BPA), the Managers of the Bui Hydropower Dam project in the Banda District of the Bono Region, is constructing a US$480 million-dollar solar energy facility to augment its power supply system. On completion, the solar farm would add 250 Megawatts (MW) of power to the existing 400 MW dam’s production capacity. […]
Hospitals in Kumasi record low attendance as GRNMA strike enters day 3
The strike declared by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) is still in full flight, at least in the Kumasi metropolis with patients in hospitals visited by GBC’s Radio Ghana bearing the brunt of the absence of the nurses, midwives and other critical healthcare givers. A visit by Garden City Radio to hospitals […]
NDC to continue development projects and programmes – Prof Jane Opoku-Agyemang
Day two of the NDC Vice presidential candidate Jane Naan Opoku Agyeman’s campaign tour to the Central Region took her to Assin Worakese of Assin Central. The Chief of the community, Nana Kobra Ankomah, thanked the NDC government for the few infrastructural projects they can boast of. He however expressed concern about the kind of […]
Controller and Accountant-General delete 7,000 ‘Ghost names’ from govt payroll
The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has deleted 7,000 ‘ghost’ names from the government’s payroll this year. The acting Controller and Accountant General, Mr Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, said the names were removed after a team of auditors and accountants from the CAGD and the Auditor-General’s Department had toured the country to enumerate workers on government payroll. […]
Review filing fees – PNC to Electoral Commission
The National Vice Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Henry Asante has called on the Electoral Commission to review the filing fees for Presidential and Parliamentary candidates. He said government should make a budget for supporting Political Parties experiencing difficulties in paying filing fees. Mr. Asante was speaking to GBC’s Radio Ghana at the […]
Strike forces security personnel, casual workers to take up nurses minor roles in hospitals
The strike action by nurses and midwives to demand for better conditions of service has compelled some security personnel and casual workers in some hospitals in the Cape Coast Metropolis to take up minor roles to support health care delivery. Some security personnel were seen assuming some minor roles like ensuring COVID-19 protocols were observed […]
UER National Health Insurance Scheme distributes 32 motorbikes to 9 District Offices
All nine District Offices of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Upper East Region have been allocated three brand new motorbikes while the Regional office now has five motorbikes, to enable them get to the hard-to-reach communities in the Region. The intervention follows the inability of staff to reach rural people with vehicles […]
Striking nurses, midwives hold crunch meeting with NLC over unpaid allowances today
Striking nurses, midwives and allied health associations are to meet the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission today (September 23, 2020) to negotiate their conditions of service. The meeting, initiated by government follows the ongoing strike by the health workers to demand for better conditions of service. The industrial action […]
NDC won’t accept intimidation from security services
The Minority leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has warned that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not accept unprofessional conduct and intimidation from the security services ahead of the December 7, 2020, general elections. Speaking at the same gathering of chiefs, people and members of garage associations in Sunyani […]
Court orders EC to register NDC Cape Coast North parliamentary candidate Dr Minta Nyarku
The Accra High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to register as a voter the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Cape Coast North, Dr. Kwamina Minta Nyarku, who was disqualified from registering in the voter registration exercise. In a ruling delivered Tuesday, (September 22, 2020), the court, presided over by Justice Stephen […]
