Water shortage hits Bimbilla Government Hospital halting surgeries …essential services
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong Essential activities and services such as surgeries have come to a halt at the Bimbilla Government hospital in the Nanumba North district of the Northern region due to acute shortage of water supply to the hospital. The Community Water and Sanitation Agency has cut water supply to the hospital for owing […]
It’s difficult to measure output of public sector workers against salary– Fair Wages
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) says it is difficult to measure the productivity of public sector workers against their salaries under the current salary structure. The Commission said there was supposed to be a component of the Single Spine Pay Policy (SSPP) linking pay to productivity, but that component was yet to be […]
Dr. Zanetor Rawlings calls on African leaders to invest in border Communities
By Edzorna Francis Mensah Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, the Member of Parliament for Klottey-Korle and Deputy Ranking Member of the Select Committee on Defence and Interior has called on African leaders to invest in border Communities to avert trafficking of illegal arms and tourist attacks. According to her, it is important for all stakeholders including Development […]
National Security and Finance Ministers to brief Parliament on pressing issues
By Augustus Acquaye The Ministers of National Security and Finance are expected to appear before Parliament separately in the coming days to brief the House on pressing matters in their domain. The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin during the presentation of the business statement for Parliamentary work this week said leadership is in engagement with […]
New Regional Superintendent Of Assemblies Of God Inducted
By: Michael Kofi Kenetey The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Professor Paul Frimpong Manso has advised Ghanaians to cherish democracy and should never promote and encourage anything that will undermine the peace the country is currently enjoying. Rev. Prof. Frimpong Manso reiterated that the worst democracy is far better than a […]
Shukura Clash: Two discharged from hospital
Two persons who sustained gunshot wounds in a military shootout incident at Shukura in Accra have been discharged from the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The victims were among four persons shot over the weekend when some men in military uniform clashed with the youth of Shukura over a private property. According to an eyewitness, the […]
Ghana moves motion on accelerating Intra-African trade at ongoing 52nd CPA Regional Conference
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Ghana’s delegation at the 52nd CPA Africa Regional Conference has moved a motion on the role of African Parliaments in accelerating Intra-African trade. The motion which was moved by the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on behalf of the Rt. Hon. Speaker, Alban Sumana Bagbin, and the Parliament of Ghana as a whole […]
‘YouStart’ program will not fund ”buying and selling” businesses
By Rukayatu Musah Government is partnering with a consortium of nine banks to provide credit to existing youth-led Companies and, in the process, create one million jobs in the next three years. Under the commercial programme of the YouStart initiative, the banks will provide support for existing youth-led businesses with between GH¢100,000 working capital and […]
Sustainable Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Awareness Day
By Razak Baba The University of Mines and Technology in collaboration with the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners with support from Environmental Protection Agency and the Minerals Commission has celebrated Sustainable Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Awareness Day in Kumasi. The day is to create a platform for stakeholders in the Artisanal Small-scale Mining […]
Colleges of Education Research Conference concludes positively with vision to maintain Teacher Best Practices
By Razak Baba Teachers in Colleges of Education in Ghana have participated in a Research Conference at Nsuta in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region, dubbed: “Education in Emergency Situation; Prospects and Challenges”. The Conference provided a platform for tutors at the Colleges of Education to share research knowledge to sustain best practices […]
