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Akim Abuakwa South Member of Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea has welcomed a suggestion for Members of Parliament (MPs) to accept pay cut. He only wants the timeline regarding when the full payment will be restored, clearly defined. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said MPs must also be willing to accept pay cut as a […]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment to support Ghana Post in discharging its core mandate as the country’s designated Postal Service Operator. According to the Vice President, when Ghana Post is well resourced, the company can be more profitable considering the current global drive towards e-commerce and digitalization. He indicated that the […]

The University of Ghana, Legon (UG) is urging staff and students to be on the lookout for suspected cases of measles and rubella after a confirmation of two cases apiece in the Greater Accra Region. This comes after the Ghana Health Service is said to have confirmed a surge in suspected cases of the diseases. […]

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament have rejected a suggestion by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah that Members of Parliament should consider a pay cut as a way of contributing to the development of Ghana. Mr Oppong Nkrumah who is also Ofoase Ayirebi Lawmaker said he is willing to move a motion in Parliament […]

Challenging Heights is calling on the government to review the capitation grant, either to regularize fee-paying in public schools or put in measures to completely ban any form of levies on children. The Capitation Grant was introduced in the 2003/2004 academic year to offer Free, Compulsory, Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) for all school-going children of […]

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The Council of State has been exemplary following the decision to reduce their allowances by 20 per cent until the end of the year, a Former United Nations Senior Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has said. In his view, this decision demonstrates that they recognize the challenges facing the country at the moment. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reduced […]

A Former United Nations Senior Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Council of State members for reducing salaries of government appointees and also members of the Council respectively. According to him, the decision is a step in the right direction. Prof Agyeman-Duah however told the President to go a […]

The Deputy Secretary-General of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah, is calling on government to rather take a look into the waste in the system in order to mitigate the current economic hardship. He said salaries can be cut by even 50 percent but the outcome and how the savings are spent is […]

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Sulemana Braimah has told Members of Parliament (MPs) not to play with the future of Ghana. He was commenting on the lack of quorum in Parliament last Friday which forced the House to stop approval of the €20 million agreement between the government of […]

Joe Mettle’s nomination in the VGMA 22 ‘Artiste of the Year’ category appears contentious, but he seems unfazed by critics, especially Ras Kuuku, who proposed that Fameye deserves Joe Mettle’s position on the list. As a one-time winner of the category, Joe Mettle is taking it all in his stride as he revealed that he […]

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker on Friday, March 18, 2022 inaugurated the Amenfi Central District Mining Committee in the Western Region. Delivering the inaugural address, Mr Mireku Duker emphasized that it is important for the Mining sector to have a well regulated and responsible mining scheme in each district. […]

A delegation from the Lands Commission (LC) paid their last respect at the funeral of the Paramount Chief of the La Traditional Area, Nii Dr Kpobi Tettey Tsuru III, on Friday March 18, 2022. The delegation, led by the Chairman of the Commission, Mr Alex Quaynor commiserated with the bereaved family and members of the […]

Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Dr John Kwakye has asked the government not to make any attemt to borrow from the international market to support the Cedi. In his view, borrowing will further create economic challenges for the country. Dr Kwakye was reacting to the decision by the government to […]

Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Dr John Kwakye has asked the government not to make any attemt to borrow from the international market to support the Cedi. In his view, borrowing will further create economic challenges for the country. Dr Kwakye was reacting to the decision by the government to […]

The Eastern Region Director of Ghana Water Company Limited, Ing Asomani Nyarko, has expressed worry sand-winning activities and bad farming practices threaten the water production at the Nsawam Treatment Plant. He warned perpetrators to desist from the practice. “Desist from bad farming practices which affect the cost of water treatment in the region. Some chemicals […]

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said Members of Parliament (MPs) must also be willing to accept pay cut as a way of contributing to building the country. The Ofoase Ayirebi Lawmaker said he is willing to move a motion to that effect in Parliament. “I think that the legislature should also look at pay […]

Editing by Emmanuel Kwame Amoh Follow @kwame_amoh

Editing by Emmanuel Kwame Amoh Follow @kwame_amoh