The flame for the Dakar Youth Olympics was lit in Athens yesterday for the first Olympic competition ever staged in Africa. International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry, the organization’s first African and first female leader, said the moment carried profound personal meaning. “As an African, this moment means so much to me,” Coventry, an Olympic … The post Dakar Youth Olympics flame

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to link the salaries and emoluments of executives and staff of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to their performance under a new national salary framework. He said it was unfair for state-owned enterprises to make losses while their personnel received salary increases every year. President Mahama said this at the … The post New

The Health Services Workers’ Union (HSWU) has marked its 82nd anniversary with a call on members to embrace disciplined savings, investment and collective financial planning to secure their financial future beyond active employment. The anniversary, held under the theme: ‘Securing Our Future Together,’ was marked with activities across the union’s 10 administrative regions, including patient … The post HSWU

A travel and tour agent has been remanded into lawful custody for allegedly collecting GH¢107, 000 from a civil servant and his relatives under the pretext of securing them recruitment into Ghana’s security services. Clement Osei-Wusu is alleged to have promised to enlist the complainant and his relatives into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Ghana … The post Travel and

A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old galamsey operator to 15 years’ imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student after posing as a pastor The convict, Kelvin Oppong, a resident of Nsuaem in the Western Region, pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Samuel Ahiabor, prosecuting, told the court, presided … The post Galamsey

President John Dramani Mahama has urged three newly sworn-in Justices of the Supreme Court to uphold the Constitution and administer justice without fear or favour. He said the authority of the Supreme Court depended on the confidence and trust of the Ghanaian people and, therefore, the new Justices must protect the rights of citizens and … The post President