The Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association (RNMA) is demanding the payment of salaries of its members. According to RNMA, the government still owes its members, salary arrears of eight months. It also said the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on the nurses and midwives financially. Speaking to Citi News, the President of the association, […] The post Rotational
Opportunity International Savings and Loans (Opportunity International), a leading Savings and Loans Company in Ghana has held a 3rd graduation ceremony for twenty street porters known as ‘Kayayei’ at the GHACOE Women’s Ministry Training Center in Accra. The company is dedicated to providing livelihood empowerment skills to these young women and girls living in deprived […] The post Opportunity
Leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will organise a “Probity and Accountability” march on Thursday, November 26, 2020, to honour its founder Jerry John Rawlings who passed away last week. The NDC says the march will be held in conjunction with other political parties, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and other groups which […] The post NDC
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, hit the street of Accra today, Thursday, November 19, 2020, to formally outdoor the Universal Quick Response (QR) Code and Proxy Pay system. As part of this, Dr. Bawumia set the tone by buying waakye with the digital payment system. The QR Code and Proxy Pay platforms, which were […] The post Bawumia
The Vagla Youth Association (VAYA) has inaugurated a branch at Damongo, the capital of the Savannah Region. The Damongo branch is to mobilise members of the VAYA ethnic groups in and around West Gonja municipality into the association. The Vagla Youth Association is a non-political youth umbrella of the Vagla, Safalba, Choraa, and the Nomee […] The post Vagla Youth
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will deploy over 6,000 troops to complement other sister security agencies to ensure peace and order during this year’s elections. Some logistics of the Ghana Navy and the Ghana Air Force would also be deployed. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Godwin Azera of the Lands Operations Unit of the GAF made this […] The post Armed Forces to deploy
The National Association of Charismatic and Christian Churches has commiserated with the family of the late former President, Jerry John Rawlings. In a statement signed by its chairman, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the association noted that the contributions to development during the tenure of the late Jerry John Rawlings “cannot be ignored”. The Association further condoled […] The post Association
Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama will resume his campaign tour of the Ashanti Region tomorrow, Friday, November 20, 2020. In a statement signed by Kwame Zu, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the NDC, the party noted that Mahama will meet with traditional and religious leaders, party members and other […] The post Mahama
Absa Bank Ghana and the Mastercard Foundation have announced a partnership aimed at stimulating the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to create access to 50,000 dignified and fulfilling jobs for young people in Ghana. The partnership seeks to: Build the capacity of 5,000 MSMEs, especially women led firms, smallholder farmers, and players […] The post Ghana’s
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has rubbished an investigative piece produced by Joy News which alleged that the cost of some 30,000 Point of Sale (POS) devices procured by the lottery authority was inflated by about $10 million. The documentary had suggested that the price of POS devices was inflated by its Director-General, Kofi Osei-Ameyaw. […] The post Joy News’
The Liberian Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the opposition to have the planned 8 December referendum cancelled for public sensitisation. The court, in a unanimous decision, said the referendum as planned violates the country’s constitution. Liberian lawyers, the journalists’ union and the council of churches had called for postponement of the referendum . […] The post Liberian
Private legal practitioner, John Akparibo Ndebugri has urged former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, not to provide any further explanations to the Presidency on the reasons that warranted his resignation from office. He believes, Mr. Amidu cannot be held responsible for many of the operational challenges he faced while at post. In what he described as […] The post Don’t
A former spokesperson for Jerry John Rawlings, Kofi Adams has rejected claims that the former President died from COVID-19 complications. According to him, “if it was COVID, we know where that treatment centre is, so he would have been sent there and doctors who attended to him would have done so fully protected with the […] The post Rawlings didn’t die from COVID-19
A blue wave is coming, the democrats will win the senate, the house and the presidency. This was the message plastered on almost every mainstream media chyron as November 3rd crawled in. the republicans don’t stand a chance they said, the people have spoken. The polls show that the people don’t want conservatives in power […] The post Joel Yamoah writes: Where is the blue
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced plans by the government to undertake a rewiring exercise of all markets in the Greater Accra Region. The President says this will be one of the surest ways to address the perennial fire outbreaks in markets in the city. The President was speaking during a visit to the […] The post We’ll rewire all
The US has recorded more than 250,000 deaths from Covid-19, a bleak marker as cases soar once again across the country. According to Johns Hopkins University, the country has now reported 250,029 deaths and nearly 11.5 million cases. It has more reported infections and a higher death toll than any other country worldwide. And cases […] The post US records over 250,000 COVID-19 deaths
Police in Uganda say three people have died and dozens injured in protests in the capital and other urban areas following the arrest of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, known as musician Bobi Wine, during an election rally. The police statement did not say how the three people died. But videos and photos have been circulating […] The post Three die in Ugandan protests
South Africa’s leader Cyril Ramaphosa says the escape of a Malawian preacher and his wife from the country has been “very concerning” and promised to take action after getting a detailed report. Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, are facing charges of money laundering and fraud in South Africa. They fled the country last week […] The post SA leader ‘concerned’
The Board Chair of the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Linda Ofori Kwafo says news of Martin Amidu’s resignation came as a surprise to the board as it was not aware of any such move being considered by the former Special Prosecutor. Linda Ofori Kwafo said she is uncertain if the board could have intervened […] The post Martin Amidu’s resignation came
The Board chair of the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Linda Ofori Kwafo says news of Martin Amidu’s resignation came as a surprise to the board as it was not aware of any such move being considered by the former Special Prosecutor. She said she is uncertain if the board could have intervened and averted […] The post Martin Amidu’s resignation came
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