The Ghana Cocoa Board says it will do its best to resolve the grievances of cocoa carriers, who declared a strike over their allowances. Fiifi Boafo, the Public Affairs Manager of COCOBOD, in an interview on Eyewitness News, said the company is aware of the concerns and actions of the cocoa carriers and has commenced […] The post Grievances of striking cocoa carriers
The opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, has stated that the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, is punishing Ghanaians due to their bad management of the economy. Speaking at their headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, the NDC’s National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, saif they are, “utterly appalled by the decision of the insensitive […] The post Akufo-Addo,
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a long vehicle driver captured dangerously overtaking a truck on the Kwahu Fodoa road in the Eastern Region. The 31-year-old driver, Awal Mohammed, was brought to the attention of the police after a Facebook user made a post about his conduct. “The said driver was captured on video by […] The post Reckless truck driver
The West Africa Regional Director for Cuts International, Appiah-Kusi Adomako, has attributed the ability of telecommunication company MTN to increase the cost for their data without recourse to public concerns to their market power. MTN Ghana from January 4, 2022, introduced new rates of Fibre broadband and Turbonet bundle prices, increasing by almost 50% with […] The post MTN’s
The Ghana Armed Forces, GAF, has stated that Flight Sergeant Nicholas Owusu Frimpong acted unprofessionally by discharging his rifle at a public place indiscriminately. According to GAF, his conduct is against the service regulations. Suspect, Flight Sergeant Nicholas Owusu Frimpong has been arrested and detained after he was captured on video firing several shots of […] The post Soldier
Some women have been forced to lie on the bare floor with their newborns at the Tamale Teaching Hospital in the Northern Region due to the unavailability of beds. When Citi News visited the facility, most women were seen on the floor with their newborn babies. One of the mothers, who complained to Citi News, […] The post Tamale Teaching Hospital:
The Ministry of Health has indicated that it may be forced to trigger a mandatory vaccination in Ghana if the rate of vaccination does not improve. According to the ministry, the sector minister has the power through the Public Health Act to trigger mandatory vaccination. Speaking to Citi News, the Chief Director of the Ministry, […] The post Ministry of
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has extended the deadline for members of the Scheme to merge their SSNIT and Ghana Card numbers to June 30, 2022. The initial deadline was December 31, 2021. From July 1, 2022, SSNIT says the Ghana Card will be the only identification number it recognises. “This is […] The post Deadline for Ghana
Some customers of telecommunication networks operating in the country are calling on the government to extend the period for the SIM card re-registration exercise. Various centres of the telecommunication companies have witnessed long queues as customers are racing against time to link their Ghana cards to their SIM cards. This is because the government has […] The post Some
The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers’ Association of Ghana (CETAG), has defended its nationwide strike which began today, Thursday, January 6, 2022. CETAG dclared an indefinite nationwide strike over service conditions on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. The decision was arrived at after an emergency meeting by the CETAG National Council over the failure […] The post Failure
Nine people have been killed and 10 are still missing after a boat capsized in Pemba, Tanzania, on Tuesday. Six others were rescued following the incident. The tragedy happened while the boat, which is said to have been carrying around 30 to 40 people on their way to a funeral, capsized mid-voyage. Pemba South Police […] The post Nine people killed, 10 missing in Tanzania
A local mayor and his driver have been arrested in a desert in northern Niger with more than 200kg (440lbs) of cocaine in their vehicle, police say. The two suspects, who have not been named, were allegedly transporting the drug to Libya after it had been smuggled into the country from Mali. Niger’s drug policing […] The post Niger police seize record 200kg of
Tennis star Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter Australia dramatically revoked on his arrival in Melbourne. The world number one was held in the city’s airport for several hours before border officials announced he had not met entry rules and would be deported. Djokovic was then taken to a government detention hotel. His […] The post Australia cancels Novak Djokovic’s
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