The Labour Court 1 Division of the High Court has urged the National Labour Commission (NLC) to settle its impasse with the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) out of court. The presiding judge, Justice Frank Rockson Aboadwe gave the parties up to Thursday, February 10, 2022, to report back on the progress of the […] The post Settle your dispute out of
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah says his hands are tied in the case of a private developer erecting a fence wall across an asphalted road at Danyame in the Ashanti Region. According to him, the private developer has full rights and access to the entire stretch of the land, although a State-constructed asphalted road […] The post Destroying
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah says his hands are tied in the case of a private developer erecting a fence wall across an asphalted road at Danyame in the Ashanti Region. According to him, the private developer has full rights and access to the entire stretch of the land, although a State-constructed asphalted road […] The post Gov’t
Efforts are underway to bring a raging fire under control at a popular wood market at Akwatialine in Kumasi. The fire started around 9am on Thursday morning. The cause is still unknown. At least three fire tenders have been dispatched to tackle the fire. Citi News’ Hafiz Tijani said owners of the wood companies are […] The post Ashanti Region: Fire guts Akwatialine wood
A pregnant woman, a nursing mother, and two others have been arrested while working on a cannabis farm at Liati Dafornu in the Afadjato South District of the Volta Region. As part of a joint operation led by personnel of the Narcotics Control Commission with support from the Immigration Service and the police, about forty […] The post Volta Region:
Close to the end of a 200 years of colonial control, the British administration in the Gold Coast, now Ghana, implemented numerous policies to help it control the territory easily. Central among those policies were laws established to manage the Chieftaincy institution in the society. This decision has caused persistent and damaging chieftaincy clashes in […] The post Until
From a serious policymaking point of view, the question as to whether “Ghana should go to the IMF” is not a complete, or particularly meaningful, one. The IMF has many product lines, designed for different purposes, so the more appropriate questions are: Should Ghana go for a/some IMF product(s)/program(s)? If yes, which? What are the […] The post Bright Simons writes: Should
In January, Twitter made some Product and Health News announcements. In case you missed it, here is a recap. Product news Jan 6: Tweet reaction videos can now start on Twitter! Twitter is testing out Tweet reactions videos. Testing iOS: When you tap the Retweet icon, choose “Quote Tweet with reaction” to create and customize […] The post Major announcements by Twitter in January
A private developer has constructed a fence wall across an asphalted road close to the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), completely blocking the road and denying motorists direct access to the RCC at Danyame in Kumasi. The developer is said to have taken the action on the basis that the public road encroached on his […] The post Ashanti
The proposed Electronic Transaction Levy was contained in this year’s financial statement presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on November 17, 2021. This tax will attract 1.75 percent on mobile money transaction of GHS 100 and above. Normally, the budget must be debated and passed in Parliament, but this time round the […] The post E-levy
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has insisted that he is not guilty in the defamation suit brought against him by Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah. Former Trade and Industry Minister, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has filed a suit at the Kumasi High Court asking […] The post ‘I
ECOWAS leaders are meeting in Accra today, Thursday, February 3, 2022, to deliberate on happenings in Burkina Faso. The army led by Lt. Col. Paul Henry Sandaogo Damiba last week overthrew President Roch Marc Kabore citing his failure to deal with Islamist militants in the country. The sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS and the African Union, have […] The post ECOWAS leaders
Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance Limited, Kenneth Thompson, wants the government to do a proper introspection of its current revenue generation strategies. He insists ongoing discussions to raise funds through the contested Electronic Transaction Levy and suggestions for Ghana to return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a non-starter and must be aborted […] The post IMF
Financial analyst, Ken Thompson, has described as disturbing, the government’s insistence to go through with the controversial electronic Transaction Levy despite the stiff opposition. For Mr. Thompson who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, the tax policy if implemented, will lead to the collapse of some businesses. That’s not his only point, […] The post ‘E-levy
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and the National Labour Commission are expected to appear before court today, Thursday, in the case challenging the former’s ongoing strike. The NLC is seeking an interlocutory injunction from the high court to compel the striking lecturers to return to work. UTAG members on all campuses are on […] The post NLC, UTAG to face-off in
The University of Education, Winneba, has described the court order for Prof. Mawutor Avoke, to be reinstated as the Vice-Chancellor as an anomaly. Speaking on Eyewitness News following the judgement, the Public Relations Officer of UEW, Ernest Azutigah, said “the appropriate decision will be taken” following the development. But he questioned why the court would […] The post Court
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