Organised Labour demands immediate declaration of Galamsey as an emergency

Organised Labour demands immediate declaration of Galamsey as an emergency

Organised Labour has demanded that President Nana Ado Dankwa Akufo-Addo declare a state of emergency on illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. It said the declaration must include an order to halt all forms of mining, legal or illegal, in forest reserves and around water bodies, and the immediate evacuation of all mining equipment from those areas. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by Joshua Ansah, General Secretary […]

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Alan files nomination forms, promises to reconcile nation

Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, leader and presidential aspirant of the Movement for Change, on Wednesday filed his nomination forms to contest the 2024 presidential election. Accompanied by sympathisers of the Movement, Mr Kyerematen filed his nomination forms at about 1630 hours, becoming the 11th presidential aspirant to do so since Monday. Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson, EC, received Mr Kyerematen’s nomination forms on behalf of the Commission. Mr Kyerematen expressed gratitude […]

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Police Arrest Four Persons in Connection with a Violent Attack at Oyarifa

The Ghana Police Service, on 8th September 2024, arrested four suspects in connection with a violent attack that resulted in injuries to three persons at Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra. The suspects, Latif Bako, Ebenezer Ewuzie, Stephen Owusu and Ebenezer Adjei, along with others, on Saturday, 7th September 2024, attacked and inflicted machete wounds on the victims during a Homowo festival at Oyarifa. The victims together with suspect Ebenezer Adjei […]

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Election 2024: Bawumia files nomination forms; prays for peaceful elections

The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Monday morning filed his nomination forms at the head office of the Electoral Commission in Accra to contest the 2024 Presidential Election. The Vice President submitted his nomination forms at about 0900 hours in the company of his Running Mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, and the Second Lady Mrs Samira Bawumia. Other NPP stalwarts that accompanied the Flag bearer […]

September 9, 2024 51

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Silva Lady celebrates her birthday with Chosen Children’s Home Orphanage at Darkuman

The Head of Programs and Drive Time show host ("Aben Wo Ha"), Mavis Nhyira Mensah, popularly known as Silva Lady (SL), celebrated her birthday with the Chosen Children's Home Orphanage at Darkuman in the Ablekuma North Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The orphanage, which currently houses 65 children, has a vision of creating and ensuring peace and security for national socio-economic development in Ghana and beyond. The event was […]

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Presidential Advisor on Health Announces Good News to 2021 Graduate Nurses

The Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare has urged all the Nurses who completed School in 2021 to exercise restraint for the government because measures have been put in place to employ them. According to him, the government is employing them in badges that is set to happen hopefully the end of the year. He believes that before December, the Finance Ministry will give them financial clearance to absorb […]

September 6, 2024 53

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SSNIT projects positive outlook for 2024

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is projecting a strong financial position for 2024, following significant improvements in its investment performance and operational efficiency. SSNIT’s Director-General, Kofi Osafo-Maafo, during an address to stakeholders in Accra said the scheme has turned around its financial situation in recent years. In 2021 the trust faced a deficit, but by 2022 it had recorded a surplus of GH¢230million. This positive trajectory continued into […]

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Oguaamanhen welcomes Asantehene at Emintsimadze

The Oguaamanhen, Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II, on Thursday warmly welcomed Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, to his Emintsimadze Palace amidst embraces and whispers. It was a spectacle to behold as his retinue touched down in Cape Coast to pay a courtesy call on Osabarimba before proceeding to the Cape Coast University (UCC) where an Honorary Doctorate Degree was to be conferred on him. The beautifully decorated streets with miniature […]

September 5, 2024 42

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Uganda Olympic marathon runner, Rebecca Cheptegei d!es at 33 after she was set on fire by her ex- boyfriend

Ugandan Olympic marathon runner, Rebecca Cheptegei has succumbed to injuries sustained after she was doused in petrol and set alight by her ex-boyfriend. Cheptegei, 33, suffered burns to 80 percent of her body in Sunday's brutal attack that was carried out by her ex-boyfriend, according to medical officials. She was rushed to the intensive care unit at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya. However, the facility's acting […]

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