Managers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) say they have started serious background checks to establish the source of a viral video in which a number of school children are served what appears to be innutritious dish. The GSFP says it has also directed all its 16 Regional Coordinators to do their independent checks...
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President Akufo – Addo has authorized an IMF bailout Move
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has authorized Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to commence formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), inviting the Fund to support an economic program put together by the government of Ghana. A statement issued by the Ministry of Information stated that the move comes after a telephone conversation between the...
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Arise Ghana petitions govt to cancel E-Levy, cancel Agyapa and reduce inflation
Political pressure group, Arise Ghana has presented a petition to the Ministry of Finance demanding that the government takes “pragmatic steps to alleviate the suffering of the people of Ghana”. The group says it wants the government to cancel the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) immediately and also take steps to reduce inflation and arrest the...
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Ex-National Security Operative Arrested Over Firearm At NDC Demo
A young man identified as Yusif, an Ex-National Security Operative was whisked away on Wednesday morning at the El- Wak Stadium, Accra by the Police for possessing a firearm during the Arise Ghana Demonstration organized by the opposition National Democratic Congress. He is alleged to be a bodyguard of the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu as...
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Journalist Places Injunction On Swearing In Of Newly-Elected GJA President
A member of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Justice Lee Adoboe has filed an application for an interlocutory injunction seeking to stop the swearing in of the newly-elected GJA President, Albert Dwumfuor. The suit was served to the officials of the GJA on Wednesday, June 29, a day before the swearing-in of the newly elected...
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Commercial Drivers Union apologise for criticising John Mahama over fuel hikes
A subgroup of the Commercial Drivers Union under the Trades Union Congress (TUC) known as True Drivers Union have complained that the cost of a liter of fuel under Akufo-Addo’s is the cost for a gallon under John Mahama. The group who have apologised to Ghanaians because of the ongoing financial circumstances out their motivation...
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INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY SECURITY (IES) PREDICTS A FALL IN THE PRICE OF PETROL
The price of petrol is expected to go down by 4 percent per liter at the various pumps in the first pricing window of July. Prices of fuels at the pump have increased consistently in previous windows, however a recent analysis issued by the Institute for Energy Security (IES) indicates that the reduction is a...
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No COLA, no classroom; 20% COLA is non-negotiable – GNAT
Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has told the government of Ghana to pay them 20% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) else they will cease going to the classroom to teach. The teachers union and organized labour through the Secretary General of TUC made a passionate appeal to the President during the presentation of his May...
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There is attempt to destabilise the country— Oppong Nkrumah
The violent attacks on the police by protesters of Arise Ghana on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, has confirmed an earlier security intelligence that there is an attempt to destabilise the country. The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, made the assertion in an interview on Accra-based television station, Metro TV, in reaction to the clash between...
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Tight Security At Presidency, Jubilee House
The Ghana Police Service has beefed up security at the Jubilee House, ahead of today’s demonstration by NDC group, Arise Ghana. Armed police and military men are currently at the entrance and the surrounding areas of the seat of government. The security presence at the seat of government is meant to prevent another chaotic incident...