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GMA’s decision not to join Organised Labour’s strike disturbing – Prof Titus Beyuo

A former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Professor Titus Beyuo, has expressed concern about the Association's decision not to participate in...

GAWU strengthens efforts to combat child labour in North Dayi District

The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has intensified its campaign to eliminate child labour and forced labour nationwide.As...

Organised Labour strike: Anyone who joins will be sacked – GMet warned

The Board Chairman of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Isaac Amoo, has issued a stern warning to the agency’s staff, instructing them not to...

Apostles’ Continuation Church pastor blasts politicians over galamsey

The senior pastor of Apostles' Continuation Church Atico branch and head of Dansoman District, Isaac Frimpong has reiterated the devastating effects of illegal mining, popularly...

Highway Authority closes Atebubu-Prang stretch due to river overflow

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has announced the closure of the Atebubu-Prang stretch of the Kumasi-Yeji highway following the overflow of the Nyomoase River,...

Jobless HND holder secures job as Stock Officer under HAPPY Broiler

Priscilla Arthur, a young woman with a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Procurement and Supply Chain, has secured a position as a stock officer...

ABL mining lease unveils plans to transform Nyinahin, Mpasaaso communities

The Ashanti Bauxite Limited (ABL) is a joint Venture Company between the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) and a wholly owned Ghanaian Company,...

Abrumase farmers appeal to govt over death trap roads

Farmers in Abrumase in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, are calling on the government and NGOs to come to their aid...

Assault victim needs urgent support for emergency surgery

A 47-year-old commercial tricycle operator, popularly known as “Pragya”, urgently needs at least GH¢150,000 to undergo an emergency surgical operation to save him from...

Democracy Hub slams government for denying bail to Barker-Vormawor

The Democracy Hub, organizers of the recent three-day #StopGalamseyNow and #ReoccupyJulorbiHouse protests has expressed deep disappointment over what they describe as the Attorney General’s...

Air condition installer handed 20 years for defilement 

A 40-year-old air condition installer, Joshua Arhin, has been handed 20 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court, for defiling a...

Law enforcement agencies are too corrupt to help fight galamsey – Philip Bawa

President of the Responsible Small-Scale Miners Association of Ghana, Philip Bawa, has criticized law enforcement agencies for their alleged corruption, claiming they hinder efforts...

Pupils stranded as contractor locks govt school over debt

Pupils at the Galilea M/A Basic School have been left stranded after Geos Anointing Construction Company locked down a six-unit classroom block due to...

Nurses, Midwives Association declines to join Organised Labour strike

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has announced that its members will not participate in the strike action declared by Organised Labour.The...

DRIP was funded by Common Fund, not loans – Fatimatu Abubakar tells Mahama

Information Minister, Fatimatu Abubakar has responded to claims made by John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), regarding the funding of...

Government spends almost GH¢9k on each Free SHS student; over ¢9k on each TVET student – NEIP CEO reveals

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has revealed that the government spends approximately GH¢9,000 on...

Galamsey: PUWU-TUC joins Organised Labour’s nationwide strike

The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) of TUC-Ghana has announced its decision to join the nationwide strike set for Thursday, October 10, 2024.In a...

UHAS-UTAG votes in support of Organised Labour’s nationwide strike

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has officially declared its support for the...

Media Coalition Against Galamsey to stage red band protest October 10

The Media Coalition Against Galamsey has announced plans to hold a “red band” protest against illegal mining, in support of Organised Labour's indefinite strike...

Galamsey: GAWU directs members to join Organised Labour strike on Thursday

The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of TUC-Ghana has instructed its members to commence a nationwide strike on Thursday, October 10, 2024.This action is...

Assin South roads to see massive transformation under DRIP – Ntim Fordjour

Deputy Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for Assin South in the Central Region, John Ntim Fordjour, commissioned the Assin South District Roads...

Hit-and-run driver crashes man to death on Kanda Highway

A motorist driving a Toyota V8 fled the scene after fatally striking a pedestrian on the Kanda Highway in Accra on Tuesday, October 8.The...

Ghana Armed Forces collaborate with small scale miners to fight galamsey

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced a new collaboration with small-scale miners as part of its ongoing efforts to combat illegal mining, commonly...

De-politicise issues of illegal mining – Sanitation Minister

Sanitation Minister, Lydia Seyram Alhassan has appealed to stakeholders to unite and develop a holistic solution devoid of politics to combat illegal mining.She said...

Galamseyers invade GRIDCo site in Konongo

Illegal mining commonly known as galamsey, in Konongo, Ashanti Region is posing a significant threat to power supply in parts of the Ashanti and...

World Post Day: Ghana Post MD reflects on innovation, service, and future

As the world commemorates World Post Day on October 9, Bice Osei Kuffuor, Managing Director of Ghana Post, takes a moment to reflect on...

Dissident Organized Labour members plan to sue over ‘unlawful’ galamsey strike threat

A senior lecturer at Kumasi Technical University, Dr Sampson Anomah, has revealed that he and other dissenting members of Organized Labour are prepared to...

Organized Labour accused of meddling in politics over galamsey demands

A senior lecturer at Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has accused Organized Labour of deviating from its core mandate and meddling in politics with its...

Ghana Medical Association petitioned for the removal of its President Dr. Serebour

A formal petition has been filed by a member of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Vishnu Nene Limon Abayateye, calling for the removal...

Police recruitment: Shortlisted applicants to write exams on October 12

The Ghana Police Service has invited all shortlisted applicants who applied to join the service to write an exam as part of their recruitment...

Lands minister addresses claims of issuing over 1,400 mining licenses since 2022

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has refuted claims that the current government has issued an excessive number of mining...

Delays in bail process keep anti-galamsey protesters detained despite court order

Fifty-one activists from the Democracy Hub remain in police custody despite being granted bail by the High Courts of Accra.This is according to a...

I found solace in God – Breast cancer survivor recounts healing journey

Breast cancer survivor, Fafa Gozo has shared how she was healed from the deadly disease three years ago.Recounting her enduring process after she was...

UG-UTAG endorses Organised Labour’s strike

The University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) has voted in support of Organised Labour’s intended strike action on...

I’ll sack any GIHOC staff who joins Organised Labour’s strike – Kofi Jumah

The Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries Limited, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has warned employees against partaking in Organised Labour's intended strike against galamsey.Mr Jumha has...

Jinapor denies issuing 1,400 mining licences since 2022

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has refuted claims that over 1,400 mining licences have been issued by the Ministry...

Chief Imam endorses Muslim Youth in Agriculture project

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has endorsed the Muslim Youth in Agriculture project, an initiative aimed at empowering young Muslims through...

Organised Labour strike: We’re not worried – Angel Carbonu to opposers [Audio]

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu,  has said that there is nothing that can stop Organised Labour from...

Aljazeera reporter: Don’t blame police for military’s galamsey failures

International journalist, Kent Mensah has raised concerns about the military’s failure to protect Ghana’s water bodies from illegal mining, also known as galamsey, despite...

Group to embark on demo against Organised Labour

A group calling itself Responsible Small Scale Miners Association of Ghana has announced plans to embark on a demonstration on Friday, October 11, 2024,...