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Galamsey: Suspension of strike sole decision of Organised Labour’s leadership – KNUST-UTAG

President of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Professor Eric Abavare, has...

Airport cocaine smuggle saga: Suspended workers reinstated

The Ministry of Transport has confirmed the reinstatement of Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) staff members who were implicated in a cocaine smuggling case...

Nyomoase road flooding: Highway Authority calls for police protection

The Bono East Regional branch of the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has urgently requested Police protection at the Nyomoase Bridge construction site after discovering...

Military destroys Chanfans in anti-galamsey operation on Birim River

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners, in collaboration with the military, has intensified efforts to combat illegal mining, particularly on water bodies, as...

Woman marches husband to court for demanding sex 8 times every night

A Harare woman, Melocia Gwata, has sought legal protection from her husband, George Kusotera, citing his excessive demands for intimacy and abusive behaviour. Gwata revealed...

Mortuary workers to announce new date for its planned strike

The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has rescheduled its planned strike aimed at demanding improved conditions of service. General Secretary of MOWAG, Richard Kofi...

Jospong Group to help Ugandan govt tackle waste management challenges

The Ugandan government has partnered with Ghana's Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) to decommission the 39-acre Kiteezi Landfill in the Wakiso District near Kampala. The...

Galamsey: We can’t trust the government – Ransford Gyampo

The President of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG), Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has expressed strong distrust in...

Deploying military alone won’t curb galamsey menace – Mireku Duker

Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has voiced his opposition to the deployment of military forces as the solution to...

Gun battle between Police and Customs at Bawku border post

A confrontation between personnel from the Ghana Police Service and Customs officials at the Missiga Immigration Service checkpoint in Bawku escalated into a gun...

Attitudinal change needed to effectively combat galamsey – Ursula

Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has appealed to Ghanaians, urging collective responsibility in the fight against illegal mining, also known as galamsey. The...

Election not Christian, Muslim contest – Pentecost Council to political parties

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has admonished political parties not to make this year’s general election a religious contest. It said it had...

Galamsey: Why Organised Labour suspended strike – Spio-Garbrah reveals [Listen]

Former Minister of Trade, Dr. Spio-Garbrah has said money played a role in the decision by Organised Labour to suspend their planned strike over...

 NPP building on digital foundation I started – Spio-Garbrah [Video]

Former Communications Minister Ekwow Spio-Garbrah says Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia cannot take full credit for Ghana's digital transformation without recognizing the groundwork he...

Greed is fueling galamsey – Spio-Garbrah [Video]

Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, former Minister of Communications, has attributed the thriving illegal mining (galamsey) industry to greed. Speaking on Adom FM’s Burning Issues show, he criticized...

Election not religious contest – GPCC to political parties

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has admonished political parties not to make this year’s general election a religious contest. It said it had...

Spio-Garbrah raises concerns over rapid increase in mining licences in Ghana [Video]

Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has expressed alarm over the sharp rise in the number of mining licences granted in recent years, questioning the rationale behind the...

UTAG declares indefinite strike, demands nationwide ban on mining in forest reserves

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has declared an indefinite strike, effective October 10, 2024, following an overwhelming vote in favour of industrial...

Nana Akomea’s claim inflation rate was single digits in 2017, 2018 and 2019, false

Claim: The Vice Chairman of the Bawumia Campaign Team, Nana Akomea, has claimed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) achieved single-digit inflation in 2017, 2018, and...

T-bills auction: Government borrowed GH¢23.6bn in September 2024

The government borrowed GH¢23.6 billion across the 91-day to 364-day treasury bills in September 2024. This represented a 24.7% increase over that of August 2024. Although...

Inflation to increase marginally to 21.6% in October 2024

Inflation is expected to go up marginally to 21.6% in October 2024. This is after it surprisingly increased by 110 basis points (bps) to 21.5%...

NAPO makes false claim about Ashanti’s appointment during Mahama’s administration

Claim: Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has claimed that former President Mahama did not have an Ashanti among his ministers. Verdict: This is false. DUBAWA Ghana has found...

Ghanaians urged to “Wear red” on Thursday to show revulsion for galamsey

Convener of the Media Coalition against Galamsey, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey has called on Ghanaians to show their revulsion against illegal mining, commonly known as...

Prosecute perpetrators of Election 2020 deaths – Emile Short

Former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has urged the swift prosecution of those responsible for...

Most wanted human trafficker arrested at Buduburam

A 38-years-old man, identified as Pussy Mama has been remanded by the Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit for allegedly trafficking over 3,000 young girls and boys...

Organised Labour strike: Prof Gyampo calls out leadership after ‘U-turn’

The President of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG), Prof Ransford Gyampo has criticised the leadership of...

Akufo-Addo reaffairms commitment to end galamsey

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his commitment to ending illegal mining, also known as galamsey, in the country. This comes after Organised Labour...

ECG prepares its system operators and controllers ahead of December polls

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has commenced the preparation of its control engineers and system  operators to be fully equipped to handle all...

Galamsey: There’s a lack of seriousness from the government – Prof Aning

Security analyst, Professor Kwesi Aning, says that the demands by organised labour reflect the government's dereliction of duty in the fight against illegal mining...

Galamsey: Deputy lands Minister rallies against illegal mining in Western Region

As the government intensifies the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of...

Organised Labour suspends planned strike

Organised labour has suspended its planned nationwide strike which was expected to commence on Thursday 10, 2024. The Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress...

Lawyer confident Democracy Hub activists will be released today

A member of the legal team defending activists from the Democracy Hub, Noah Adamtey is confident that those granted bail on Monday, October 7,...

Greed and irresponsibility fueling galamsey crisis – Dr. Frank Bannor

Development Economist and Head of Research at the Danquah Institute, Dr. Frank Bannor has called for greater responsibility and introspection in addressing the destructive...

Organised Labour should prioritise dialogue in galamsey fight – Dr. Bannor

Development Economist and Head of Research at the Danquah Institute, Dr. Frank Bannor, has called on labour unions to pursue dialogue with the government...

Anti-galamsey protesters must face the law, but we must solve menace – Kufuor

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has called for justice to be served on the #StopGalamsey demonstrators who allegedly committed some breaches during their recent...

A blanket ban on small-scale mining will make no economic sense – Dr. Frank Bannor

Head of Research at the Danquah Institute, Dr. Frank Bannor has cautioned against a blanket ban on small-scale mining, arguing that such a move...

Repair works on Atomic Flyover pick up

Repair works are steadily ongoing to fix the exposed expansion joints of the Atomic Flyover on the N4, popularly referred to as the Legon-Adenta...

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...