Government to settle all arrears owed SSNIT
Government is to settle arrears owed to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) with GH¢200 million and a bond of GH¢700 million. This will leave an arrears of GH¢800 million, which will be retired in next year’s budget. The President also tasked the Minister of Employment and Labour Relation to liaise with SSNIT […]
GRA launches Prosecution Policy to enforce compliance with tax payment
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has launched its Prosecution Policy document as a mechanism to enforce compliance with tax payment by eligible individuals and corporate entities in the country. The Policy Document spells out the principles behind the policy initiative, the role of Investigators and Prosecutors as well as state institutions the Authority collaborates with […]
Veep Dr. Bawumia’s May Day message
Ghana’s Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated Ghanaian workers for their immense contribution to nation building. As the world celebrates workers on May Day (Workers’ Day) today, May 1, Dr. Bawumia used the occasion to entreat workers to give off their best to make Ghana “globally competitive.” “As we celebrate the day, let us […]
Tunisia raises minimum wages, pensions to tackle discontent
TUNIS – Tunisia raised the minimum wage for industrial and farm workers as well as pensions for hundreds of thousands of private-sector retirees by 6.5 percent on Wednesday in a move to defuse discontent over economic hardships. Thousands protested on Monday in the central city of Sidi Bouzid against marginalisation and deteriorating economic conditions. Hundreds […]
Accra Technical University 70th Anniversary launched
Government has rolled out a roadmap for the implementation of a five year strategic plan for Ghana’s Technical and Vocational Training (TEVET) with the goal to transform the labour force into creating more employment opportunities to enhance productivity. The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah disclosed this at the launch […]
Sod cutting for Trade Fair Centre redevelopment project postponed
The entire facility of the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre is to undergo redevelopment to meet international standards. The modernisation will include the construction of other structures such as banks, malls, hotels and technology hubs to make the facility a one stop trading centre for both local and international marketers and exhibitors. The sod cutting […]
No job losses in port expansion project – Govt assures GPHA workers
The Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has refuted claims that workers of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), will lose their jobs due to the Port Expansion Project. He noted that his Ministry has set up a committee between the GPHA and Meridian Port Services (MPS) to look into the concerns being expressed by […]
May Day protests turn violent in Paris
May Day protests in Paris have erupted into violence as police met demonstrators with tear gas in the city’s Vavin neighbourhood. French police said it had made 165 arrests by early afternoon and had conducted more than 9,000 searches. Heightened security has been put in place across Paris for this year’s demonstrations amid ongoing tension […]
Dior launches radical collection promoting local African print
The world of haute-couture rejoiced this week at the launch of Christian Dior’s ‘Cruise’ 2020 collection in Morocco’s most vibrant and sprawling city, Marrakech. The collection marked a pivotal change for the label, featuring a new multicultural vision led by creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri. The event, hosted outside the usual fashion week calendar, took […]
May Day celebrations from the regions
From Kumasi, GBC’s Ashanti Regional Correspondent, John Yeboah reports that 30 Organized Labour Groups gathered at the frontage of the Central Post Office at Adum, to participate in the May Day celebrations, from where they went on a route march through some principal streets of Kumasi amidst brass band music converged at Jubilee Park. The workers, […]
