Court rejects Caster Semenya’s appeal against testosterone regulation
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on Wednesday dismissed South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s appeal to prevent the introduction of regulation limiting the level of testosterone in female athletes with differences of sex development (DSDs). In its ruling, the CAS described the DSD regulations proposed in November 2018 by the International Association of […]
Make reading a habit-Dzifa Gomashie
A former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has advised students to take their studies and reading seriously at the 2019 celebration of the International Children’s Book Day. She advised them to read widely and learn hard to become responsible adults and contribute their quota to the development of the […]
Wikileaks: Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching bail conditions
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in the UK. The 47-year-old was arrested in London last month for skipping bail in 2012 over fears of being extradited to Sweden on charges of rape and sexual assault. To avoid extradition, he sought asylum from Ecuador’s […]
Accra: Workers use procession to mark 2019 May Day
The Leadership of the Organized Labour Unions today (May 1) embarked on its first ever walk to precede the National celebration of Workers Day at the Black Star Square. The historic event which started at the Obra spot at Kwame Nkrumah circle in Accra ended at the Black Star Square where the national celebrations was […]
NDC flagbearear salutes workers as they mark Labors Day
Former President and the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has commended Ghanaian workers and workers around the world for your untiring and immense sacrifices from dawn to dusk, all year round. This was in a statement he issued on his Facebook page. “Through your toils, over the years, we […]
Health Services Workers Union appeals to govt to implement its collective agreement
The General Secretary of the Health Services Workers Union, Reynolds Tinkorang, has appealed to government to implement its collective agreement. Mr. Tinkorang noted that non-compliance by government in the implementation is really affecting the work of members of the Union. Mr. Tinkorang however asked workers to demonstrate their frustrations as they celebrate workers Day today […]
Calls for review of Single Spine pay policy
There have been calls for the review of the Single Spine Salary Policy to benefit low income earners in the Public Service. According to the General Secretary of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), David Ofori Acheampong, basic salaries of some government workers under the pay policy remain insignificant, hence the need for an increment. […]
European capitals gear up for May Day protests
This year’s May Day demonstrations in France will take place amid particularly tight security after the wave of “yellow vest” anti-government protests. In Paris it’s feared that hooligans bent on violence will join the “gilets jaunes”, as trade unionists, students and others turn out to mark International Workers’ Day. President Emmanuel Macron’s promise of tax […]
Japan’s new emperor prays for peace in new era
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has pledged to fulfil his role as a “symbol of the state and unity”, in his first public address since taking the throne. The 59-year-old was speaking as he officially began his reign on Wednesday in a short but symbolic ceremony at the Imperial Palace. Naruhito succeeds his father, 85-year-old Akihito, who […]
1,000 disabled women received GHc2 million from President Akufo-Addo
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented GH¢2 million to 1,000 women entrepreneurs living with disability, under the Presidential Empowerment for Women Entrepreneurs with Disability. At a brief ceremony at Jubilee House, on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, President Akufo-Addo stated that the Presidential Empowerment Programme is not only a fulfillment of an NPP Manifesto […]
