CLOGSAG’s Neutrality Allowance & Matters arising
By Rachel Kakraba The industrial action by Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana, CLOGSAG, is biting hard on Government Agencies and Departments. The once busy offices such as the Registrar-General’s Department, today bore the semblance of a cemetery, as business has ground to a halt, a development which is adversely having a toll on […]
CHOPOLOGY: Fufu
By Soyoyour Quarcoo Tchire Fufu is a local dish enjoyed by many Ghanaians despite the drudgery it takes to prepare. There are different varieties of fufu – could be cassava, yams, cocoyams or plantain. The favourite of many Ghanaians however is the cassava and plantain combination. Fufu is an excellent accompaniment to any soup such […]
McCrorey made Tourism Chief
By Ebenezer Aryee An African-American Tour Operator and Investor – Rashad McCrorey – has been enstooled the Tourism Chief of Iture, a town near Elmina in the Central Region. McCrorey is expected to build infrastructure and set up a Scholarship Scheme for Students in the town which is said to be the gateway to Elmina. […]
“Your table etiquette starts right from the invitation”- An image consultant
By Nana Ama Gyapong Emma Addo Owusu, the CEO of Kobadem Image Consultant has stated that when one’s table etiquette starts from the invitation, by the person, stating that when someone invites you, it is only courteous to either attend, or respond will or cannot asap. She made this known on the GTV’s breakfast show […]
Asokwa NPP Polls
By Nicholas Osei Wusu Delegates at the Asokwa Constituency near Kumasi in the Ashanti region have elected a new set of Executives in an election that saw the retention of most of the incumbent Officers. However, those who won their respective contests had very strong opposition as most of them won by very small margins. […]
Unenthusiastic celebration of May Day in Wa, economic hardships of workers blamed
The excitement and funfair that are often associated with Maydays were absent during the Upper West Regional version of the workers’ day marked at the Jubilee Park in Wa. Some workers the GBC spoke to at the rally indicated that they are not enthused about the day as a result of the economic hardships they […]
May Day marked without CLOGSAG
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu Hundreds of workers from the public, private and informal sectors of the economy in the Ashanti region came together to commemorate International Workers’ Day. Conspicuously missing from the event were members of the Civil and Local Service Staff Association of Ghana, CLOCSAG who had indicated earlier to stay away from the commemoration. […]
E Levy is on
By: Sani Abdul-Rahman Electronic payments in Ghana now attract a 1.5% charge as the much-talked-about Electronic Transfer Levy took effect. The E-Levy is charged on mobile money payments, bank transfers, merchant payments, and inward remittances. Transactions not exceeding GHS 100 per day are exempted. The government targets to raise GH₵4.5 billion annually from the controversial […]
E-Levy Tax kick starts Sunday May 1st
By Gifty Adunyah Beginning Sunday May 1, 2022 all electronic money transactions above the GHC100 threshold will attract a 1.5 % charge. This comes following the approval of the E-Levy by Parliament and subsequent assent into law by President Akufo Addo. Government has already indicated its readiness for the collection of the levy with the […]
John Mahama advocates comprehensive review of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu Former President John Dramani Mahama, has observed that Ghana’s enviable status as one of the stable and peaceful democracies, not only in Africa but the entire globe since the beginning of the 4th Republic, is mainly attributable to the 1992 Republican Constitution. According to him however, after 30 years after its promulgation […]
E-Levy begins Sunday, May 1, GRA assures smooth take off
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), says adequate preparation has been put in place to ensure the smooth implementation of the new tax, Electronic Transfer Levy, E-levy, which allows for a 1.5% charge to be applied to electronic transactions effective Sunday, May 1, 2022. GRA says this is taking place after a broad consultation with all […]
2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations Draw: Nigeria in Group C with South Africa
Akosua Adjei Twitter: @akosua__adjei Defending Africa Women Cup of Nations champions Nigeria have been drawn alongside South Africa, Burundi and Botswana in Group C. The draw was held in Rabat, Morocco. Former Moroccan hurdler and 1984 Olympic gold medalist Nawal El Moutawakel as well as Cameroon and Inter Milan player Ajara Nchout Njoya joined CAF’s […]
Residents of Island Communities in Oti Region get Health facilities
By Jones Anlimah Residents in Island Communities of Tokpo in the Krachi West district and Dentemanso and its peripheries in the Karachi Nchumuru district of the Oti Region can now have access to Basic and Primary Healthcare within their immediate reach. This follows the commissioning of two Health Facilities provided by the Korea Foundation for […]
MAY DAY AND LABOR AGITATION “Salvos from Worker Unions can become a bitter war”- Joe Jackson
By Nana Kofi Hammah chamzblog@gmail.com Labor agitations have been rife over the past few weeks following demands by the Civil and Local Government (CLOSSAG) sit-down strike for a pending allowance termed ‘Neutrality Allowance’. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) however has also served notice to embark on a historic industrial action if there is no raise […]
