U/W NPP Suspends Nadowli-Kaleo Chairman amidst protest
The Upper West Regional Executive Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in accordance with Article 3(7) (1) of the party’s constitution has suspended the Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency Chairman Martin Andonye. The Suspension follows a petition by some members of the Party in the Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency submitted to the Regional Disciplinary Committee against their Chairman. In […]
Change existing labour laws to reflect importance of workers- TUC Secretary General
The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress, TUC, Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah has called for a collaborative effort of the tripartite committee to review the country’s labour laws to ensure that workers are more protected. Advancing his argument to the media at a Trade Union Leadership Forum in Accra, Dr. Yaw Baah said, ” […]
Somalia ‘vulnerable but making progress’-UN Official
The troubled Horn of Africa country, Somalia, is still vulnerable but is making progress towards a more stable future, according to the UN’s most senior official in the country. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Michael Keating, says the situation in Somalia, politically, economically and from a security perspective is improving; but he adds […]
Lands Minister Warns Mining Companies To Respect Country's Laws
Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asumah-Cheremeh has warned mining companies operating in the country to respect the country’s laws on mining. He said the Auditor General’s report 2014 indicate that most of the mining companies in Ghana failed to pay dividends to government. Speaking in Accra when Chirano Gold presented a cheque of […]
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Freshly painted plane features big typo
A Hong Kong-based airline said a freshly-painted plane is being taken out of service for repainting due to a missing “f” in the word Pacific. Cathay Pacific shared photos on Twitter showing the plane with a fresh paint job touting the airline’s name as “Cathay Paciic.” “Oops this special livery won’t last long! She’s going […]
Report Accuses South Sudan Troops of Rapes, Killings
Children and elderly burned alive. Women gang-raped. Civilians shot, run over with armored vehicles, or hanged from trees and rafters. A new report by the rights group Amnesty International alleges that South Sudan’s government committed such atrocities earlier this year in a military campaign targeting the northern area once known as Unity state. The area, […]
Uganda: Police ban rallies for pop star politician Bobi Wine
Ugandan police said on Thursday that “unlawful rallies, processions, and assemblies” would not be allowed upon the return to the country of Kyagulanyi Ssentamu — also known as Bobi Wine. Police said they would escort Ssentamu from the airport to his home to maintain order. Ssentamu is returning to Uganda facing a charge of treason over his alleged […]
Danish company to set up biodegradable plant for coconut husk
A Danish company EcoXpac has expressed interest to establish a state of the art manufacturing company in the country which will employ advanced technology to use coconut husk and pineapple to produce biodegradable packaging products. The project which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2019, will in the long run help […]
Fuel price increase will not impact transport fares -GPRTU Boss
The National Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) Kwame Kuma has disclosed that the 0.2 percent increment on fuel prices will not cause an upward adjustment in transport fares. According to Mr. Kuma, the recent increase is nowhere near the agreed-on 10 percent threshold to warrant an increase in transport fares. Speaking […]
NPP appoints deputy national officers
The New Patriotic Party, (NPP) has, at a joint National Council and National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held Wednesday, September 19, 2018, appointed persons to head the various directorates of the party as well as deputy national officers. This was in a statement issued by the Party’s General Secretary John Boadu. Read below the list […]
Alumni of two KNUST halls petition president over hall gender conversation
Alumni of Unity and University halls of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the conversion of the halls into mix sex. The Alumni is seeking to persuade the President to intervene in the decision to convert the all-male halls into mixed halls. The petition […]
Bring the United Nations closer to the people, urges Assembly President in her inaugural speech
The new session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on Wednesday with its President pledging to use her year in office to bring the world body closer to the people and strengthen their sense of ownership and support for the UN. In her first keynote address to what is the 73rd session of the 193-member General […]
UN tuberculosis summit ‘historic opportunity’ to put response ‘back on track’- new WHO report
Countries are not doing enough to end tuberculosis – the world’s deadliest infectious disease – by 2030, warned the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, at the release of the latest Global Tuberculosis Report. The report shows that worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) cases are falling too slowly to meet the targets set by WHO’s End TB Strategy. […]
