Speaker Bagbin’s Paying Of TV License Fee Is Commendable
By: Dr. Nana Sifa Twum The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin’s demonstration of leadership in paying for his TV License is not just commendable but also fascinating and intriguing. Per news reports, the Lead figure at the nation’s legislation assembly at a visit to the State Broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, showed by […]
Payment of TV Licence fee: Speaker Bagbin leads the way
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has appealed to Ghanaians to pay their TV Licence fee after paying his annual subscription fee of GHC60. The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament made the appeal when he called on the management of the state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) on Tuesday, […]
GBC’s commercial activities are limited due to its Public Service mandate – Professor Amin Alhassan
By: Emmanuel Oti Acheampong The Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Professor Amin Alhassan, has in an exclusive interview detailed how the State Broadcaster is funded and how its employees are remunerated. He explained that GBC by its mandate, has a Public Service obligation to citizens, which curtails the Corporation’s ability to go […]
Reasons why GBC does not show Ghana Premier league explained
By: Emmanuel Oti Acheampong Over the years, Ghanaians have frequently asked and fumed over reasons why the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC, which is the State Broadcaster, does not telecast live, Ghana Premier league matches on any of its channels. In an exclusive interview with Kafui Dey, the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Professor […]
NLC heads to Court over Fair Wages’ illegal deductions of allowances of GBC workers
By Gifty Adjei The National Labour Commission is to proceed to Court to enforce its directive against the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission over some illegal deductions of allowances of GBC workers in their May 2023 salaries. The Labour Commission announced the decision during its second sitting on the GBC and Fair Wages and Salaries […]
GBC goes planting on Green Ghana Day
By: Christabel Agyei & Roberta Gayode Modin Staff of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation have joined Ghanaians to plant ten million trees nationwide as part of this year’s Green Ghana Day. The tree planting exercise is part of efforts to mitigate the country’s deforestation and climate change effects. This year’s edition is under the theme “Our […]
Strike: GBC gives one-week ultimatum…if allowances are not restored
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The staff of the nation’s broadcaster, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) have given the government a one-week ultimatum for all allowances to be restored. According to the group, failure to restore all allowances withdrawn illegally within the stipulated time will give them no option but to lay down their tools indefinitely. […]
GBC Staff declare indefinite strike following impasse with FWSC over allowances
The workers Union of the state broadcaster GBC has declared an indefinite strike following their impasse with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, FWSC, regarding some allowances. MORE UPDATE SOON CLICK HERE FOR MORE GENERAL STORIES
Management of GBC takes steps to have Fair Wages & Controller rescind decision to disallow workers’ allowances
The Director-General of GBC, Prof. Amin Alhassan, says the Corporation has taken all the necessary steps to have the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and the Control and Accountant General’s Department rescind the implementation of what it terms “unearned allowances” by workers of GBC. He provided documented correspondence from GBC to the Fair Wages and […]
Greater Accra Regional Command of the National Fire Service visits GBC
By: Juliet Mettle-Edmonds A delegation from the Greater Accra Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service led by the Regional Commander ACFO 1 Roberta Aggrey Ghanson, on Thursday interacted with management of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC. The visit is to forge stronger relations between the two Institutions. Partnering institutions to build stronger relations is […]
