President of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, King Ali, has reacted to the payment of the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD). He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise show on 3FM, Tuesday August 30 that the current rate of inflation is not the same when the labour unions agreed on the 15 per ...
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Bawumia bemoans increasing rate of negligence; unprofessional conducts by some health workers
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed concerns over the increasing rate of negligence and other unprofessional conducts by some healthcare workers in the country. He said this after recognizing the essential service health workers are providing, while addressing members of the Medical and Dental Council in Accra on Monday August 29 on the occasion of the Council’s 50th Anniversary Celebration and 2022 ...
Read More »Col Damoah’s removal shouldn’t end OSP’s investigations – PC Appiah Ofori
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Paul Collins Appiah Ofori has said investigations into dealings at Customs should continue despite the exit of the Commissioner-General, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Col Kwadwo Damoah. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo directed Col Damoah to hand over following the expiration of his contract of service. Lands For Sale In Acres ...
Read More »Afena-Gyan happy to continue his ‘development’ at Cremonese
Felix Afena-Gyan is happy to continue his development at Cremonese after signing a permanent deal with the Serie A club. The 19-year-old striker completed his transfer from AS Roma on Monday. “The club can confirm that an agreement has been reached with Cremonese for the transfer of forward Felix Afena-Gyan.” Lands For Sale In Acres at Aburi Amanfrom, Watch ...
Read More »A-G’s report: Corruption swallows ¢1.8bn in 2021 – ¢989m in taxes, ¢5.5m in payroll irregularities
The 2021 Auditor-General’s report has unearthed irregularities amo.unting to GH¢1,080,913,824. It comprises tax irregularities, cash irregularities, indebtedness/loans/advances, payroll irregularities, stores/procurement irregularities, rent irregularities and contract irregularities. The A-G detected payroll irregularities amounting to GH¢5,583,498.00. Included in the total payroll irregularities was unearned salaries totalling GH¢1,501,740.00 paid to 146 officers of 47 institutions under the Ministry of Health. Lands For Sale ...
Read More »Inaki Williams scores and misses penalty in Athletic Bilbao win
Inaki Williams scored a fine goal as Atheltic Bilbao maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 4-0 victory over Cadiz in La Liga on Monday evening. However, the Ghana international missed a penalty. The 29-year-old was also replaced after 54 minutes due to an injury, his first since 2016. Athletic Bilbao quickly took control of the game, with ...
Read More »2021 A-G’s report: 146 MoH staff blow ¢1.5m ‘unearned salaries’ out of ¢5.5m total payroll irregularities
The 2021 Auditor-General’s report has revealed that some 146 staff in various institutions under the ministry of health squandered some ¢1.5 million of “unearned salaries”. This was part of the total GH¢1,080,913,824 irregularities detected by the Auditor-General which comprises tax irregularities, cash irregularities, indebtedness/loans/advances, payroll irregularities, stores/procurement irregularities, rent irregularities and contract irregularities. Lands For Sale In Acres at Aburi ...
Read More »Songhor salt project will rake in more Dollars to help stabilize the Cedi – McDan CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of the MacDan Group of Companies, Mr Daniel McKorley, has expressed hope that the Songhor salt project at Ada in the Greater Accra Region, will earn Ghana more Dollars after export to help shore up the local currency. He made this comment while speaking in an interview with TV3’s Paa Kwesi Asare on the Business Focus programme ...
Read More »Teenage pregnancy cases escalate from July due to festivals – GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed that teenage pregnancy cases in the country increase exponentially from the month of July each year. This, the service partly attributes to festival celebrations that are often held from that month. “Yes, per the records we have, we do record teenage pregnancy cases in almost every quarter of the year but we’ve realised ...
Read More »betPawa sets up Responsible Gaming Call Center for Gaming Commission
Leading online betting and gaming company betPawa have provided IT equipment to the Gaming Commission of Ghana for the creation of a Responsible Gaming Call Center at the Commission. The action forms part of the company’s responsible gaming agenda. They want to help educate people on the need to see betting as a form of entertainment and only bet what ...
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