Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has described the government’s negotiation team as abysmal and incompetent in their attempts to find a resolution to the strike by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). According to Professor Gyampo, the government has been negotiating with the leadership of UTAG for the last 10 years but has ...

The Ghana School of Survey and Mapping (GSSM) has been operating with an expired accreditation since 2015. The school, presently, is running its programmes without accreditation. This disclosure was contained in the Auditor-General’s report on the public accounts of Ghana, public boards, corporations and other statutory institutions for the period ended 31 December 2020. “We noted that Survey and Mapping ...

Lionel Messi has completed his move to Paris Saint-Germain after signing a two-year contract. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner arrived in Paris on Tuesday afternoon to complete a medical and seal his move to the French club on a two-year deal – with an option for a third – worth £25m per year after tax, plus bonuses. Messi will receive ...

President Akufo-Addo appears to have made light of the controversy surrounding the botched Sputnik V vaccine deal entered into by Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu. Some Ghanaians including civil society groups have called for the resignation of the minister following the embarrassing controversy. Addressing a gathering in the Bono Region Tuesday, the president who did not comment on the controversy ...

The numerous strikes in the education sector can be put down to leadership failure, former deputy education minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said. The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTA), Senior Staff Association Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association (FUSSAG) declared simultaneous strike actions last week over their conditions of service. SSA-UoG and FUSSAG, ...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned after an inquiry found that he sexually harassed multiple women, prompting efforts to remove him. “The best way I can help now is if I step aside,” he said, while continuing to deny the claims. The resignation will take effect in 14 days. Lt Governor Kathy Hochul will become the first woman to ...

The Eastern Regional Secretariat of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stopped a group led by the former Eastern Regional Minister Antwi Bosiako Sekyere from embarking on a tour in the region. A statement issued by the Regional Secretary Kudjo Adukpo stated that the regional executives have “become aware of a supposed tour of the region by a group ...

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) according to the Auditor-General’s report on the public accounts of Ghana, public boards, corporations and other statutory institutions for the period ended 31 December 2021 made a total loss of US$11,794,109 from the liquidations of three of its investments with a total cash outlay of US$14,768,153.00. The A-G has urged the management ...

There is confusion at Akyem Akroso in the Eastern Region after a Chief, Elders, Assembly members, and the Unit community placed a moratorium on commercial motorbike operation in the area, which took effect Tuesday, August 10. The temporal prohibition was agreed upon on Sunday, August 7 by the Akyem Akroso Traditional Council and other stakeholders to bring sanity into the ...

The Paramount Chief of Nkoranza Traditional Area, Nana Kwame Baffoe IV, has stated that President Akufo-Addo’s reputation of resilience and courage has been exemplified in the unprecedented achievements achieved, thus far, by his administration in the Nkoranza Traditional Area. The Nkoranza Chief made this known on Monday, 8th August 2021, when the President of the Republic paid a courtesy call ...