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Staff of the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital have begun an industrial action, which will see workers not doing any work though reporting to work. The sit-down strike is in protest to the mass encroachment on lands in front of the medical facility. Staff say the situation is hampering operations of the Hospital while they are also made vulnerable to thefts and ...

A 30-year old unemployed man from Sankore in the Asunafo South District of the Brong-Ahafo Region, Kwaku Addai, was on Saturday reportedly killed by some suspected hooligans of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Sankore Zongo. Though the District Police Commander of Asunafo South, ASP Robert Akwasi Boakye, confirmed the killing to DAILY GUIDE, he was unable to give details, ...

Can you imagine struggling to climb a staircase every day — fall off, sometimes, due to physical disability — to attend lectures? That’s the story of 23-year-old Anastasia Agyenim Boateng who defied the odds, learning to earn a First Class Honours with an average of 72.5 in Sociology. She is among graduating students at the 51st congregation of Kwame Nkrumah ...

The New Juaben Municipal Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in the Eastern region has resigned after he was given a one week ultimatum by the New Patriotic Party to quit. Mr. Kwadwo Gyeke Darko was asked by the NPP to peacefully quit his role at NHIA or face ejection from his office. The order for him to ...

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress has hinted at the possible date for the selection of their flagbearer for the 2020 elections. According to Mr. Asiedu Nketiah, the party should select their candidate for the next election two years ahead, as is stipulated in their constitution. “By the close of next year, which is 2018, our presidential candidate for ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram Sam George has hinted of another scandal at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), even before the dust settles on the contaminated fuel saga at the firm. “…At BOST there are several other scandals that are brewing over there. We don’t want to muddy the waters. There are loads of scandals ...

Maverick politician, Kennedy Agyapong, has once again lashed out at government for allowing themselves to be “controlled” by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to him, even though the NPP won the 2016 elections, majority of contracts are being controlled by the opposition NDC – a development he finds worrying. The opposition NDC, according to the controversial politician, is ...

Member of Parliament for the Dome Kwabenya constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo seems not perturbed by the calls from Ghanaians and especially members of the National Democratic Congress to apologise and retract claims she made about the construction of a community Day Senior High School for her constituency. Members of the NDC attacked the MP for having “lied” about constructing a ...

Fourty-eight hours after being fingered as a prime suspect in the BOST ‘dirty fuel’ saga, Edwina Akufo-Addo, has publicly refuted the allegations, insisting she has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the dealings she was cited in. Daughter of the country’s first gentleman, President Akufo-Addo, was accused by a communications team member of the National Democratic Congress of having being ...

Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have expressed grave concern over the continuous bribery allegations made against some of them who are serving on committees of the house. The recent one being the GH¢150,000 alleged bribe paid to Members of the Finance Committee in the last parliament by the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) to facilitate the passage of the Lotteries Bill. ...