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Deputy Health Minister Tina Mensah has revealed that moves are underway by government to revoke the bonding arrangement between trainee nurses and the government of Ghana. The comment by the Weija MP comes on the back of the protest being staged at the premises of the Health ministry by unposted midwives and psychiatric nurses. The nurses numbering over 900 slept ...

Pressure group, ‘The Alliance for Accountable Governance’, (AFAG), has petitioned the Royal Institute of International Affairs of the U.K against rewarding chairperson of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei with the 2017 Chatham House Prize. The EC boss was nominated in April by the award committee for her role in “ensuring a peaceful and transparent electoral process in Ghana in December ...

The request by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) for an extension of the deadline on the SSNIT biometric registration will not be granted, the deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng has stated. NAGRAT has been on a collision course with government following an announcement that teachers who defaulted in getting their biometric data captured by SSNIT would forfeit their ...

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority says it is doing all in its power to take advantage of Tema Port’s strategic location in the maritime world. According to the General Manager of Personnel and Administration of GPHA, Kumi Adjei Sam, the port is being developed to position it as the centre of tourism on the continent. “The concept is that ...

IMANI Ghana says it is extremely disappointed in shocking conclusions reached by former Power Minister in his long response over the AMERI scandal. Dr. Kwabena Donkor in response to IMANI and Bright Simons’ relentless campaign for the $510 million AMERI power deal which they say cost Ghana $150 million even by the most liberal and generous calculations, produced a 94-page ...

The Minister of Information and Presidential spokesperson, Mustapha Hamid has clarified the relationship between his outfit and the Communications unit at the presidency headed by Eugene Arhin. According to him, the Flagstaff House Communications unit is under the Ministry of Information and as such, both the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin and his deputy, Fatimatu Abubakar are ...

Firebrand journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr has stated that he finds it very strange that President Akufo Addo invited former President Rawlings and John Mahama to hold discussions about the country. In a move that was considered a bit shocking albeit patriotic by most Ghanaians, President Akufo Addo last Tuesday decided to hold round table discussions with the former presidents including ...

What was supposed to be an inquisition by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) into alleged dud cheques issued by two of Mr Ibrahim Mahama’s companies to the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has now turned into persecution and witch-hunt. The supposed dud cheques were allegedly issued by MBG Ltd and Holman Brothers, both subsidiaries of ...

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has asked for a month extension to allow its members the opportunity to biometrically register with the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). According to NAGRAT, there has never been an occasion where its members were told that the Controller and Accountant General was going to use data from SSNIT as the ...

The Art of Leadership By Dag Heward-Mills The great wisdom of the serpent is to develop internal power! The great wisdom of the serpent is to fight with internal powers! A leader who wants to be wise as a serpent must seriously work on what is within him! A snake has a lot of power – and the power is ...