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The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has written to Sheikh Al Maktoum to refund monies paid to him for some 300, 000 Sputnik V vaccines which were never supplied. The agreement for the supply of Sputnik V vaccines with Sheikh Al Maktoum who acted as a middleman has generated controversy in Ghana. After presenting Ghana with 20,000 doses of the ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will from Saturday, August 21,2021 to Friday August 27, 2021 hold constituency annual delegates conferences in all 275 constituencies across the country. This is in accordance to article 7(27) of the party’s constitution. However, due to the covid-19 pandemic, the party has in a statement signed by its General Secretary John Boadu directed all party ...

Agitated staff members of the Ghana Airport Company are demanding the immediate release of their staff welfare, insurance and credit union deductions, as well as their Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) benefits that have accumulated for the past 13 months According to reports, their action was triggered by an alleged physical assault of a worker by the Managing ...

The Coalition for Social Justice (CSJ) has called for the immediate resignation of the health minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu for his involvement in the failed procurement of Sputnik V vaccines. The group also asked that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta be punished “for issuing advanced payment” to the Dubai supplier, Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum. This comes after the Ad-hoc Committee ...

Ghana’s embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has dismissed reports that the Visa Waiver Agreement between the UAE and the government of Ghana has taken effect. A statement by the embassy Monday said even though a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the two states, the processes of executing the terms have not been completed. It comes on ...

Some members of the Association of Bankers Ghana and the family of late constable Emmanuel Osei, on Friday, 6 August 2021, called on the outgoing Director-General in charge of Welfare, Commissioner of Police Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, to express their appreciation to the police administration for the support to the family of the late Constable Emmanuel Osei at the national ...

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says they feel bullied following the National Labour Commission (NLC)’s injunction to have them return to work. UTAG is unwilling to return to work despite the court injunction secured by the NLC. They are demanding the restoration of a 2012 Single Spine Salary Structure agreement that would see entry-level lecturers earn the cedi ...

The Host of Peace FM’s ‘kokrokoo’ morning show programme, Kwami Sefa Kayi, has been appointed as a board member of the National Petroleum Authority(NPA). The Chairman General and “Ghana’s morning voice” was seen signing a document at the Ministry of Energy in Accra on Friday, August 6, 2021, at a swearing-in ceremony. The NPA Board is chaired by Mr. Joe Addo-Yobo. NPA Boss, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid ...

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has given the Attorney General a 48-hour ultimatum to initiate criminal investigations and prosecution against the Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu and all other persons involved in the procurement of Sputnik V vaccines. This comes after the Ad-hoc Committee of Parliament set up to investigate the unsuccessful procurement by the Health ...

Head of Psychology at University of Ghana, Professor Joseph Osafo, has cautioned government against its implacable approach in resolving the impasse between the two bodies. The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has embarked on strike to register their displeasure with government over their conditions of service. They seek government to heed their demands and also take pragmatic steps to ...