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The greater Accra regional branch of the Ghana private road transport union(GPRTU) has outdoored ultra modern Toyota mini vans to boost the day to day administration of the union and generate income to support the union’s administrative work Regional chairman of the union, Emmanuel Nii Ankrah said the union is taking steps to remedy challenges currently facing the union.   ...

A Political Science professor, at the political science department of the University of Ghana, Ransford Yaw Gyampo has said that the president’s final statement on the minority walkout depicts one who wish for a one-party state. In his submission on Beresosem, hosted by Dr. Otchere Addai Mensah on Pure 95.7 FM on Saturday, February 22, Prof. Gyampo stated that the ...

The Eastern Region Pre-Tertiary Teacher Unions have called on government to drop the Pre-Tertiary Education Bill currently at the reading stage in Parliament until all outstanding concerns of teachers are resolved. The group which is an amalgamation of Ghana National Association of Teachers(GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) and Coalition of Concerned Teachers ...

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has challenged government’s ability to construct adequate roads to meet the massive demand for roads across the country. Addressing the media on the highlights of the State of the Nation Address delivered by President Akufo-Addo last week, director of research at the IEA, Dr John Kwarkye said the ‘year of roads’ declaration by the ...

The funeral of Tommy Amematekpor, one of the biggest names in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as far as the Volta region was concerned, recorded a sorry spectacle over the weekend, as senior party members, failed to attend and accord him the expected burial that the NPP is known for. Many of the known faces, including President Akufo-Addo, National Chairman, ...

The minority in parliament has stayed away from debating the content of President Akufo-Addo’s state of the nation address delivered last week. The NDC MPs walked out on the president just before his presentation citing abuse of power, attack on democracy, a compilation of a new voters’ register, targeting of businesses perceived to be affiliated to the party among other ...

Angry customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Ashanti regional capital Kumasi are demanding a timetable for power rationing that has been ongoing in the region for some weeks. Residents in communities in the region continue to complain about unannounced power cuts which last between 6 and 8 hours daily without announcement. The ECG has explained that the ...

Energy analyst and Chief Executive Officer of African Energy Consortium Limited, Kwame Jantuah, says the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was engaging in propaganda when he stated that his government had completely eradicated power outages popularly known as dumsor. President Akufo-Addo during his 4th State of the Nation Address to Parliament Thursday announced an end to the erratic power supply ...

Five members of parliament from the Eastern Region will run opposed on the ticket of the ruling New Patriotic Party in its upcoming primaries on April 25. A release signed by the regional secretary, Jeff Konadu confirmed no individuals had filed to contest these sitting MP’s as at close of nomination on February 20. Those confirmed to run opposed are Okere ...

An Accra High court has ordered the Bank of Ghana to go back to arbitration with shareholders of unibank over the revocation of the bank’s license in 2018. The court has also directed the parties involved in the case to choose their own arbitrator in the matter. The court ruling comes after the appointed arbitrator Retired Supreme Court Judge Prof ...