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JUSAG strike illegal – NLC

The National Labour Commission (NLC) says the strike by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) is illegal. According to JUSAG, their current salary which was implemented in the year 2017 and is renewed bi-annually has not been renewed since. A statement by JUSAG stated that “following our letter issued on 1st November 2019 giving notice of our intended ...

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Ghanaians yet to see no-nonsense leadership from Akufo-Addo – Serwaa Amihere

Television personality, Serwaa Amihere has indicated that the president’s fight against corruption in his three years in office has been nothing but a figment of the imagination. According to the GHOne TV news anchor, the promises President Nana Akufo-Addo made during his campaign period, particularly in relation to fighting corruption, to an extent gained him the striking victory in the ...

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Prof Ahwoi warns against ‘Brexit situation’ after ‘Yes’ victory in Dec 17 referendum

A stalwart of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cautioned the government against plunging the country into a stalemate at the local government level after a ‘Yes’ victory in the December 17 referendum. Prof Kwamena Ahwoi, who heads a committee of experts that advises the NDC on the upcoming referendum, said Tuesday on Joy FM’s Top Story that a ‘Yes’ ...

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Engage doctors to avoid needless deaths – Minority to gov’t

The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to immediately engage the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) and address their concerns to avoid needless deaths. The leadership of the GMA has given government up to next week Monday to review their expired conditions of service agreement entered into under the Mahama administration or see doctors across the country withdraw their ...

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Zongo Caucus to begin weeding challenge in support of Mahama

Members of the Zongo Caucus of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Madina Constituency are expected to begin a weeding challenge after a video of former president Mahama clearing weed went viral. John Dramani Mahama led a section of his security detail to clear overgrown weeds in the middle belt of the ‘Mahama’ Road in front of the new Military ...

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Nana Addo nominates three new judges to Supreme Court

President Nana Akufo-Addo has made three appointments to the Supreme Court subject to the approval of Parliament. The three; Justice Mariama Owusu, Justice Lovelace Johnson and Justice Gertrude Tokornoo, have been elevated to the Supreme Court bench from the Court of Appeal. The Speaker of Parliament announced the nominees in Parliament today, Tuesday. They have been appointed to replace three ...

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We’re not persecuting Nduom – SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has refuted assertions of deliberately collapsing Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom’s BlackShield (formerly Gold Coast Fund Management) which was part of some 53 fund management firms whose licences were revoked for various infractions. Dr Nduom, a businessman and politician, who founded the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), is Chairman of Groupe Nduom, a conglomerate that operates ...

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Wa regional hospital begins probe into death of 2yr old boy

The Wa regional hospital has begun investigations to the death of the two-year-old boy who died of snakebite after he was denied treatment by health officials. Family of the boy who rushed him to the facility on Saturday after the snakebite said he was refused treatment by health officials who said they had to locate his folder before they could ...

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Okonam residents to boycott 2020 elections over schools under trees

Pupils of Okonam M/A Junior High School in the Suhum Municipality have been compelled to study under trees after the collapse of their ramshackle classroom block built over eighty(80) years ago. A three-unit GETFUND Classroom block, a classroom for Kindergarten pupils, and Teachers Bungalow project started by the previous government have, however, been abandoned. Angry residents in the community say ...

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