Shipping Lines Still Charging THC
Trade associations in the country are accusing some shipping lines in the country of allegedly charging terminal handling charges despite a directive by the minister of transport Fifi Kwetey, for...
Tag: Executive Secretary
Gov’t Diverted SADA Funds – CSOs Allege
Executive Secretary of the Coalition of SADA Zone Civil Society Organisations Bismark Adongo Ayorogo has alleged that monies meant for the Pwalugu multi-purpose dam in the SADA area is being diverted...
Obama Petitioned Over ECG Sale
A concerned citizen who is fighting against the privatization of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has petitioned the US Ambassador to investigate what he says are ‘unethical’ and ‘unlawful’...
Seriously Ridiculous And Ridiculously Serious
Two things got my goat this past week. One was seriously ridiculous and the other was ridiculously serious. Let me start with the seriously ridiculous thing. I know we are into dangerous territory...
Absence of Regulatory Framework Hampers Cashew Sector
A fundamental problem of the country’s cashew sector is the absence of a regulatory framework and body to manage, control and sustainably grow the sector, the Cashew Industry Association of Ghana...
Be Guided By Past Failures – CSOs Caution SADA
The Executive Secretary for the Coalition of Civil Society Groups in the SADA zone, Bismark Adongo, has urged managers of the re-introduced afforestation programme in the savannah ecological zone, to...
Railway Workers Resolve To Defy NLC
The Ghana Railway Workers Union (GRWU) has resolved to defy a directive of the National Labour Commission (NLC) against its intended strike over the release of funds for the payment of salary arrears...
Microfinance Association Strategises To Sanitise Industry
The Ghana Association of Microfinance Companies (GAMC) is tightening its operational loopholes to help rid the industry of unscrupulous institutions that defraud customers. The association said it...
Countries Need To Commit More To Fight Global Warming
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations framework convention on climate change, Patricia Espinosa has underscored the need for countries to increase capacity to fight global warming. She was...
COCOBOD Distributes Seedlings To Farmers To Increase Production
In a bid to increase cocoa production in the country, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has raised and distributed 60 million quality hybrid seedlings and four million permanent shade tree seedlings to...
Mills’ Death No Good Omen For NDC – Twum Boafo
The death of ex-president John Evans Atta Mills was a blow to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the party has never rejoiced or used that incident to score political points or obtain...
Government Not Committed Enough To SADA – CSOs
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups in the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) zone, says government is not showing ample committment to the development agenda for the area; and has...
Still On SMC, NAB and the Standard of Tertiary Institutions In Ghana
Still on SMC, NAB and the standard of tertiary institutions in Ghana By Dr. Prosper Yao Tsikata And Dr. A. Kobla Dotse We wish to commend the Executive Secretary of the Ghana National Accreditation...
Teachers In Colleges of Education Begin Nationwide Strike
Teachers in Colleges of Education across the country are suspending teaching activities on Tuesday. It follows government’s failure to migrate them onto a higher rank which will see them draw the...
Complaint To The National Media Commission Of Ghana
We wish to draw the attention of the National Media Commission (NMC) to a continuing infringement on our rights by the Editor and the Managers of the Daily Graphic, and to seek the intervention of...
Mortgage Above Reach of Workers
Competition in the housing sector is keen with estate developers jostling to out-compete one another while the average Ghanaian worker races to acquire a home for a lifetime. Home finance experts say...
You Can’t Intimidate Us To Return To Work
The striking members of the Ghana Hospital Pharmacist Association(GHOSPA) say they will not be intimidated by government to call off their strike. According to them, they’ll only return to work, if...
NLC Sues Government Pharmacists Over Strike
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has filed a suit at the Labour Division of the High Court seeking to compel striking members of the Government and Hospitals Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) to...
NLC Drags GHOSPA To Court Over Strike
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has initiated legal action against the Government and Hospital Pharmacists’ Association (GHOSPA) for embarking on strike while negotiations were ongoing over...
Government Retrieves Over 800 Illicit Guns Out of 1.1m Weapons
Government has retrieved over 850 guns from the illicit weapon market, Small Arms Commission has revealed. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Jones Apleh, says even though the number is...