Business

More OMCs cut fuel prices

July 18, 2022

More Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are expected to review prices of petroleum products downwards, from this morning (July 18, 2022). It’s coming after the Bulk Oil Distributors cut the prices of finished petroleum products. One of the leading market players, Total Energies, has already slashed prices of fuel at the pumps since last week. GOIL […]Continue Reading

Business

Traffic congestion on Tema-Accra road to ease as train service resumes

July 18, 2022

The Tema-Accra passenger train service which was suspended temporarily for rehabilitation work, has resumed today, Monday 18th July 2022. This comes after the GRCL successfully addressed the technical challenges that led to the suspension. The GRCL conducted series of test run, final joint inspection also carried out on 7th July 2022 by GRCL and Ghana […]Continue Reading

Crime

Bono East police arrest six hardened armed robbers

July 18, 2022

The Police, through an intelligence-led operation on Sunday July 17, 2022, arrested six suspects who are a part of a gang of robbers terrorizing people. According to the Police, victim, who was robbed on July 17, 2022, at Nkwaeso on Sunyani Road identified one of the suspects, Issa Mohammed, to be among the people who […]Continue Reading

Business

Majority of Ghanaians believe e-levy is a bad idea – Afrobarometer survey

July 14, 2022

Majority of Ghanaians are not in favour of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy), a new Afrobarometer study shows. The government introduced the e-levy on May 1, 2022, in a bid to widen the tax net. However, a large majority of Ghanaians think it is a bad idea and will mean a greater tax burden on […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Free SHS not in danger of being cancelled under IMF programme – Country rep

July 14, 2022

The International Monetary Fund has no intention of compelling the Government of Ghana to cancel the Free Senior High School policy which has been criticised for being a massive burden on the country’s purse. “It is important to say that Free SHS is a revolutionary policy, so why cancel it?” said the IMF’s Resident Representative […]Continue Reading

Opinion

Gov’t must set good example to ease labour unrest – Kwabena Donkor

July 14, 2022

The Ranking Member on the Employment, Labour and Social Welfare Committee of Parliament, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, believes expenditure cuts by the government will be a show of good faith towards striking labour unions. This comes on the back of the increasing demand for the 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) by organised labour, which […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Auditor-General Accused of Enhancing Corruption –Apaak Says It’s A Shame

July 14, 2022

A member of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, is accusing the Auditor-General of enhancing corruption to triumph in the public sector under his watch, for refusing to surcharge persons found culpable for misusing of state resources. Dr. Apaak, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South noted that, […]Continue Reading

Opinion

Heaving Sobs over School Feeding Food Shortage a Shame

July 14, 2022

Although the Anchor perceives Ghana’s current economic troubles as legion and worrying, we see the nation’s shrill cry over school feeding food shortage as affront to national value, and dignity as Ghanaian and African and, argue same as result of long neglect of priority of national necessity. We charge that if the nation has set […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Health Workers Serve Notice To Strike Over COLA

July 14, 2022

Various health workers have served notice they will be compelled to strike in the coming days, if government fails to conclude negotiations for the Cost Of Living Allowance (COLA), they have been demanding. The health workers are the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Health Services Workers’ Union (HSWU). The Continue Reading

Business

Komenda Sugar Factory Begins Full Operation InJuly

July 14, 2022

All is set for the Komenda sugar factory, located in the Central region to commence a full-scale operation by ending of this month, barring any last-minute hitch, The Anchor has gathered. A top official at Trade and Industry Ministry, in a direct answer to a question pose to him by this paper said, the facility […]Continue Reading