Business

TUC demands total overhaul of SSNIT over pension disparities

July 19, 2022

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is demanding what it calls the total overhaul of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). Some of the reasons given by the Secretary-General of the union, for the call, include disparities in the pension scheme and the low pension premium paid to public sector retirees. The Secretary-General of […]Continue Reading

Business

Mid-year budget: Atta-Akyea confident gov’t will prioritize revenue measures reforms

July 19, 2022

Ahead of the mid-year budget review, Chairman of the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, Samuel Atta-Akyea, is confident government will prioritize making revenue measures effective. The mid-year budget review which was earlier slated for this week was postponed due to the government’s engagement with the IMF for a bailout program. All other things being […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Lawsuit looms over National Cathedral project

July 19, 2022

Officials of Waterstone Realty Limited, the company accusing the government of indifference and threatening a lawsuit to recover compensation over its office complex which was forcibly demolished to make way for the construction of the National Cathedral, say the option to seek justice in court appears the only one left. “Going to court is what […]Continue Reading

Business

Most Ghanaians believe Ghana is heading in wrong direction – Afrobarometer Report

July 19, 2022

The latest Afrobarometer survey on Economy, public services, and taxation has revealed that the majority of Ghanaians believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. According to the report, respondents also provided negative assessments of the country’s economic condition and their personal living conditions. “A large majority of citizens gave unfavourable Continue Reading

Opinion

Monetised-Democracy a Monster to Devour us Soon

July 19, 2022

The 2022 National Delegates’ Conference of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has come and gone over the weekend. The conquerors are savouring their victory and the vanquished are licking their wound, but that is often an outcome of the game; it’s never for the faint-hearted. The Anchor feels it worthy to congratulate the winners […]Continue Reading

Business

SSNIT Saves GH₵327 Million From ‘Ghost’ Pensioners

July 19, 2022

The Chief Actuary warned persons behind such unlawful act to desist from it else they risk the law deally ruthlessly with them when they are caught. “So for those taking the benefits, they are doing so fraudulently but at some point the law will catch up with them but that is what they do”. The […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Hunger Among SHS Students Continues; Apaak Files Urgent Questions

July 19, 2022

…As Greater Accra CHASS Joins Other Regions To Shutdown Schools; Apaak Files Urgent Questions   By: Gifty Arthur The unending food shortage in public Senior High Schools (SHSs) has entered another week without any intervention, despite assurance by government to dispatch track loads of food to affected institutions last week. The situation, which has affected Continue Reading

Business

Handle Your Games With Integrity & Transparency – NLA Boss Tells NLRC

July 19, 2022

The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Samuel Awuku, has urged officials of Nigerian National Lottery Regulatory Commissions (NLRC), to conduct its games with integrity and transparency, in order to earn the trust of their cherished customers. Mr Samuel Awuku, in a goodwill message yesterday, during the launch of Nigerians first ever National Lottery Continue Reading

Business

Ghana ranked 2nd among countries with highest debt default risk in 2022 by Bloomberg

July 19, 2022

A Bloomberg study has ranked Ghana 2nd among countries with the highest debt default risk in 2022. The country closely follows El Salvador (ranked number one) in the Sovereign Debt Vulnerability Ranking. Ghana’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to Bloomberg, is estimated at 84.6% by the end of this year. This indicates that […]Continue Reading

NEWS

My brother died because we couldn’t pay ¢700 demanded by ambulance service – Joy FM listener recounts

July 19, 2022

A listener of Joy FM, Seidu Abdul Gafaru, has narrated the ordeal his family went through with the National Ambulance Service (NAS) when his brother was knocked down by a car. According to him, his brother, Seidu Mohammed had a head injury as a result of the accident and was rushed to the Damongo Government […]Continue Reading