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 – Lands Minister Assures The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has firmly stated that the newly launched flagship programme, “Entrepreneurship Jobs for All (E-Jobs4All),” is not just a slogan, but, rather, a beacon of hope, a catalyst for change and a commendable approach to addressing one of Ghana’s pressing challenges of unemployment. […]Continue Reading
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…After “Let The Retirees Go” Crusade The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union, the local chapter of the Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VAL­CO),has recognized the host of the 3FMSunrise Morning Show, Johnnie Hughes, for his relentless campaign that saw an overhaul of the leadership at the company. The organization’s top echelon had been overtaken by people […]Continue Reading
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At Training For Journalists A Deputy Director at the Ministry of Energy, in making a case for energy transition, has lamented how the air in the national capital and surrounding communities, has been heavily polluted. According to Dr. Robert Sogbadzi, so bad is the situation that, for now, if he wants clean and healthy air, […]Continue Reading
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– Mustapha Hamid The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid, says the Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is the ideal candidate to be chosen as the running mate for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Dr. Hamid, a former Information Minister, cited Dr. Opoku Prempeh’s long-standing […]Continue Reading
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By Eric Boateng The Ghana Optometric Association has called on the government to improve their conditions of service, stating that many optometrists are leaving the country to seek better opportunities elsewhere. In a communique issued and signed by its national president, Professor Dr. Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, they cited issues of low salaries and unfavorable working […]Continue Reading
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…Angry Staff Petition Management The unionized staff of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) are up in arms with the management who, they allege, are embarking on some lawless activities, prominent being a secret recruitment exercise outsourced to the private firm, KPMG. The Ghana Revenue Authority Workers Union (GRAWU) has vowed it will resist these moves, […]Continue Reading
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– Apaak Slams Regional Minister   Dr. Clement Apaak, the Member of Parliament (MP) Builsa South, has taken a swipe at the Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, over his suggestion that farmers are at risk of losing their wives should the 24-hour economy proposal by former President John Dramani Mahama be implemented. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Continue Reading
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– Says Mireku Duker By Gifty Arthur A Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has insisted that Ghana’s lithium agreement with Barari DV Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Australia-based Atlantic Lithium Limited, is the best ever mining agreement signed for the country. The mineral resource has been found in Ewoyaa, […]Continue Reading
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By Gifty Arthur Mortuary workers across the country are threatening to withdraw their services indefinitely, beginning this Wednesday, November 29, to demand better conditions of service, after embarking on similar strike actions sometime in 2019. Their body, the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG), in a statement, dated November 20, 2023, sighted by The Anchor, Continue Reading
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A total of 72, 429 people in the Ashanti Region are estimated to be living with HIV, the Ghana Aids Commission 2022 report said. Out of the number, only 26,006 are currently on Anti-Retroviral (ARV) medication at health facilities, leaving a gap of 46,421 who cannot be accounted for in terms of antiretroviral uptake. These […]Continue Reading