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Interior Minister declares Friday April 7 and Monday April 10 Holidays

April 4, 2023

This is to mark Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively, This was announced in a statement on Tuesday, April 4. The statement said “The general public is hereby informed that Friday, 7th April, 2023 and Monday, 10th April 2023 which mark Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively, are statutory public holidays and should be observed as such throughout the country.” Continue Reading

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Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to reward whistleblowers as nationwide public payroll auditing begins

April 4, 2023

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has promised to reward persons who volunteer information on payroll irregularities in public sector institutions. The Commission last month announced it would embark on a national payroll monitoring exercise in accordance with the Act that established it. Chief Executive of the Commission Ben Arthur says the exercise will […]Continue Reading

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Be vigilant when you visit LPG stations or risk being cheated – LPG Marketers Association to consumers

April 4, 2023

Vice president of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketers Association, Gabriel Kumi, has urged consumers of LPG consumers “to be vigilant, when they go to LPG outlets to fill their gas”. He was reacting to assertions that some LPG stations are not filling the cylinders to the required measure. LPG cylinders are usually filled to […]Continue Reading

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Ghanaians decry new ‘Digital Transport Fee’ for ride-hailing apps

April 4, 2023

Ghanaians are up in arms on social media with ride-hailing applications over a development which is affecting their cost of using the services. Over the past two days, various timelines have been awash with screenshots of receipts showing a new charge on some of the applications. According to some users who patronise Bolt and Uber, […]Continue Reading

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ECG disconnects power to 310 customers over illegal connection

April 4, 2023

The Electricity Company of Ghana Tema Region has disconnected power to a total of 310 customers for engaging in illegal connections and also piling up debt. Engineers of ECG between March 20 to March 31 visited some 2,344 customers comprising individuals, small-scale and large-scale enterprises in the Tema operational area as part of its nationwide […]Continue Reading

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School Feeding Caterers Withdraw Service

April 4, 2023

Caterers on the School Feeding Programme in the Ashanti Region have withdrawn their services over unpaid arrears. The decision comes a day before the reopening of basic schools across the country. The caterers, according to JoyNewsreport, are expecting arrears for the third term in the previous academic year to be paid before they resume work. […]Continue Reading

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NLA Outlines Measures To Rake In Revenue

April 4, 2023

The Director-General (D-G) of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Samuel Awuku, has outlined measures put in place by management to stabilize and raise revenue for the authority. According to him, the company under his tenure has chalked many successes, including making it gain global recognition by putting NLA on the map and reconnecting with the […]Continue Reading

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Notorious‘Robber’ Gunned Down In Tarkwa

April 4, 2023

Reports available to The Anchor indicate that theleader of a notorious gang that have allegedly been terrorizing illegal miners within the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region has been gunned down by unknown assailants. According to information, the deceased person, AgyeNyame Sulemana, A.K.A Sulley, was returning with his gang from their usual “operation” when Continue Reading

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Tarkwa MP Condemns Attack On Golden Star Mines

April 3, 2023

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, George Mireku Duker,has condemned unreservedly the recent attack by some illegal minerson the Benso concession of the Golden Star Resources (Wassa Mine) in the Western Region, describing the incident as “uncultured behavior.” In a press releaseon Thursday, March 30, 2023,the MP explained, “Mining is a key backbone of […]Continue Reading

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‘Dying’ MP Driven In Ambulance To Parliament

April 3, 2023

To ensure government doesnot lose its quest to get approval for the passage of three fresh taxes, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) stunned many Ghanaians, after he was rushed to the august House in an ambulance to add to their side, even after he was involved in a ghastly motor accident. […]Continue Reading