NEWS

SSNIT contributions are secured; will not deplete in coming years – NPRA

  The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has assured contributors that despite projections in the recent International Labour Organisation (ILO) report on the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), funds will remain secure in the coming years. This reassurance follows the ILO’s actuarial valuation study, which projected a complete …

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Medical Laboratory Professional Workers declare strike

Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) has declared a nationwide strike. This follows a prolonged delay by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and the Ministry of Finance in concluding negotiations with the union. Their notice stated, “Without prejudice to the directives given by the National Labour Commission on May …

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Free Dialysis policy: KATH starts treating patients for free

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has begun implementing the free dialysis policy introduced by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). This happened after the Management of KATH received an official letter from the National Health Insurance Authority to roll out the policy. “Even though the policy was announced to …

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Ga Mantse announces Asantehene’s historic visit to the Ga State

The office of the Ga Mantse has officially announced that all is set for the historic visit scheduled for this Sunday, June 9. The planning committee for the royal visit, led by Nii Boi Abbey, said in a news conference at the Ga Mantse Palace on Thursday, June 6, that …

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Free dialysis policy: We are waiting for an official letter from the Health Ministry – KATH Management

The management of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital says it is waiting for an official letter from the Ministry of Health to implement the free dialysis policy. Though the National Health Insurance Authority has announced free sessions for patients below 18 and above 60 years, effective June 1, they’re still paying …

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38-year-old taxi driver stabbed to death at F2 Hotel Akom

  A 38-year-old taxi driver‌ Foster Afrifa has been stabbed to death at the F2 hotel at Akom in the Afigya Kwabre North District by unknown gang men.   The sad incident happened around 3:30 am midnight on Sunday, April 21,2024.   According to an eyewitness who was the former …

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POLICE ARREST TWO PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF A US NATIONAL

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two persons in connection with the death of the United States of America national at Nyinasen near Cape Coast in the Central Region.   The two suspects, Wisdom Sete, a Togolese, and Yussif Afrim, were arrested on Friday 19th April 2024 at Assin Prasso …

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We’ll no longer tolerate your empty, unwarranted attacks – TUC slams Prof Adei

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has issued a scathing rebuke to Professor Stephen Adei following his assertion that Ghanaian workers rank among the least productive globally. During an interview on GHOne on April 8, the former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) conducted a comparative …

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Former MASLOC Boss Sentenced to 10 years in imprisonment for causing financial loss to the state

An Accra High Court has sentenced the former chief executive officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, to 10 years in jail with hard labour. Daniel Axim, a former chief operating officer of MASLOC, has also been sentenced to 5 years in jail with hard …

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Retract your statement and apologise to PWDs – Physically Disabled Society tells Wale over Stonebwoy’s mockery

The Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled (GSPD) has expressed worry over a viral video where Reggae Dancehall artist Shatta Wale mocked his colleague artist, Stonebwoy, with his disability. The mockery follows Stonebwoy’s decision to boycott the Abeka Salahfest because Shatta Wale was billed on the list of performers. In …

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