Organised labour has called a general strike on Thursday, July 24, 2014, to protest the current economic hardships being experienced by workers. At a well-attended press conference yesterday, the Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Mr Kofi Asamoah, who read a statement on behalf of organised labour, said on that day, all workers across … Read more
The Greater Accra Regional Office of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) is investigating the production and sale of marijuana laced biscuits in the Ashaiman municipality, a suburb of the Greater Accra region of Ghana. According to officials, the biscuits, which were being produced locally, were also being offered for sale to unsuspecting members of the … Read more
Former Minister of Information, Stephen Asamoah Boateng (Asabee) has dismissed reports he has shelved plans to contest the presidential position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). ‘Asabee’ said a publication that appeared in the Today newspaper early this week, titled “Two NPP Aspirants Panic Over Special Congress,” is fabricated and “cheap”. The newspaper publication had … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama will next month lead a government delegation to attend the maiden US/ African Leaders Summit in Washington that will focus on trade and investment. Mr Gene A. Cretz, US Ambassador in Ghana, made the announcement on Wednesday in Accra during a reception to mark America’s 238th Independence Day. He said the … Read more
The Central Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwamena Duncan, has accused President Mahama of turning the presidency into a “dumping site where goods which cannot be used any longer are dumped.” According to him, the president’s inability to sack the outgoing Minister of Youth and Sports and his deputy, Joseph Yammin; after … Read more