About 500 jobless health professionals have staged a protest at the Ministry of Health to demand immediate employment. According to them, the government has failed to employ them after a year of completing their academic programs. The Allied Health Professionals, comprising graduates of the College of Health in Kintampo and the School of Dispensing Optics … Read more
Thousands of protesters have joined a Women’s March in London as part of an international campaign on the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency. The rally is among events in the UK and elsewhere planned in solidarity with a march in US capital Washington DC that is expected to draw 200,000 people. Organisers aim … Read more
Around 2,000 people gathered in downtown Chicago on Saturday to protest U. S. President-elect Donald Trump. The protesters ranged from children to senior citizens of various races and backgrounds from across the country. Their concerns were echoed in their chants: “We reject the president-elect,” “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here,” and “Our body, … Read more
Americans protesting Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election took to the streets for a second night of demonstrations and vigils in several US cities. Rallies heated up in Portland, Oregon, where police publicly declared a “riot” due to “extensive criminal and dangerous behavior” and are calling the protest “unlawful” in tweets on the police … Read more
Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper Kwesi Pratt Jnr says Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw’s one-week hunger strike set in protest of the release of the Montie trio is too short to yield him his desired results. A livid Maurice Ampaw claimed he’s on a 10-day hunger strike in protest of the pardon granted jailed … Read more
The Power Ministry has said it may be forced to take punitive actions against workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) if they do not immediately abort their ongoing 3-hour daily protest scheduled to end on Friday. Yesterday [Wednesday], the ECG workers laid down their tools in all district and regional offices to protest … Read more
The timely intervention of the Police has prevented what could have been a deadly clash between demonstrators and a vigilante group with allegiance to the NDC, Azorka Boys, in Tamale in the Northern region. According to an eyewitness, the Azorka boys appeared from “nowhere” and entered the crowd of demonstrators around the ‘Vodafone traffic light’ … Read more
Two Accra-based radio stations, Radio Gold (90.5fm) and Montie FM (100.1fm) both owned by a company called Network Broadcasting Company, have temporarily shut down in solidarity with the three contemnors who were handed four months jail sentences on Wednesday morning by the Supreme Court. The two stations went off air around 3:10 pm on Wednesday. … Read more
Accra, Ghana: On Tuesday, 12th July, 2016 over two thousand (2000) women in Accra will be marching in protest of Kennedy Agyapong’s derogatory and disrespectful comments against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of the Republic of Ghana, Ms Charlotte Osei. The Member of Parliament for Assin Central insinuated that Ms Osei obtained her position … Read more
Residents of Tema Newtown and its surrounding communities are calling on government to relocate the Karpowership, a Turkish floating power plant stationed at Tema. According to the residents, smoke emanating from the power ship is polluting their environment causing havoc to even wildlife in the area. The residents said they might be compelled to demonstrate … Read more
Ghanaians in the United States of America (USA) have scheduled a protest march outside Ghana’s embassy in Washington DC over “economic hardship in Ghana”. A statement issued by organizers, Ghanaians Against Bad Governance, said the demonstration will be held on Wednesday, July 23. “The protest is in response to the present economic hardship in Ghana, … Read more
When feelings of resentment against Ghana’s ruling government reach a certain threshold, the Ghanaian’s first course of action is to stage a protest. The goal of every protest is to ensure that previously ignored grievances receive the attention they deserve. Some protests like the June 2014 “Ya y3 den” demonstration in Kumasi have had tremendous … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has finally granted permission to a group of Ghanaians who planned to picket at the Flagstaff House on Tuesday. The group is protesting against what they describe as harsh economic conditions in the country. The Police earlier entreated the organizers of the picket dubbed ‘Occupy Flagstaff House’ to reschedule the march. … Read more