The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has accused government of creating a corrupt scheme worth over GH¢ 448 million as payment to Zoomlion Ghana, for the management of some Youth Employment Modules. According to the NPP, the payments are being made even although Zoomlion’s contract with the government has been canceled. The Policy Advisor to the … Read more
The leadership of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has heaped praises on President John Mahama for what they say is his tolerance towards handling affairs of the state. According to the TUC, the president’s posturing towards issues has contributed to the stability of the state. Speaking during a courtesy call on the President by newly … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the John Dramani Mahama administration of paying GHS500million to a company with no contractual agreement with the state. According to the party, cabinet has given the go-ahead for the use of the 10 per cent of the District Assembly’s Common Fund allocated to the Youth Employment Agency … Read more
Dear Youth Employment Recruits, I’m reliably informed that the national boss of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) had a secret meeting with you in Tumu on Tuesday, the 15th of November, 2016. He, together with his local appointees commanded you to vote for president Mahama and the NDC parliamentary candidates. They also told you that … Read more
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) in the Central Region has employed 72 persons with disabilities. These beneficiaries were employed in five main modules namely; community education teaching assistance, community health workers, youth in Arabic, youth in fire and prisons service. Briefing the press on the state of the YEA on in the central region, the … Read more
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has dismissed a longstanding public view that the recruitments of its labour force have always favoured only job applicants for whom the district directors of the agency have personal preference. Job discrimination at the YEA is a strong claim the public has maintained, with informed critics warning that a biased … Read more
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has so far recruited 10,629 youth in the Northern Region under nine modules. The Community Health Workers module absorbed 2,954, the Fire Service module, 287, Prisons Service module 248, Arabic Instructors module 1,768 and the Community Protection module 550. The rest are Environmental Protection Officers module 341, the Coastal Sanitation … Read more
No President can execute his vision within four years, President John Dramani Mahama has said. Speaking to a massive gathering of supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC ) at a rally at Nsawam in the Eastern Region yesterday, the President explained why the Constitution made room for an additional four years for a President … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama says the Youth Employment Agency has been revamped and ready to equip about 400,000 youths in the country with skills. During his tour in the Fanteakwa North constituency in the Eastern region, the president assured residents this will take effect from 2017 under his second term in office. He was addressing … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Constituency, Mahama Ayariga, who doubles as the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has launched his campaign for re-election. The campaign launch attracted thousands of supporters within and outside the Upper East Region. Speaker after speaker lauded Mr Ayariga for his role in the development of the … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) will implement an Economic Transformation and Livelihood Empowerment Programme (ETLEP), with the view to creating more employment for the youth to identify economic potential in the agricultural space in Ghana. According to him, his government will focus on a job creation strategy … Read more
Alhaji Shamsu Kwakwa, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Campaign Committee, says President John Dramani Mahama’s quest for Ghanaians to upgrade their knowledge, especially people living in zongo communities is unmeasurable. Alhaji Kwakwa made this known when he led a campaign team of the Council of Elders of the NDC Zongo caucus … Read more
The governing National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Korle Klottey constituency, Zenator Rawlings, Friday, appealed to electorates in the area to vote massively for her in the December 7 parliamentary polls because she has already started working to improve on their living standards. Zenator told hundreds of potential voters at a parliamentary debate between … Read more
Alhaji Shamsu Kwakwa, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Campaign Committee, says President John Dramani Mahama’s quest for Ghanaians to upgrade their knowledge, especially people living in zongo communities is unmeasurable. Alhaji Kwakwa made this known when he led a campaign team of the Council of Elders of the NDC Zongo caucus … Read more
A YOUTH Employment Agency (YEA) community police assistant, Vincent Antwi, who was at the Yefri police station in the Nkoranza North District of the Brong-Ahafo Region, was killed by a KIA truck last Tuesday. The driver, 34-year-old Kwasi Nyamekye, is now in the cooler helping the police in their investigation. The Nkoranza North District Police … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has said no President in the world will physically put cash in people’s pockets. He however explained that, it is the duty of the president and government to create opportunities for its people to make money, adding that the ruling government has initiated several projects which are already putting money in … Read more
Nana Akufo-Addo’s claim about Ghana’s GDP growth rate was found to be half true while his claim about the unemployment of hygiene workers was found to be entirely true. He was speaking at the New Patriotic Party’s manifesto launch in Accra on October 09, 2016. Below are the specific claims he made, the fact-checking verdicts … Read more
The National Patriotic Party (NPP) launched its 2016 manifesto in Accra, this Sunday and a team of fact-checkers subjected five claims made by the party’s Vice Presidential candidate, Dr Mahamud Bawumia to scrutiny. It was found that only one of them was entirely true. Two claims were found to be true but misleading, whiles one … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday said if his critics would not praise him for the wonderful work he has done for the last four years, they should not criticise him either. “For the last four years, I know I have performed creditably well and if they will not praise, I know God is my … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has tasked Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, Presidential Candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to first of all put his house in order before striving to ascend to the Presidency. He said for so many months the hierarchy of the opposition NPP had witnessed series of power struggles, which … Read more