The Finance Ministry has directed the Controller and Accountant-General to effect payment of the 23% salary increment negotiated last year to cover January to July this year.
Again, the Controller and Accountant-General is expected to adjust salaries by 2% from July to December this year.
These increases were negotiated between government and organised labour last year.
With the current increases in taxes,...
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will unveil his campaign team for the 2024 general election today, Monday, February 19, 2024.
This is expected to be done at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Council (NC) meeting to be held today in Accra.
Names of members of the campaign team are expected to be...
The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says Ghana will soon establish bilateral ECOWAS roaming service with Togo, Benin, and the Gambia.
This follows Ghana’s successful implementation of a similar pact with Côte d’Ivoire in 2023.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Sunday, February 18, 2024, the Minister, who is also the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West,...
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that his proposed 24-hour economy policy will make Ghana self-sufficient and export-oriented.
According to the 2024 presidential candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), the objective of the policy includes “enabling businesses to operate in three shifts,” adding, “This will help Ghana become self-sufficient and focus on export-oriented growth.”
He further indicated that...
General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fiifi Fiavi Kwaety has stated that his party will go all out to expose the lies of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia in contributing to the current economic situation.
Reacting to Dr Bawumia’s public lecture delivered on Wednesday, February 7, 2023, the NDC General Secretary said any attempt by Bawumia to shift...
The District Chief Executive of Kumawu, Samuel Addai Agyekum, has criticized former President John Mahama’s leadership style, stating that it is outdated and cannot address the current economic challenges. Agyekum suggests that Mahama would be better suited to starting a charity foundation rather than attempting to lead the country again as President.
Agyekum compared the competence of John Mahama and...
The Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the government will not deviate from the ongoing programme.
This pledge comes as Dr. Amin Adam assumes his new role as the Finance Minister replacing Ken Ofori-Atta in the wake of a ministerial reshuffle.
In an interview with Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show on...
President Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Tuesday, February 14, 2024, to lead a delegation to attend the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Federal Republic of Germany.
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is a prominent platform for global discussions on security policy. MSC 2024 aims to reinforce the rules-based international order and counter revisionist tendencies.
The event will include debates, side events, and...
The Black Stars head coach search committee has announced that they won’t be accepting any more applications for the role after Friday, February 2, 2024.
The Mark Addo-led 5-man committee was tasked with the responsibility of finding the next coach for the Black Stars, barely 24 hours after the sacking of Chris Hughton.
Chris Hughton was sacked as the Black Stars...
A 27-year-old popular galamsey site foreman has been shot dead while returning from galamsey site at Wassa Wantram near Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Akropong Municipality of the Western Region.
Report gathered by Kasapa News, indicate that the victim, Bernard Nti was returning home with his four workers when unknown persons suspected to be armed robbers attacked and shot him.
The...
