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The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has called off its strike after weeks of laying down tools to press home demands for improved condition of service. The decision to call off the strike follows a meeting convened by the National Labour Commission which was attended by the leadership of TUTAG, the Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, Deputy Employment and Labour National Relations Minister, Dr. Charles Wireko Brobbey and other  stakeholders. On October 7, 2019, TUTAG declared an indefinite strike with a call on authorities to implement conditions enjoyed by public university lecturers…

It was simply a fantastic weekend for the Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Mr. Hanan Abdul-Wahab as he received two separate recognitions within a space of two days. Mr. Abdul-Wahab was a recipient of one of the topmost honors during the 2019 prestigious Ghana Business Awards held on Friday night at Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra when he emerged winner of the coveted business ‘Personality of the Year Award’. Hanan had also earned nomination in the CEO of the Year (Public Sector) while the company he heads, NAFCO was nominated in the…

Scientists say they’ve pinpointed the homeland of all humans alive today to a region south of the Zambesi River. The area is now dominated by salt pans, but was once home to an enormous lake, which may have been our ancestral heartland 200,000 years ago. Our ancestors settled for 70,000 years, until the local climate changed, researchers propose. They began to move on as fertile green corridors opened up, paving the way for future migrations out of Africa. “It has been clear for some time that anatomically modern humans appeared in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago,” said Prof Vanessa Hayes,…

A section of the Accra-Tema Motorway was flooded Monday afternoon after a downpour in Accra, leaving motorists stranded for hours. Water from a bridge which crosses the road at a section of the 19 kilometre stretch was said to have overflown its bank causing that part of the road to flood. Amateur videos showed plastic and other solid waste floating in the flooded water. Motorists from both Accra and Tema were cut off by the flooding water creating a gridlock, but some daring drivers managed to drive through the flooded water. The Ghana Police issued a statement two hours ago…

Special Advisor to President Nana Akufo-Addo on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Dr. Eugene Owusu, has praised Rotarians in Ghana and around the world for their fight against polio globally. Delivering a keynote address at a breakfast meeting organized by the Rotary Club of Accra – Airport, Dr. Owusu lauded the bold vision inspired by Rotary International and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, and enshrined in the 1988 World Health Organisation Resolution to eradicate polio. The breakfast meeting, held on Thursday, October 24, was in commemoration of the World Polio Day 2019. World Polio Day is marked…

International non-governmental development organisation, Solidaridad West Africa, is offering 1-year affiliation for the winner of Best Journalist in Cocoa Reporting Award at the upcoming Ghana Cocoa Awards 2019 (GCA). “The winner would be affiliated to Solidaridad for the next one year and have the opportunity to access cocoa project areas to learn lessons and gain insights into sustainable approaches Solidaridad is deploying to help improve the wellbeing of farmers”, says Bossman Owusu, Head of Communication, Solidaridad West Africa. Critical partners of cocoa Industry The Solidaridad affiliation for the best cocoa reporting journalist is part of a partnership deal with VC…

A district court in Accra has rejected a request for psychiatric evaluation of Eric Kojo Duah, one of the suspects who allegedly murdered two police officers at Kasoa in the Central Region. Lawyer for Duah, George Eshun, who informed the court on Monday that he was yet to have conference with his client, prayed the court for a psychiatric examination to be conducted on his client, Graphic Online reported. He argued it was abnormal for people to go about brandishing guns and killing police officers as had been alleged against Duah. The lawyer claimed to have known Duah since childhood,…

US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky will lead a trade mission to West Africa, October 28-31, to help United States exporters unlock new opportunities in a region where strong economic growth is driving demand for imported food and farm products. The mission will be based in Accra, Ghana, and will also include buyer delegations from Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Nigeria, and Senegal. “At USDA we are working to sell the bounty of American agriculture. West Africa is a bright spot with a growing middle class that are hungry for our delicious and wholesome agriculture products,” said Deputy Secretary Censky.…

The Jospong Group of Companies and its Executive Chairman, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, have been awarded at the just ended second Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards (APSCA). Dr Siaw Agyepong received the Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Government Initiative Award for his outstanding service, innovation and tireless efforts in building strong partnerships with the Ghanaian government and service to the masses. The Jospong Group also received the award for Excellent in public-private partnership. Administrator of the District Assembly Common Fund, Irene Naa Torshie Addo, was also awarded for her outstanding contribution to public sector development, while Mrs Monica Asare of…

The Jospong Group of Companies and its Executive Chairman, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, have been awarded at the just ended second Africa Public Sector Conference and Awards (APSCA). Dr Siaw Agyepong received the Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Government Initiative Award for his outstanding service, innovation and tireless efforts in building strong partnerships with the Ghanaian government and service to the masses. The Jospong Group also received the award for Excellent in public-private partnership. Administrator of the District Assembly Common Fund, Irene Naa Torshie Addo, was also awarded for her outstanding contribution to public sector development, while Mrs Monica Asare of…