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Mortuary workers across the country have embarked on indefinite strike for the second time this year, to push for increment in salaries and better conditions of service. They have accused the government of reneging on its promise of improving their working conditions, which include poor salaries, lack of personal protective equipment and poor working environment. At the Komfo Anokye Teaching morgue Wednesday, May 29, the mortuary workers had vacated post. Hospital authorities told 3news.com they were not they were not accepting new corpses from outside the facility. Mortuary workers to turn backs on corpses Tuesday to push for pay rise…

Mechanical challenges have forced operators of one of the thermal plants within the Aboadze power enclave in the Western Region to cut down on electricity generation by 50 per cent. Workers of the TICO/TAQA T2 thermal plant claim management disregarded technical advice to shut down the plant for repair works when oil leakage was detected in one of the valves, leading to fire outbreak. According to them, the 330-megawatt capacity plant has since November 2018 been generating only 150 megawatts of electricity on an average due to what they claim to be managerial indiscretion. On 19th September 2018, management’s attention…

Mechanical challenges have forced operators of one of the thermal plants within the Aboadze power enclave in the Western Region to cut down on electricity generation by 50 per cent. Workers of the TICO/TAQA T2 thermal plant claim management disregarded technical advice to shut down the plant for repair works when oil leakage was detected in one of the valves, leading to fire outbreak. According to them, the 330-megawatt capacity plant has since November 2018 been generating only 150 megawatts of electricity on an average due to what they claim to be managerial indiscretion. On 19th September 2018, management’s attention…

The late Maj. Maxwell Mahama[/caption] The District Chief Executive of Upper Denkyira West District in the Central Region, Agyeman Asiedu, is pleading with Ghanaians to cease commentary on the gruesome murder of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. He is also urging the chiefs and people of Denkyira Obuasi (New Obuasi), where the soldier was killed, to also halt a planned commemoration of the day since it brings back the bitterness in late Mahama’s family, families of persons standing trial for the murder and the general public. Exactly two years ago today, on Monday, May 29, 2017; Major Maxwell Adam…

The Amegashie Conference Hall of the University of Ghana Business School will on Wednesday host the 3rd June 4 Anniversary Lecture as part of activities marking the 40th anniversary of the June 4 uprising. Renowned management expert Professor Bright K. Aheto, immediate past Dean of the School of Business at the Central University College and a former Deputy Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) will deliver the lecture which commences at 2pm. In attendance will be the leader of the uprising, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings and other leading cadres of the uprising. Prof Aheto will speak…

An investment consultant and a renowned entrepreneur, Dr Ishmael Yamson has urged local government authorities in the Central Region to develop a policy that will attract investors to the region to create jobs and boost the local economy. He observed the region is endowed with many natural resources and only needed a vigorous development plan to attract the right potential investors. “This…should not be a political issue, the moment you bring politics into this, it becomes a four or eight year thing and that ends there…The development of a region or a nation is beyond four or eight affair,” he…

An investment consultant and a renowned entrepreneur, Dr Ishmael Yamson has urged local government authorities in the Central Region to develop a policy that will attract investors to the region to create jobs and boost the local economy. He observed the region is endowed with many natural resources and only needed a vigorous development plan to attract the right potential investors. “This…should not be a political issue, the moment you bring politics into this, it becomes a four or eight year thing and that ends there…The development of a region or a nation is beyond four or eight affair,” he…

Black Stars midfielder Christian Atsu has pledged support for the team’s new captain Andre Dede Ayew. Atsu in an interview with the GNA Sports said, the Black Stars players would put all external issues behind them and respect their new captain as the leader to lead them to glory in the 2019 African Cup of Nation (AFCON) in Egypt next month. “I don’t mind who becomes the captain in the Black Stars team. Anyone appointed as the captain by the coach would receive the same support and respect he deserves. We as players support our captain and that is what…

A US move to put Huawei on a trade blacklist “sets a dangerous precedent” that will harm billions of consumers, the firm’s top legal officer said. Speaking at a press conference, Song Liuping said the trade ban would also “directly harm” American companies and affect jobs. Washington recently added Huawei to a list of companies that US firms cannot trade with unless they have a licence. The trade ban is part of a wider battle between the US and Huawei. Washington has moved to block the Chinese company, the world’s largest maker of telecoms equipment, on national security concerns. Huawei…

One of Egypt’s most wanted jihadists has arrived back in the country after being handed over by the Libyan military strongman, Khalifa Haftar. Hisham al-Ashmawy, a former Egyptian special forces officer, was detained in Libya late last year. He is wanted in connection with several attacks. These include a deadly ambush of police in Egypt’s Western desert two years ago and a raid on guards along the border with Libya in 2014. Egyptian courts had sentenced him, in his absence, to death. Hisham al-Ashmawy was transferred following a visit by Egypt’s intelligence chief to Gen Haftar.