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The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of reneging on good promises it made to Ghanaian workers, thus creating a status quo of fear and panic among workers. In its assessment, the Minority said after taking over power, the Akufo-Addo-led government has to “a  large extent limited the free friendly worker environment” workers enjoyed. “As a democratic society, we continue to witness unfortunately obscene mass worker transfers, forced resignations, politically motivated ‘proceed on leave’ directives and unlawful termination of engagements within the public and civil service under the President Nana Akufo-Addo leadership,” the Minority said in a statement to…

Members of the Ashanti Regional chapter of the Small Scale Miners moved out of their pits and Monday to join hundreds of Ghanaian workers to commemorate this year’s May Day celebrations. Clad in all red, the miners used placards with various messages to sum up their dissatisfaction with the government’s latest action to clamp down on illegal mining in the country which has depleted vast forest covers and polluted water bodies Some of the placards read: “Protect our savings Mr. President, The solution does not stop small scale mining Mr. President” among others.One placard however appeared to lend support for…

A day after the gruesome murder of the chief of Sayeegu, Woobjung Kamoutan and three others, the police is yet to effect any arrest. The four persons lost their lives in what the police termed a “field exercise” by the feuding Bimoba factions in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District in the Northern region. Three of the deceased are members of the Sayeegu community with the fourth being a member of the Sambligu community. The two communities opened fire on each other on a farmland in the early hours of Sunday April 30, 2017. The District Police Commander Stephen Delaporte said the assailants…

The Ghana national Rugby team, the Ghana Eagles, made Ghanaians feel proud when they beat rivals Benin 46 points to 5 in the first match of the Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group West 1 tournament on the Accra Sports Stadium pitch on Sunday 30 April 2017. The match started frenetically with both teams scoring tries in the first eight minutes, first by Ghana’s Jalilu Yussif Abdul followed by a Benin try from Alphon Guegi. From then on, however, it was one way traffic with Ghana scoring four more tries in the first half and three tries in the second half.…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged members of the Council of State not to be sycophants but speak truth to authority. “The constitution mandates the government to select some people to counsel the president. The regions also elect persons to the Council. You are here to speak truth to the president and not to massage the truth” the President stated. He also reminded them about their cardinal role in nation building, urging them not to shy away from that responsibility. “The one setting the path does not know the bunch of errors behind, that is why you have come…

France says its forces in West Africa have killed or captured more than 20 militants in a forest near Mali’s border with Burkina Faso. A statement by its regional force said air and ground forces were involved. It did not identify the militant group. A French soldier was killed in the area earlier this month. Mali suffers frequent attacks by Islamist militants despite a French military operation in 2013 to drive jihadists from northern cities. A French military spokesman said the militants had been targeted in the Foulsare forest, in the south-west of Gao province. On Saturday, Mali’s National Assembly…

It appears Ghana’s self-acclaimed King of Comedy, DKB has bounced back from a setback which saw him allegedly described as a boring comic by former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings. Last time round, DKB was the lead act at a comedy show at the Accra International Conference Centre but his vulgar jokes was said to have failed to impress Nana Konadu who reportedly stormed out. However, last Friday at the Ghana Muslim Achievers Awards, things turned out differently as he was in his element. DKB, known in his private life as Derrick Kobina Bonney was so funny he managed…

The Ghana Health Service has issued a cholera alert, warning of a possible widespread outbreak across the country in the coming days. A statement signed and issued by its Director General, Anthony Nsiah-Asare, said considering the pockets of cholera outbreaks early this year and previously in 2014 and 2016, “the risk is further worsened and brings the situation to high alert”. In 2014, all the 10 regions recorded confirmed cases of cholera and 130 (60.2%) of districts were affected. There have also been pockets of outbreaks in 2016 and early part of 2017 affecting Ashanti, Greater Accra and Central regions.…

Some aggrieved cocoa farmers at Annorkrom in the Bia-West District of the Western Region, have asked the Produce Buying Company (PBC) to facilitate the immediate payment for their cocoa beans it purchased some months back. They have thus given the PBC a one-month ultimatum to release funds for prompt payments, including bonuses, or face their anger. According to the angry farmers, they did not understand the delays in the payment process, as the PBC purchasing clerks kept telling them that the government had not released money. Madam Afia Dede, expressed her utmost disappointment in the government for failing to pay…

High-ranking Fifa official Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has resigned a day after denying claims linking him to a fraud case. Following the release of court documents, Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad was linked in media reports to Richard Lai, the Fifa audit and compliance committee member who was banned for bribery. Lai admitted taking $950,000 (£735,000) in bribes in a US Court on Thursday. In a statement, Ahmad said he “vigorously” denies any wrongdoing. The 53-year-old, a member of both Fifa’s ruling council and president of the Olympic Council of Asia, had admitted on Saturday to being aware of the media speculation…