The Coalition of Private Transport Operators and the government are holding opposing positions on what should be the appropriate rate for the increment in transport fares expected to take effect in the coming weeks. Whereas the Coalition of Private Transport Operators proposed an increment of not less than 20 percent, the government is pushing for a 10 percent increment. The ...

 Five Turkish journalists were beginning jail sentences on Tuesday after a court rejected their appeal against a conviction related to their coverage of the deaths of Turkish intelligence officers in Libya in 2020, a lawyer in the case said. The five were convicted in September 2020 of revealing information and documents connected to intelligence activities. They were variously held in ...

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has appealed to the government and relevant stakeholders to address the delay in supplying teaching and learning logistics to the various schools. According to the Association, the non-availability of these materials has been a major challenge for members nationwide. Speaking to Myjoyonline.com after a familiarisation visit to the Multimedia Group on Tuesday, President of GNAT, ...

The Director-General of Public Affairs at the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Kwesi Ofori, has debunked claims that the police are targeting journalists for arrest in a wave of actions to intimidate them. According to him, the police’s actions are purely based on their compliance with the law. Speaking on The Point of View on Citi TV on  Monday, DCOP Kwesi Ofori said ...

Pressure group, OccupyGhana has outlined three conditions that government should strictly adhere to should it successfully introduce the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). According to the Group, the government must be transparent in its disbursement of the country’s funds. OccupyGhana also demanded that an “accountability regime that requires government, at least, to publish the revenue from the E-Levy and details of ...

A leading member of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has been charged with treason felony. This is an offence provided for in section 182(b) of Ghana’s Criminal offences Act. This provides; “Section 182—Treason Felony. A person is guilty of treason-felony and shall be punishable as for first-degree felony who — b) prepares or endeavours to carry out by unlawful means ...

As part of efforts at promoting environmental sustainability, a leading exploration drilling company in West Africa, Geodrill Ghana Limited, has supported Mckingtorch Africa, to install the first-ever public bus shelter in the country.The facility, which is situated at Dzorwulu junction, adjacent to the Fiesta Royale Hotel is also the first in Africa.Speaking at the commissioning ceremony on Thursday, Mr. Dave ...

ABANTU for Development and other women’s rights advocacy organizations and activists have reignited calls for the government to pass the Affirmative Action Bill into Law before the end of the year 2022. The Bill, which was drafted over 10 years ago has suffered some setbacks as it is yet to receive both Cabinet and Parliamentary approval. Ghana’s Affirmative Action law ...

President Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for Ethiopia to participate in the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.  He left the country on Friday, February 4, 2022, for the summit taking place from 5th to 6th February. The meeting of the Heads of State will be held on the theme, “Building resilience in nutrition on the African continent: ...

The COVID-19 pandemic could reverse decades of global progress in stamping out female genital mutilation (FGM), UN agencies warn ahead of the International Day to eliminate the harmful practice.  Shuttered schools, lockdowns and disruption to services that protect girls, have put millions worldwide at increased risk of being subjected to FGM.  This means an additional two million girls could be ...