The Ministry of Labour and Employment Relations (MLER), through the Fair Wages Commission, has scheduled a crucial meeting with the leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association Ghana (CETAG) and other key stakeholders, today Monday, August 19. The meeting aims to address the pressing concerns of CETAG members, who have been on a nationwide strike for the past two ...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has predicted that Ghana’s economic woes will deepen if it continues to adopt domestic financing of the national budget. According to IFS, the government’s inability to access the Eurobond market has resulted in stiff competition with the private sector for loans to fund the budget, a development which is likely to lead to a ...

A youth development practitioner has pointed out important shortcomings in Ghana’s youth policy, especially with regard to the extractive industry, as the world commemorates International Youth Day. The Center for Social Impact Studies’ (CeSIS) Executive Director, Robert Tanti Ali, exclusively discussed the difficulties faced by young Ghanaians in the field with our correspondent. He thinks that the widespread criticism and ...

The July 2024 Food Security Monitor report reveals a troubling escalation in food insecurity across Ghana, with the rate of insufficient food consumption (IFC) surging by 5.77%. This increase is largely driven by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fueled by persistently high inflation, a weakening currency, and soaring fuel prices. These factors have notably inflated the cost of essential commodities, particularly ...

 The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries. An emergency committee met earlier on Wednesday to advise WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on whether the disease outbreak constitutes a “public ...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has asserted that the government’s Gold for Oil policy is progressing as planned. The initiative was launched by the government to address Ghana’s depleting foreign currency reserves and the high demand for dollars by oil importers, which was exerting downward pressure on the Cedi and driving up living costs. During an appearance before the Public ...

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has announced comprehensive plans to enhance the Free Senior High School (SHS) program if elected. His proposals include improving infrastructure, ensuring sustainable funding, and addressing issues with the current system. He said this during the NDC manifesto reading on August 12. “We shall decentralize the procurement of food and other ...

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has given the Ministry of Education a two-week ultimatum to distribute the laptops procured under the ‘1-teacher, 1-laptop’ initiative to teachers. According to the Union, the delay in distributing the laptop to teachers is creating agitations and anger among members which could mar the peaceful industrial climate. The General Secretary of GNAT, Thomas ...

A former Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has expressed concern about the high incidence of conflict of interest among Ghanaian public officials. This follows the Airbus scandal, where Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng identified former President John Dramani Mahama as “Government Official 1” but said there was no evidence of corruption against him in a deal facilitated by his brother, Foster Adams ...

Private legal practitioner and author, Albert Gyamfi, has urged Ghanaians to take steps to sue facilities and medical professionals for suspected cases of medical negligence to help reform the country’s health system. According to him, the reluctance of victims to pursue justice has allowed medical negligence to persist in Ghana. “Letting things go is what has made medical negligence persist ...