[ad_1] Consumers across the country may soon face a reduction in the availability of essential commodities packaged in plastic, including bottled and sachet water. This comes as the Ghana Plastic Manufacturers Association, representing local industry players, has issued a weak ultimatum to the government to demand the immediate suspension of a newly imposed 5% excise…
[ad_1] Two far-right Israeli ministers have threatened to quit and collapse the governing coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to a Gaza ceasefire proposal unveiled by US President Joe Biden on Friday. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said they were opposed to striking any deal before Hamas was destroyed.But…
[ad_1] The National Association of Institutional Suppliers has scheduled March 4, 2024, to picket at the Ministry of Education. This decision stems from the persistent neglect demonstrated by the ministry in awarding them contracts and settling outstanding debts owed to its members, which collectively exceed GH¢100 million. The association laments the government’s failure to honour…
[ad_1] Some traders in the Ashanti Region’s race course market have announced plans to campaign against the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general election if the government fails to complete phase two of the Kejetia Market. For months, the project has stalled due to the renegotiation of a loan agreement following the…
[ad_1] The Senior Staff Association—Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has urged the government to proceed with clearing Tier-2 contributions of its members, else its members will embark on an industrial action on January 15, 2024. According to the association, the payments in question have been in arrears since February 2023. It emerged at the SSA-UoG’s NEC…
[ad_1] Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has served notice of embarking on an indefinite nationwide strike starting Wednesday, November 29, 2023. The Mortuary workers in a statement on November 22, explained that all efforts to resolve their grievances have proved futile, hence their intended strike. The Association has in the past complained about their…
[ad_1] Traders and residents of Krofrom in the Ashanti region have hinted at staging a demonstration to demand the completion of the abandoned Krofrom market project. Initiated in 2008 by former President John Agyekum Kufuor, the Krofrom Market Project has languished in neglect, with successive governments failing to fulfil promises for its completion. The facility,…
[ad_1] Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp joined Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag in calling for an end to tragedy chanting in March Luton Town have threatened to ban any fans found to have taken part in tragedy chanting during Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool. The Hatters have launched an internal investigation after chants which indirectly…
[ad_1] Black residents of a tiny island enclave founded by their enslaved ancestors off the Georgia coast have filed suit seeking to halt a new zoning law that they say will raise taxes and force them to sell their homes in one of the South’s last surviving Gullah-Geechee communities . The civil lawsuit was filed…
[ad_1] Residents in the Tema Region have threatened to resist any attempts by the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) to sell the Tema Library and Children’s Playground. The agitated residents argue that the library and playground, which have served the community for more than 30 years, are allegedly being sold…
