McDonald’s has fired its chief executive Steve Easterbrook after he had a relationship with an employee. The US fast food giant said the relationship was consensual, but Mr Easterbrook had “violated company policy” and shown “poor judgement”. In an email to staff, the British businessman acknowledged the relationship and said it was a mistake. “Given […]
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Ghanaian workers cry foul over modern day form of slavery at Eni Ghana
Ghanaians working for Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Ltd., an Italian oil and gas giant are crying foul over a “modern day form of slavery” introduced by management of the Ghana subsidiary. The workers numbering over 300 are at loggerheads with the management of the Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Ghana Limited over unfair labour […]
Mass production of palm wine would create more jobs
Traders who deal in the retailing of palm wine are urging the youth to venture into the business. The traders believe it is a very lucrative area but yet to receive the needed recognition especially at a time when unemployment remains high. Jessica Ayorkor Aryee explores the lucrativeness of the business in this report she […]
Family fines teacher GHC5k for impregnating pupil
A teacher at Gyekiti Presbyterian Junior High School in the Asuogyman District of the Eastern Region Eugene Akolongo has impregnated a 16-year-old form three pupils at the school. According to reports, the development is not new at the school and in the community. The victim is currently three months pregnant. School Authorities and Family of […]
Church elder forced by Bishop to marry his pregnant eldest daughter
An elder in one of the popular churches in the country has been forced by his Bishop to marry his(Bishop) eldest daughter after she was impregnated by a Muslim. This was revealed by a social media user with the handle Abena Magis Manokekame who explained in a post that according to the elder at the […]
Legalization of Weed: Why are the ‘big men’ not being arrested? – Kwesi Pratt asks
A report by the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior is recommending the decriminalization of the possession and use of marijuana (wee). “Ghana needs to take a cue from other progressive countries and consider alternatives to punishment or incarceration of people who use the drug and other alternatives to ending the criminalization of people who […]
Nigeria-Ghana reps to hold crunch meeting today over border closure
Representatives of both the Ghanaian and Nigerian governments will today, Monday, November 4, 2019, meet to discuss possibilities of opening Nigeria’s border to Ghanaian traders. The border which was closed in August 2019, according to the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has affected their businesses. Over the weekend, the Nigerian government announced the extension of the […]
Election 2020: Gov’t rules out donor support-says election will be funded with internal funds
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the Akufo-Addo government is committed to raising funds internally to support electoral activities across the country for the Presidential and Parliamentary polls in 2020. This he says is in line with the government’s “Ghana Beyond Aid agenda” and will mean that government will not be looking for […]
Man dies after fighting another in his village
Death is one inevitable journey that everyone would one day embark but the circumstances that would take one to his grave still remains a mystery to all. A 31-year-old Ghanaian hairdresser, who died at Tema in the Greater Accra region just two days after he got into a fight with someone at his village. A […]
Journalists now puppets of politicians, businessmen – Rawlings
Former President Jerry Rawlings has said “things have gone so bad” in the media to the extent that the voices of journalists are now owned by politicians and businesspeople. Speaking about the trend of businesspeople and politicians owning media houses, Mr Rawlings told a delegation of the Ghana Journalists Association, which paid a courtesy call […]
You can’t solely blame students for mass law exams failure – Rawlings
Former President Jerry John Rawlings says students alone cannot be blamed for the mass failures coming out of the Ghana Law School entrance exam. In his view, the Ghana Law School cannot be absolved from blame following the number of students who failed the exam. Mr Rawlings said outcomes like these are detrimental to the […]
Rally behind breast cancer fight- GRASAG GIMPA President urges student leaders
President of Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) chapter, Mr. Raphael Apetorgbor has called on student leaders to get involved in the fight against breast cancer in the country. He said students leaders would be able to influence government on implementation of policies towards tackling the menace. […]












