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  Participants at a stakeholder’s forum organised at Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, have charged the Labour Commission to remain neutral when handling and settling cases between Labour Unions and employers.   The participants alleged that hardly have they observed the Labour Commission adjudicating cases in favour of the unions. The forum was organised by Action Aid Ghana (AAG), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) under the multi-country project titled “Zero Violence”, funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK Government. The project being implemente...

Taimako Foundation donates to Christ Faith Foster Home By Reporter An Accra-based non-governmental organization, Taimako Foundation on Sunday 27 th December, 2020 donated some items to children at the Christ Faith Foster Home at Frafraha. Abandoned children are left to wander the streets of Accra with cupped hands in hope of finding a ‘Good Samaritan’ to show compassion. Many of these children by virtue of their vulnerability are exploited and drawn into untoward behaviors by adults who should know better. The unregulated street appeal for alms industry, has become a conveyor belt for ch...

Mary Addah, Research and Programs Officer for Ghana Integrity Initiative The Research and Programmes Officer for Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Addah, says there is more room for improvement with respect to Ghana’s fight against corruption. This comment comes after Ghana scored an average mark of 43 out of 100 on the 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International performing better than 39 other Sub-Saharan African (SSA) including Benin, Lesotho, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia, etc. This shows an increase from 2019’s score of 41 pacings the country at the...

  The Technical Committee of the Shama District Assembly has taken a firm decision to ban the activities of illegal clay mining in the District. A task force has thus, been set up by the assembly to combat the operations of illegal clay miners. Mr Joseph Amoah, the District Chief Executive (DCE) and Head of the Technical Committee who made this known in an interview with GNA, explained that illegal clay mining was destroying the arable land of the area and those interested in engaging in clay mining must acquire the necessary licenses and permit to do so. Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, Executive D...