KNUST suspends end-of-semester exams due to UTAG’s strike

Authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST have suspended indefinitely the end-of-semester examination scheduled to begin on Monday, August 9, 2021. The announcement follows an indication by members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) that they will not return to the lecture halls until the …

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We won’t call off our strike – UTAG

Members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) across the country have resolved not to return to the lecture halls until the government addresses the Union’s concerns. The leadership of UTAG at the various public Universities have been meeting their members to communicate the outcome of its meeting with …

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Govt procures 3,408 vaccine fridges, cold boxes

The government has taken delivery of 3,408 vaccine storage fridges and cold boxes it has procured to boost immunisation in the country. The items, valued at $8 million, will enhance Ghana’s capacity to deploy a variety of vaccines with different storage (temperature) requirements. The storage facilities comprise 58 ultra-low temperature …

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POSTPONEMENT OF SEMINAR DUE TO ONGOING UTAG STRIKE

MEMO: Thursday 5th August, 2021 POSTPONEMENT OF INTER-FACULTY. RESEARCH SEMINAR, GHANA INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM Please you are hereby officially informed that, the most talked about Inter-Faculty Research Seminar organized by the Dean, Faculty of Integrated Communications Sciences, Ghana Institute of Journalism on Fafaa 100.3 FM in Dzodze which comes off …

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UTAG strike: Negotiations with government ends in stalemate

A meeting between government and the University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, over its ongoing strike ended inconclusively on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. The teacher union embarked on an industrial action on Monday, August 2nd, to demand better conditions of service. The situation has had an impact on academic activities …

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Akufo-Addo to swear in Kissi Agyebeng today as Special Prosecutor

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will later today, Thursday, August 5, 2021, swear into office Mr. Kissi Agyabeng as the new Special Prosecutor. The 43-year-old will become the second person to serve in the office after Mr. Martin Amidu who resigned in November 2020 amidst controversial circumstances. Mr. Agyebeng …

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Thousands take part in #FixTheCountry demo [Photos]

Thousands of Ghanaians on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, participated in the much-publicised #FixTheCountry protest. The demonstrators are demanding among other things a new constitution and steps to address the many challenges facing the ordinary Ghanaian. Clad in red and black, the protestors wielded placards with varying inscriptions including ‘#FixOurEducation System …

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