Organised Labour yesterday made a dramatic U-turn on an advertised nationwide strike, as it suspended the planned industrial action over illegal mining.

The perpetrators of killings that occurred during the 2020 elections should be prosecuted to ensure peace in the 2024 General Election, a former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Francis Short, has stated.

The galamsey issue is, once again, featuring in our public square conversations.

World Sight Day is an annual awareness day on the second Thursday of October each year.

A member of Alan Kyerematen’s campaign for President, Hopeson Adorye, has said Mr Kyerematen’s government will consist of 50 per cent women if elected. 

A US-based member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Ofosu-Appiah, has charged members of the party to eschew all forms of divisiveness and work harder as the presidential and parliamentary elections draw near.

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has inspected the progress of work on a Digital Youth Hub (DYH) being constructed at the University of Ghana (UG), Accra. 

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has provided logistical support to the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMeT) to enhance its operational capabilities for more efficient climate and weather monitoring. 

The Urban Complementary Livelihood and Assets Support Scheme (CLASS) has been launched in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.

The Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM) has inducted 344 specialised nurses and midwives into its fold.

The Minister of Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, has charged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to actively promote and market government interventions within their jurisdictions.

Galamsey, a word which has come to describe the illegal mining activities that have been wreaking havoc on our environment, has been trending in recent times in Ghana.

The National Election Response Group (NERG) has appealed to political and religious figures not to draw religious sentiments into this year’s general election.  

The running mate to the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has extended her campaign tour to the Eastern Region with a call on the rank and file of the party to intensify their campaign to win new members into their fold. 

The Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) has expressed concern over some of the payment of a section of royalties meant for the Mineral Income and Investment Fund (MIIF) into the Consolidated Fund.

Speculation over the wellbeing and whereabouts of Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has become a hot topic across Africa this week.

There are not enough ophthalmologists in Ghana’s healthcare system to meet the needs of patients struck with corneal diseases.

In line with her new purpose and calling, singer Irene Logan says she now wants to be identified as Grace Osei.

THE Ministry of Finance (MoF) has launched the first phase of the Green Finance Taxonomy (GFT) to guide investment towards sustainable and environmentally friendly economic activities and increase the country’s green growth.

More than a dozen states in the US have sued TikTok, accusing the social media platform of helping to drive a mental health crisis among teenagers.

The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George has called for a collective responsibility in the illegal mining fight.

Organised Labour has suspended the planned nationwide strike, which was scheduled for Thursday October 10, 2024, in protest against illegal mining commonly known as galamsey.

In a move geared towards environmental conservation, the Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has announced a major collaboration with the government to intensify efforts in combating illegal mining and safeguarding the nation’s vital natural resources.

On October 7, 2024, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia officially launched the CitizenApp, the latest digital innovation aimed at improving the interaction between the government and citizens. 

The Board Chairman of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Isaac Amoo, has threatened to ensure that any staff from GMet who joins the nationwide strike declared by Organised Labour as part of the fight against illegal mining will be sacked.