The Industrial and Labour Division of the Accra High Court has placed an injunction on the nationwide strike declared by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG).

In an order for interim injunction, the court, presided over by Justice Frank Abodwe Rockson, on Friday (November 8, 2024) ordered CLOGSAG to call off the strike for 10 days and return to the negotiation table, as directed by the National Labour Commission.

The order by the court followed an ex parte application by the NLC.

After the expiration of the 10 days, the NLC has the option of applying for a further injunction from the court, but it could only do so by serving notice to CLOGSAG.

Canada on Wednesday ordered Chinese-owned TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national-security risks, but added the government was not blocking Canadians' access to the short-video app or their ability to create content.

"The government is taking action to address the specific national security risks related to ByteDance Ltd's operations in Canada through the establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc," Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a statement.

Champagne said it is important for Canadians to adopt good cybersecurity practices, including protecting their personal information.

Billionaire Elon Musk has reacted to his transdaughter's latest statement.

The government, through the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), is converting the Cocobod Scholarships Scheme, which operated at the senior high school level, into scholarships at the tertiary level.

The decision comes in the wake of the successful implementation of the Free Senior High School programme, which caters for the
tuition, feeding, accommodation, books and uniforms - some of which were covered by the scholarship.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has formally received the credentials of Khalid bin Jabr Al Musallam, who assumes his role as Qatar’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ghana. The ceremony took place today at the Jubilee House in Accra.

During the event, Ambassador Al Musallam extended greetings from the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, conveying His Highness’s well wishes for President Akufo-Addo’s health and happiness, as well as the prosperity of Ghana’s government and its people.

President Akufo-Addo reciprocated by expressing his own greetings to the Amir, wishing him good health and continued progress for Qatar. 

Former Stanbic Bank CEO, Alhassan Andani, has voiced strong criticism of Ghana’s tax administration, describing the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) as operating like a “terrorist organisation” in its interactions with the private sector.

Speaking at the recent Ghana CEO-Presidential Gala Dinner, Mr Andani argued that the current tax regime stifles business growth, hinders cash flow, and inadvertently promotes corruption within the private sector. 

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama says the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has pushed many Ghanaians into poverty through “reckless” borrowing and economic mismanagement. 

Speaking at a rally at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Constituency of the Central Region on Friday, Mr Mahama said a recent complaint by the CEO of Mikado, Dr Michael Agyekum Addo [KAMA] who said he was struggling financially due to the government's debt exchange programme and his eventual death last week was one of the examples that the government has pushed many into debt.

Mr Mahama emphasised that the debt exchange programme, necessitated by the government's $11.5 billion overborrowing, had devastating effects on many citizens, including the CEO of Mikado, who lost his life savings and eventually passed away. 

Guinness World Records (GWR) has rejected an attempt by popular Ghanaian TikToker Clementina Nkrumah, known as Afua Nash, to break the record for the longest eating marathon. 

Afua Nash had planned to launch into a continuous four-day, seven-hour, and 20-minute eating challenge starting Monday, November 11, 2024.

In response to a social media post promoting her intended record attempt, GWR clarified that it no longer recognises records based on extended eating duration.

The recruitment process for the Ghana Immigration Service in 2024 has reached the body selection, document assessment and medical screening stage.

Successful applicants who responded to the recruitment exercise advertised on August 7, 2024 have therefore been advised to report for the next stage of the exercise.

In a statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs, Assistant Commissioner of Immigration, Michael Amoako-Atta, it was announced that the recruitment process has now moved to the next stage, which includes body selection, document assessment, and medical screening.

Before putting pen to paper, I checked on the Bank of Ghana’s website to ascertain approved digital lending applications and I could count only one: Fido Micro Credit Limited. However, a little foray into Google Playstore and one could count several unlicensed loan applications. Indeed, in June 2023, the Bank of Ghana issued warning to the public and published names of about 97 lending applications operating illegally.

The rise of these unlicensed loan applications in Ghana has become a concerning trend, posing significant risks to both the financial system and the individuals who patronize these services. These apps, often operating outside the legal framework and sometimes outside the boundaries of Ghana, offer quick and easy access to loans but come with hidden dangers that can lead to financial ruin, data theft, and even money laundering. 

Ghana and Ivory Coast have reached an agreement to conduct a regular joint inspection along the two countries' international maritime boundaries in compliance with the ruling of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).

The move is aimed to ensure that firms exploring oil on the high seas from the two countries are kept at bay and also to prevent future territorial disputes and safeguard their respective marine resources and economic interests.

Consequently, a joint naval operation from both countries would be conducted along the respective territories from next year to protect their sovereign rights and jurisdiction over maritime areas.

Ghana has made a significant entrance into the top 10 most common countries of birth for non-UK-born mothers in England and Wales, as reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for 2023.

This marks Ghana’s first appearance on the list, taking ninth place, while Germany, a fixture in the top 10 since ONS began recording this measure in 2003, has dropped out.

The report shows that nearly a third of live births in England and Wales last year (31.8 percent) were to mothers born outside the UK, up slightly from 30.3 percent in 2022.

The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to demonstrate true statesmanship and respect the rule of law.

He said the Speaker must refrain from putting up non-reconciliatory postures and stop supervising the chaos and lawlessness that was currently unfolding in Parliament.

The failure of the Speaker to direct the Minority members to go back to their seat on his left side during proceedings yesterday amounted to supervising chaos and bringing the image of democracy into disrepute.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has reiterated that the final voters register for the December 7 polls it presented to the various political parties and independent presidential candidates last Wednesday remains the true certified copy of the register.

It has therefore dismissed an assertion by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that "the fact that there's no summary or detailed statistics of the voters register makes it not certified."

The Deputy Director of Elections and Information Technology (IT) of the NDC, Dr Rashid Tanko Computer, last Wednesday night returned the party's soft copy of the register to the commission, saying the NDC would not take it back until it received the summaries or detailed statistics of the register.

The 16-year-old boy who rammed into another car at East Legon, killing two people as a result, has once more been remanded. 

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted executive approval for the elevation of 15 districts and municipalities.

The decision was taken under Section 3(1) of the Local Government Act, 2016 (Act 936), following a request from the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development (MLGDRD).

The extraordinary meeting of the Fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament started Thursday but was short-lived as the House adjourned indefinitely again within minutes of the sitting.

The adjournment, the second in three weeks, followed the absence of the members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in the chamber when the House reconvened.

The decision to stay away, members of the NPP caucus later explained, was because the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus, who are supposed to be the Minority, had occupied the right side of the Speaker reserved for the Majority prior to the commencement of proceedings at 10.55 a.m.

A high-ranking Equatorial Guinean official, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been dismissed following the release of explicit videos showing him in intimate encounters with multiple women, including spouses of prominent government figures. 

In a year where global football salaries have soared, Saudi Arabia has emerged as a top payer, claiming four of the world's 10 highest-earning footballers.

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the pack, raking in an unprecedented sum, while stars like Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé maintain their place among the elite. Here's a look at Forbes’ 2024 rankings of the world’s highest-paid footballers:

A platform (app) designed to transform credit referencing in the country has been unveiled at a ceremony in Accra.

Known as “myCreditScore,” the initiative, which has been piloted for over two years, was expected to redefine credit referencing in the country.

Having met the licensing requirements under the Credit Reporting Act, 2007 (Act 726), myCreditScore has been licensed by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to operate as the third service credit bureau in the country.

Youth in Zongo communities have been advised to act as peace ambassadors by desisting from acts that could tarnish the reputation of their communities in the upcoming general election slated for December 7 this year.

That, the Chairman of Zongo Youth Chiefs, Alhaji Salisu Maude, said would help consolidate the gains of the country’s democracy. 

“Let’s stay away from acts that can tarnish the image of the communities. Ghana has held many successful and incident-free elections therefore this year's elections should not be different,” Alhaji Maude, who doubles as the Chief of Greater Accra Hausa Youth, said.

President-elect Donald Trump announced his campaign manager Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff when he assumes office. She will be the first woman to hold the role.

“Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history, and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns,” Trump said in a statement released Thursday.

“Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected. Susie will continue to work tirelessly to Make America Great Again. It is a well deserved honor to have Susie as the first-ever female Chief of Staff in United States history. I have no doubt that she will make our country proud.”

The leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin says there could be salary delays if members from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament continue stalling the business of the House.

Mr Afenyo-Markin accused the NDC of intentionally delaying the approval of the budget for the first quarter of 2025, which he says is putting public sector workers salaries at risk.

Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne, Argentinian authorities have said.

The singer died on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

One person who accompanied the artist has been charged with the abandonment of a person followed by death and the supply and facilitation of drugs, according to the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office.

The 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, recently celebrated the work of Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Gabriel Bourdon-Fattal for their pivotal role in establishing a secure sanctuary for journalists and whistleblowers facing threats in Africa.

At the three-day event, investigative journalists and representatives of international organisations highlighted the positive impact of the Whistleblowers and Journalists Safety International Centre (WAJSIC) and the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) in providing refuge and legal support for those at risk.