Evaluation of CLOGSAG jobs begin

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) says it has started collecting data as part of the job re-evaluation exercise it started last year for the Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG). A statement issued by Fair…

NHIS accountant and two others granted bail

The Juaben Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢450,000.00, to the acting accountant of the Sekyere East district mutual health insurance scheme, for allegedly embezzling GH¢32,582.00. Bismark Adu Acheampong, the acting…

Physically challenged asked not to beg for alms

Mr. Effah Guakro, President of Nkoranza branch of the Society of the Physically Challenged has urged members to shun alms taking as the only source and means of livelihood as the practice invited public ridicule and contempt. He advised…

Iran arrests Christians

Iran has arrested about 70 Christians since Christmas in a crackdown that demonstrates the limits of religious tolerance by Islamic leaders who often boast they provide room for other faiths. The latest raids have targeted grass-roots…

Portugal refusing bailout

Portugal insists that it does not need an international bailout to solve its debt problems. It faces a bond auction Wednesday that could reveal the price of going it alone — and perhaps even add to the European financial crisis. Investors…