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General News Today's Front Pages
OCT 22, 2014 LISTEN

Public sector workers declare strike over 2 nd tier pension; but government says action uncalled for

A number of labour unions are to embark on an indefinite strike from today to back their demand for the government to allow them to manage the tier two of their pension scheme.

Sodomy DOVVSU invites Dr Gabass
The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Western Regional Police Command has launched investigations into a case in which a medical doctor is alleged to have sodomised a 16-year senior high school student.

Filling stations cheat consumers
Several fuel dispensing stations across the country are yet to reduce fuel prices by two percent as directed by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), which took effect yeaterday.

Road accidents – 1441 killed in 9 months
A total of 1,441 persons were killed in road crashes nationwide during the first nine months of this year. Out of that number, 1,441 were males and 327 were females.

Bus Rapid Transit to commence December 2015
Accra will start using the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in December this year, according to Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly.

Nana names running mate
Barring any last minute hitch, newly elected flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will name his running mate tomorrow after a meeting with the National Council of the party.

Workers declare strike over pension cash
Barring any hitch, amalgamation of associations within the health and education sectors, the judiciary as well as the civil service, will embark on an indefinite strike from today.

Nkrumah's son writes to Mahama  
Dr Onsy Nathaniel Kwame Nkrumah has asked Presidential John Mahama not to go for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout because the move is not in the interest of the nation.

Government bungalow left to rot amid housing problems facing workers

An attempt by The General Telegraph to round up an investigation into reports that a plush government bungalow had for unknown reasons been abandoned for the past three years and was now in a state of total disrepair, was met with very loud and severe verbal attacks by the Greater Accra regional director of the Registration Division of Lands Commission.  

Nduom courts NPP to join him demand compulsory free education

Dr Paa Kwesi Ndoum's Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) is urging the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the leadership of the party to join hands with his party to demand an effective implementation of Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE).

Major donor backs IMF talks
The European Union (EU), the country's largest financial donor, says it supports government's ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at crafting a programme to restore fiscal stability and rebuild depleted foreign exchange reserves.

Cheap imports push Aluworks to the margins
Cheap Chinese aluminum products, buoyed by a kind export rebate, have taken over the Ghanaian market and are pushing the nation's main manufacturer of aluminum products Aluworks to the fringes.

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