Source:thefourthestategh.com In the second-hand clothing market at Madina in Accra, vendors are not just chasing customers. They are chasing away houseflies, too. The flies are mainly from one place—the market’s refuse collection point located right behind the used clothing market. Fowls and a mentally unstable man scavenge the mountain of […]
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British-born Ghanaian Kwasi Kwarteng named the first black Minister of Finance in the UK
The promotion of Kwarteng to UK Chancellor of the Exchequer was announced on September 6, 2022, by the office of the new Prime Minister of Britain. Before he was appointed the Finance Minister, Kwarteng served as the Secretary of State in the Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy. Kwarteng […]
GH¢1.1m Paid As Salaries To “3 Ghost Names” At Finance Ministry Recovered – Minister
A Deputy Minister of Finance, John Ampontuah Kumah has disclosed that questionable salary payments amounting to GH¢1,112,896.00 made at the Ministry have been recovered. The payments were captured in the Auditor General’s report on Ministries, Departments and Agencies which said the amount was salaries paid to three people for the […]
PURC Defends Tariff Increase; Says To Prevent Future Dumsor
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Ishmael Ackah has said utility tariffs were increased to avert future power outages. The electricity and water tariffs were increased by 27.15% and 21.55% respectively and took effect yesterday, Thursday, September 1, 2022. Dr. Ackah told Class News’ Elisha […]
Over 1M Ghanaian Youth Not In Education, Employment
A survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has shown that 1.8 million youth, representing 28.8 percent within 15-24 years, are not in education, employment or training, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, has said. Prof Annim said the situation was worrying and urged the Government to identify […]







