Category: News

Pamplona: A further six people were injured on Sunday as bulls were driven through the narrow streets of Pamplona for the seventh time this week, as this year’s edition of the iconic, yet controversial San Ferm­n festival nears its close. According to Ghana News Agency, the narrow, winding 800-metre course leading to the bullring saw numerous people get injured, a spokeswoman for the Red Cross told Spanish channel RTVE, citing preliminary figures. Five people were brought to hospital, including one of the bull runners who was hit by a bull’s horn in the genital area, according to the spokeswoman. The

Essipong: The Minerals Commission, under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has engaged members of the Western and Western North Regional House of Chiefs to solicit their inputs to review and amend Ghana’s Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703). The engagement, held at Essipong in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, brought together the paramount chiefs and traditional leaders from the two regions to also deliberate on processes to review the 2014 Minerals and Mining Policy. It formed part of ongoing nationwide stakeholder consultations being undertaken to seek public inputs to reform the country’s minerals and mining legal

Paris: Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman who earned international recognition after publicly testifying at her mass-rape trial last year, has been given France’s top honour. The 72-year-old was named knight of the Legion of Honour on a list announced ahead of France’s Bastille Day. Pelicot waived her right to anonymity during the high-profile trial against her husband who had drugged and raped her, in addition to inviting dozens of strangers to also abuse her over nearly a decade. According to Ghana News Agency, Pelicot was among 589 other people given France’s highest award on Sunday. She attended almost every day

Accra: Mr. Francis Bibuksi, Assistant Chief Labour Officer of the Labour Department, has disclosed that language is one of the major challenges hampering communication between multinational companies and the department. Mr. Bibuksi highlighted that some owners of multinational companies established in Ghana do not understand or speak English, the official language in the country, which complicates communication efforts. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Bibuksi made these remarks during an International Labour Organisation (ILO) high-level corporate national dialogue focused on the realisation of decent work in Ghana’s multinational enterprises (MNEs) held in Tema. He pointed out that particularly among Chinese

London: A plane has been involved in a collision at London Southend Airport in what police have described as a ‘serious incident.’ Local authorities were alerted shortly before 4 pm (1500 GMT) on Sunday about a crash involving a 12-metre aircraft. According to Ghana News Agency, images shared on social media depict a plume of fire and black smoke rising from the crash site at the Essex airport. As a precautionary measure, police have begun evacuating a nearby golf club and a rugby club due to their close proximity to the incident. In a statement, the Essex County Fire and

Berekum: The Berekum East Municipal Assembly in the Bono Region has introduced a ‘Pay to Dump’ policy to improve proper waste management and sanitation in the Municipality. Mr Gabriel Kyere, the Assembly member for the Mpatasie Electoral Area and Chairman for the Assembly’s Sanitation Committee, disclosed this in an interview in Berekum. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Kyere stated that the policy was an innovative strategy to enhance the revenue generation of the Assembly. He emphasized that the revenue from the policy would be utilized solely to improve sanitation facilities. Mr Kyere was speaking during a clean-up exercise organized

Accra: The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has called on multinational enterprises to prioritize their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities towards their employees before extending such initiatives to their operational communities. This message was conveyed during a high-level corporate national dialogue organized by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) focused on realizing decent work conditions in Ghana’s multinational enterprises (MNEs). According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Joyce Abdulai, Senior Human Resource Officer at the GIPC, emphasized the importance of starting CSR with employees. She remarked that CSR should not be limited to philanthropic efforts but should prioritize providing employees with good