
GNAT Urges Ministry to Finalise Teachers’ Benefits Implementation Procedures
The Ghana National Association of Teachers demands clear processes for accessing agreed benefits, warning that vague procedures could leave teachers in limbo for years.
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The Ghana National Association of Teachers demands clear processes for accessing agreed benefits, warning that vague procedures could leave teachers in limbo for years.

Prosper Tachie assures that lost contact hours can be recovered and urges focus on teachers’ welfare amid the strike.

The Ghana National Association of Teachers says talks with the government will keep going even after unions halted industrial action on October 9.

The Education Minister said the Controller and Accountant‑General’s Department will validate data on up to 51,000 teachers, setting a supplementary payment schedule while other teachers receive arrears in their October salaries.

Minister Haruna Iddrisu urged Ghana’s pre‑tertiary unions to halt their strike after the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission agreed to meet again on Tuesday to continue negotiations over promotion allowances, arrears and rural deprivation benefits.

The Acting Deputy CEO of the Gaming Commission says administrative bottlenecks and possible sabotage could be behind teacher strikes and unpaid salaries.

Pre‑tertiary teacher groups will sit down with officials on September 28 in a bid to resolve unpaid promotion arrears and other service conditions that sparked a countrywide walkout.

The Ghana National Association of Teachers says prioritising under‑resourced schools could balance student distribution and lift pressure on oversubscribed senior high schools.

The Education Minister met leaders of the Ghana National Association of Teachers and other unions, along with the Controller and Accountant General's Department, after GNAT warned of possible industrial action over stalled promotion placements, an unresolved rank-decoupling issue, and a Collective Agreement that lapsed on July 31.

Private lawyer Samson Lardy Anyenini cautions that while insults are not automatically crimes, certain abusive language can lead to imprisonment and hefty fines.

The co‑operative credit union celebrated a record 44,800 members and a strong asset base, while urging members to boost share capital at its 27th AGM.

Deputy Energy Minister Richard Gyan‑Mensah reports that roughly 2,000 Electricity Company of Ghana containers have been cleared from ports, while a committee seeks the remaining 283 shipments.

The party will confirm eligibility of candidates for November’s Western Regional leadership race on Saturday, October 17.

The Ghanaian entrepreneur warned that a continent full of job‑seekers will remain poor unless young people turn to entrepreneurship and create employment opportunities.

Kwegyir Essel Isaac calls on the mining firm and its Ghanaian arm to prioritise payments to landowners whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the lithium project.
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