Pension blues: labour unions to demonstrate Wednesday. Update: 01-Nov-2014.

The acting General Secretary of the Health Services Workers Union (HSWU), Reynolds Tenkorang has stated that the labour unions will on Wednesday November 5, 2014 embark on demonstration. According to him, the demonstration is aimed at getting government to transfer the tier two pension monies to their fund managers to allow retiring workers
to receive their pensions. 12 Labour unions, including the Health Service Workers Union
(HSWU), Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT)
and the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) announced a nationwide strike on October 22 to demand that government transfers monies deducted from their salaries for the tier two pensions as mandated under Act 766. Government subsequently sued the unions with
the view of having the court compel the unions to end the strike as well as seek interpretation of the Labour Act. Government has therefore secured an ex parte
application from the court ordering the twelve striking labour unions to return to work. But Reynolds Tenkorang who is the Convenor
for the strike insisted that till government grant what is due them, they will not go back
to work. “We are ready to use all the democratic means to lawfully get what is ours so that we can
enjoy when we go on pension” he noted on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen Friday.

World Bank President To Tackle Ebola Crisis In Accra Updated: 01 -Nov -2014

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim is expected in Accra today for meetings with Vice
President Kwesi Amissah- Arthur and other officials as part of talks on the global response to the Ebola crisis. Dr . Kim will also meet with officials of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, UNMEER to discuss the Ebola
epidemic and its debilitating impact on the three most heavily affected countries Guinea , Liberia and Sierra Leone and on the sub- region as a whole.
During the visit, Dr Kim will reaffirm the World Bank Group ’s commitment to fighting the
Ebola epidemic. Meanwhile, the US government has endorsed
Ghana 's Ebola Emergency Preparedness , containment and treatment plan . It has therefore pledged to support the country with
logistics , finance and personnel.
The US Ambassador to the UN , Samantha Power said this when she met the Chief of Staff , Prosper Bani at the Flagstaff House in
Accra. She praised President John Dramani Mahama 's leadership role in galvanizing international support for the affected West
African neighbours and Ghana 's decision to host the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response in Accra . In the meantime , Ghana will on November 6 th host an emergency ECOWAS Summit in Accra to enable member countries to share experiences on how best to contain the disease. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional
Integration , Hannah Tetteh announced this at the FlagStaff House in Accra during the meeting with the US Ambassador to the UN
Samantha Power . She said member states will also learn about
the activities of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response in Accra.

Ghana To Get 200 Megawatts Wind Power By 2016 Updated: 01 -Nov -2014

Ghana ’s energy sector will receive a boost of 200 megawatts of wind power following Swiss wind farm developer NEK Umwelttechnik ’s plan to develop the Ayitepa Wind Farm to produce about 10 per cent of the country’ s total electricity generation capacity . Speaking to Executives of NEK Umwelttechnik,
Energy and Petroleum Minister Emmanuel Armah -Kofi Buah underscored the need to pursue other energy sources to enhance
generation capacity and also meet annual electricity demand. He also noted that the wind power project it is also in line with government ’s plan to generate 10 % of the country’ s energy mix from renewable sources by 2020. Hon Buah further urged management to ensure all necessary licensing and requirements are met, adding that government has put in place
investor friendly policies to ensure smooth execution of projects as this . Eddie O ’Connor, Mainstream Renewable Power CEO said his company’s decision to invest in
Ghana ’s renewable energy sector was influenced by the enthusiasm in America and Europe about Ghana and prospects in the
energy sector , as well as stable democracy over the years.He further described the project as the ideal solution for Ghana , because wind and solar power are the only proven technologies in the
world which can achieve the dual objectives of speed of deployment and scale. Mr O ’ Connor and his team expect the Wind Farm project to begin generating electricity in
less than 18 months from start of
construction. The Minister was accompanied by Mr . Wisdom
Ahiataku - Togobo and Ing Stephen Doku Directors of Renewable Energy and Power at the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum
respectively whiles the NEK Umwelttechnik Switzerland group included Adam Bruce and Simon Genther , Moses Duphey and Michael Wuddah -Martey of NEK Umwelttechnik Ghana .