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Ghana to export 300 teachers to Bahamas under new labour mobility deal

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is set to receive 300 Ghanaian teachers this year as part of a new education cooperation agreement between the...

Adansi Asokwa NPP chairman calls for unity ahead of 2028 elections

The re-elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Adansi Asokwa, Kwame Owusu, has called on party members to unite following the party's internal...

Massive fire engulfs alcohol warehouse at Tema Community 26

A massive fire has broken out at a warehouse used for storing numerous barrels of alcohol at Tema Community 26. The blaze is currently raging,...

Rain, floods and sanitation: Ghana deserves better than annual tragedies

I am an angry, demoralized Ghanaian and you should be too. The rains came, garbage and cars and people floated down our streets and...

Bawumia congratulates newly elected NPP Constituency executives

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has congratulated all newly elected Constituency Executives following the successful constituency elections held...

One shot as miners clash with Military, Police during anti-galamsey operation at Kyebi

One person has reportedly been shot in the leg during a confrontation involving a joint Military and Police team believed to be attached to...

Asiedu Nketia calls for greater investment in youth to secure lasting prosperity

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called for greater investment in Ghana’s young people, describing the country’s...

Indian tourists among 15 killed as speedboat capsizes in Vietnam

Fifteen people have died after a speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized near an island in the south of Vietnam, according to local media reports. Local...

NACOC boss leads staff for final day of nationwide clean-up exercise

Management and staff of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) have actively participated in the National General Clean-Up Exercise, reaffirming the Commission’s commitment to environmental...

Let’s come to a consensus, release contractor but ensure completion of Children’s Hospital – Weija-Gbawe MP.

The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has called for fairness and due process in the handling of the contractor responsible for...

Assin South NPP constituency elections suspended

The Assin Fosu High Court has suspended the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) constituency executive elections in the Assin South Constituency of the Central Region...

‘I am not guilty’ – Abu Trica denies charges as US court sets September 8 for trial

Embattled Ghanaian socialite, Frederick Kumi, popularly known as "Abu Trica," has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money...

I’ll celebrate and support Mahama’s third-term if… – Hamza Suhuyini

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Team, Hamza Suhuyini, has said he would fully support a third-term bid by President John...

We were not consulted on ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ – Poultry Farmers Association

The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association says it was not consulted in the planning and implementation of the government’s Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme, despite its...

Bawumia calls for unity after NPP constituency elections

The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on party members to remain united following the conclusion of the...

Ghana Health Service begins fumigation of flood-hit areas

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun fumigating flood-affected communities across Accra as part of efforts to prevent disease outbreaks, while the Korle Klottey...

Stop blaming waste alone; rethink Ghana’s drainage systems – Environmental engineer

Environmental engineer, Dr. Juliet Ohemeng-Ntiamoah, has challenged the growing narrative that indiscriminate waste disposal is the primary cause of Ghana's recurring floods, arguing instead...

Mahama orders reopening of six waste transfer stations in Accra

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate reopening of six waste transfer stations in Accra that have remained inactive for about nine years,...

One country, two passports? Council of State says not for leaders

The debate over dual citizenship is back. This time, it’s about who gets to govern. For years the conversation comes and goes. Should a...

Why wait for deaths and losses before a clean-up charade? – Egyapa Mercer questions gov’t

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has criticised the government's response to recent flooding, questioning why authorities waited until lives were...

Hawa Koomson calls for peace, unity during NPP constituency elections

Aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organizer, Hawa Koomson, has called for peace, unity, and non-violence before, during, and after the party’s ongoing...

Mahama joins Alajo residents for final day of nationwide clean-up exercise

President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday joined residents, sanitation workers, and local authorities at Alajo in the Greater Accra Region for the second and...

‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’: NDC communicator accuses NPP of staging consumption

A Communications Team Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ibrahim Ali, has alleged that some New Patriotic Party (NPP) members are staging the...

NPP election: Three arrested as ballot papers are destroyed at Bantama

Three persons have been arrested by police in the Ashanti region for allegedly disrupting the ongoing constituency executives elections of the New Patriotic Party...

Ghana is on auto-pilot when it comes to sanitation – Kofi Bentil

Senior lawyer and Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has criticised Ghana's approach to sanitation management, describing it as reactive and lacking long-term...

Fuel prices set to go down from July 16 despite current war in the Middle East – COMAC CEO

The Chief Executive of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), Dr. Riverson Oppong, has revealed that prices of petroleum products will be reduced...

US wants Iran to pledge to stop shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz

The US wants Iran to publicly state that the Strait of Hormuz is open and to pledge to stop firing on commercial ships as...

EC to conduct NPP constituency elections in 385 voting centres

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is fully prepared to supervise the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) constituency executive elections scheduled for Saturday, July 11...

“We go again, get involved” — Mahama urges Ghanaians on final day of clean-up exercise

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to turn out in large numbers for the second and final day of the National General...

Arrest of Weija Children’s Hospital contractor a very bad move – Former Deputy Health Minister

Former Deputy Minister for Health, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has criticised the arrest of the contractor responsible for the Weija Children’s Hospital, describing the move...

Commuters pay over three times transport fare amid vehicle shortage on Nungua-Accra route

An apparent shortage of commercial vehicles on the Nungua-Accra route is forcing commuters to pay as much as GH¢20.00 for a journey that ordinarily...

GRA gives Electrochem 7 days to settle GH¢8.6m tax debt or face sanctions

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has given Electrochem Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the McDan Group of Companies, a seven-day ultimatum to settle an...

AG accuses ex-Buffer Stock CEO of misleading bank with wrong court order to withdraw frozen funds

The Attorney General has alleged that former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, Hanan Abdul-Wahab, presented a court order lifting a freeze...

Spike in homosexual HIV infections sparks grave concern from Ghana AIDS Commission

The Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regional Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Ahmed Ibrahim Bambilla, has bemoaned the rapid spread of new...

Weija Children’s Hospital equipment contractor arrested over procurement irregularities – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has confirmed the arrest of the contractor responsible for the procurement of...

GES schedules nationwide training ahead of 2026 BECE school selection exercise

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a nationwide training and sensitisation exercise for Regional and Metro, Municipal and District Directors of Education ahead...

One dead in gory accident on Goaso–Kukuom highway

A man has died after a truck loaded with plywood overturned at the Kamirekrom Immigration Checkpoint on the Goaso–Kukuom Highway in the Ahafo Region. The...

Unattended cooking sparks house fire in Suhyen

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a domestic fire that broke out at Suhyen in the Eastern Region, preventing the blaze...

Why Accra’s current flood strategy may not be future-proof for the city of 2035

Accra’s flood challenge is no longer simply a problem of blocked drains or inadequate culverts. It is becoming a structural consequence of rapid urbanisation,...

Sayerano police shooting: Investigations postponed over security concerns

The planned commencement of investigations into the recent police shooting incident at Sefwi Sayerano in the Juaboso District has been postponed due to security...