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Ashanti Region appoints first female Regional Medical Laboratory Scientist – Dr. Mrs. Elizabeth Sorvor

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has made a historic stride in healthcare leadership with the appointment of Dr. Mrs. Elizabeth Sorvor as the first...

Free sanitary pads and Pad Bank Initiative reduce teenage pregnancy in Bosomtwe – Girl Child Coordinator

Teenage pregnancy remains a major public health and socioeconomic challenge in Ghana. The Bosomtwe District in the Ashanti Region recorded some of the highest adolescent...

Richard Nii Armah Quaye offers GH¢2m to settle divorce dispute with ex-wife

Businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye has offered GH¢2 million to settle his divorce dispute with his former wife, Joana Quaye, in an effort to...

Dorcas Affo-Toffey fulfils promise to support artisans under NAP

The Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has brought joy and relief to artisans in her constituency after fulfilling her promise to support...

Analysis: Why the cedi is depreciating

The Ghana cedi has been on a sustained depreciation path since late March 2026 following the escalation of the US–Israel–Iran conflict in the Middle...

GN Savings and Loans to resume operations before end of year – Dr Nduom

President of Groupe Nduom, Dr Nana Kweku Nduom, says GN Savings and Loans could resume operations before the end of 2026 following the restoration...

MTN introduces 0.75% charges on MoMo-to-bank transfers effective June 1

Telecommunications company MTN Ghana has announced new charges on transfers from Mobile Money (MoMo) wallets to bank accounts, set to take effect from June...

Tarkwa-Nsuaem teachers declare strike over alleged assault of colleagues by military men

Teachers in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region have declared an industrial action over what they describe as authorities’ failure to respond to...

Academics call for urgent climate curriculum reform at 2026 Climate Health and Education Conference

A major push to strengthen Ghana’s response to the climate crisis was highlighted at the 2026 Climate Health and Education Conference held at the...

GIPC Board Chair Akwasi Opong-Fosu named among Africa’s Top 100 Board Chairs

Akwasi Opong-Fosu, Board Chairman of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), has been named among Africa’s Top 100 Board Chairs in a continental recognition...

EPA announces nationwide ban on Styrofoam products from January 2027

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced that a nationwide ban on the production, importation, distribution, sale and use of polystyrene foam products, commonly...

Drug abuse among youth becoming bigger threat than galamsey – Opare Addo

The Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has suggested that the growing menace of drug abuse among the youth is becoming...

No more shoe, belt removal at Accra International Airport from August — Mahama

Passengers travelling through the Accra International Airport will, from August this year, no longer be required to remove their shoes and belts during routine...

Dismiss Ablekuma West MCE over flooding – Greater Accra NADMO Director urges Mahama

The Greater Accra Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Dennis Martey Adjannor, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to dismiss...

NSA releases PIN codes for 18,617 nurses and midwives for 2026/27 national service

The National Service Authority (NSA) has released PIN codes for 18,617 eligible nurses and midwives to enable them to enrol for the 2026/27 national...

Suro Nyame should be made ambassador in fight against drug abuse – Eric Agyei

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Agyei, has called for Evangelist Suro Nyame to be considered as...

She refused to look away: How Regina Asamoah brought Ghana’s missing children crisis into the light

On May 25, as the world observes International Missing Children’s Day, one Ghanaian woman reflects on a movement she helped build from the ground...

“Report immediately” and prioritise online safety – Parents urged on International Missing Children’s Day

As the world marks International Missing Children’s Day on May 25, Missing Children Ghana (MCG) has issued a stark and urgent warning to parents,...

Family of late Sawla Tuna Kalba MP appeals to Mahama, IGP and Bagbin over burial delay

The family of the late Member of Parliament for Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, Joseph Trumah Bayel of Dakompilayir, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama, the...

Bosome Freho Assembly cuts sod for 24-Hour Economy market to boost trade and create jobs

The Bosome Freho District Assembly in the Ashanti Region has cut sod for the construction of a modern 24-hour economy market at Tebeso No....

Ageing Kechiebi CHPS puts health workers and patients at risk

The Kechiebi Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compound, a key health facility serving residents in the area, has reportedly deteriorated to a dangerous...

Narcotics Control to counsel failed security service applicants over drug abuse – Deputy Director General

The Deputy Director General of the Narcotics Control Commission, Alexander Twum-Barimah, has disclosed that applicants who failed the ongoing security services recruitment due to...

Ghana’s new E-visa: What it is and how to apply

Ghana has taken a historic step toward continental integration and digital border management with the official launch of its nationwide electronic visa (E-visa) platform. The...

Ashiabre community appeals for CHPS compound

Residents of Ashiabre, a farming community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, are appealing to the Municipal Assembly, government agencies, and...

‘There’s no problem’ – Pilgrim Affairs Office dismisses concerns over Hajj accommodation

The Pilgrim Affairs Office of Ghana has dismissed reports suggesting that Ghanaian pilgrims participating in the 2026 Hajj are facing poor accommodation challenges in...

JoyNews checks reveal massive destruction of Oda forest reserve as chiefs call for immediate action

The Oda Forest Reserve in the Bekwai enclave of the Ashanti Region is facing what residents and traditional authorities describe as one of the...

Presbyterian Church donates to Tamale Central Prison

The Unity Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Sakasaka Branch in Tamale, has donated assorted items to the Ghana Prisons Service at the...

President Mahama launches first e-Visa portal, visa-on-arrival system discontinued

President John Dramani Mahama has launched Ghana’s first-ever e-Visa service portal, describing it as a major transformation of the country’s immigration and travel administration...

Delta Air Lines marks 20 years of continuous Ghana–U.S. service

Delta Air Lines, the leading nonstop US carrier, celebrates 20 years of uninterrupted operations in Ghana, marking two decades of continuous service, customer excellence,...

NACOC proposes mandatory drug tests before employment nationwide

The Deputy Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Alexander Twum Barimah, is calling for mandatory drug testing for all job seekers across both...

Security service recruitment: Drug test detected up to a month-old substance used – Deputy NACOC boss

The Deputy Director-General of the National Commission on Narcotics Control (NACOC), Alexander Twum Barimah, has stated that the recent drug screening of applicants for...

IGP’s Special Operations Team arrests 74 suspects in anti-drug swoop in Upper East

The Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team has arrested 74 suspects in two separate intelligence-led operations targeting narcotics trafficking and other criminal activities in...

Upper East defilement cases: 6 pupils abused, teacher among those arrested

A teacher is among suspects arrested for defiling schoolchildren in Ghana's Upper East Region, as new figures reveal at least six children were sexually...

Three killed, 34 arrested in connection with Funsi shooting incident

Three people have been confirmed dead while 34 suspects have been arrested following a deadly shooting linked to a chieftaincy dispute at Funsi in...

Ghana targets 20% reduction in maternal mortality by end of 2026 — Health Ministry

The Deputy Minister for Health, Prof. Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has announced that government is targeting a 20% reduction in maternal mortality by December 2026...

Three dead, 17 injured in fatal crash on Kpeve–Asikuma road

Three people have died while 17 others have been rescued following a fatal road crash at Woadze near Kpeve on the Kpeve–Asikuma road in...

‘Who is Kevin Taylor?’ – Nukpenu dismisses claims about deciding next NDC flagbearer

Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress, Anthony Nukpenu, has dismissed claims by social commentator Kevin Taylor that he would influence the...

Four rescued after two separate accidents on Peki–Asikuma stretch

Four people were rescued following two separate road traffic accidents along the Peki–Asikuma stretch in the Volta Region on Sunday, 24th May 2026. The incidents...

Registrar of Companies extends annual returns filing deadline to June 30

The Registrar of Companies has extended the deadline for filing Annual Returns and renewing business names from April 30, 2026, to June 30, 2026,...

Transport Ministry probes alleged misuse of GH¢40m railway funds

The Ministry of Transport says it has launched investigations into the alleged misuse of GH¢40 million released in 2024 for the rehabilitation of the...