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KNUST Vice-Chancellor advocates shift from Diploma to BSc in Specialised Health Training

The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Christian Agyare, has called for a deliberate transition from diploma to...

Ghana passport holders get visa-free access to Maldives, Zambia, Antigua & Barbuda

Ghanaian passport holders can now travel to the Maldives, Zambia, and Antigua & Barbuda without needing an entry visa, following new visa waiver agreements...

3.9 tonnes of cocaine worth €225m seized in France from Ghana shipment

French customs officers seized nearly 3.9 metric tons of ​cocaine with an estimated street ‌value of €225 million ($261.45 million) at the northern port...

Gov’t allocates additional Tema Port berth to clear clinker backlog

The government has secured the temporary use of an additional berth at the Tema Port to help clear the backlog of clinker imports and...

Father willing to pay GH¢10,000 for daughter’s SHS placement amid CSSPS frustration

A parent whose daughter remains without a Senior High School (SHS) placement says the frustration surrounding the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS)...

Government targets end to double-track system by 2027 with 16 new SHSs

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to construct 16 new senior high schools as part of efforts to reduce congestion in existing schools...

Leather manufacturers threaten demo over influx of cheap imported footwear

The Ghana Leather and Footwear Manufacturers Association (GLFMA) has issued a final notice to the government, threatening nationwide street demonstrations over unchecked influx of...

Ghanaian found dead in Berlin as Foreign Affairs Ministry appeals for family members

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appealed to the public for information that could help locate the relatives of a Ghanaian national who was...

NAIMOS launches Operation WATER SHIELD, targets galamsey financiers and equipment suppliers

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has launched a new operation called Operation WATER SHIELD to protect Ghana's major rivers from galamsey. NAIMOS says...

E/R: GNFS averts fuel tanker disaster at Osubetor

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has averted a potential fuel disaster at Osubetor, near Tinkong in the Eastern Region, after a fuel tanker...

Assin Fosu court fines MoMo fraudster GH¢9,000 over GH¢37,000 scam

The Assin Fosu District Court has ordered a mobile money fraudster to pay a fine of GH¢9,000 (7,500 penalty units) or serve an 18-month...

Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai MP supports over 430 graduates with SHS educational package

More than 430 BECE graduates in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region have received educational packages from their Member of...

Tafo Circuit Court remands driver over fatal Krofrom accident

The Tafo Circuit Court has remanded a 49-year-old driver, Clement Ofori, into police custody following a road crash at Krofrom in the Ashanti Region...

JoyNews’ Emmanuel Bright Quaicoe wins international award for Leadership in Agricultural Journalism

JoyNews journalist, Emmanuel Bright Quaicoe, has been selected as one of 10 recipients of the prestigious 2026 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders in Agriculture Award, placing...

Christian Council forms committee to determine way forward for National Cathedral

The Christian Council of Ghana has set up a technical committee to explore possible solutions to the stalled National Cathedral project. The committee, which will...

Northern Region: Women urged to abandon home births for safe delivery at hospitals

The CEO and Founder of Gracekan Medical Centre, Grace Bindipum, has urged women, particularly those in the Northern Region and especially those around Tatale-Sanguli...

Mansoman SHS headmaster raises concern over students changing placements despite available facilities

The Headmaster of Mansoman Senior High School (SHS), Rev. Nicholas Adu Berko, has raised concerns over the growing number of students changing their school...

Women trained in beekeeping to reduce charcoal, firewood activities in Sawla

A group of women farmers in the Sawla District of the Savannah Region has received training in beekeeping as an alternative livelihood aimed at...

NSA to begin GH¢41 refunds for eligible national service personnel by Tuesday

The National Service Authority (NSA) says the refund of the GH¢41 registration fee to eligible national service personnel is expected to begin by Monday...

Bawumia engages young doctors, medical students on future of healthcare

New Patriotic Party 2028 presidential hopeful Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has met with leaders of Ghana’s medical students and junior doctors to address key challenges...

AMA supplies emergency water to Chemuenaa, plans two boreholes over shortage

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has provided an interim water supply to residents of Chemuenaa in the Ablekuma South Sub-Metropolitan District following persistent difficulties...

Six Nigerians to be extradited to US over alleged $6m online romance scams

South African police are handing over six Nigerians wanted in the US for alleged online romance scams to FBI agents later on Friday. The group...

NHIS enrollment affected by illegal charges in Asutifi South – NHIA Manager

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Manager for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Joseph Sarkodie, says illegal charges imposed on NHIS subscribers by...

CSSPS impasse: Gov’t to convert 20 Category B schools to Category A

The government is planning a major expansion of Senior High School infrastructure, with Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu announcing plans to upgrade 20 Category B...

What advice should I come for? – Haruna Iddrisu questions Adutwum

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has dismissed suggestions that he needs advice from his predecessor, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to address challenges confronting Ghana’s education...

Return used plastics and get paid — EPA eyes incentive scheme

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is exploring measures that could allow Ghanaians to receive money for returning used plastic bottles and other plastic materials...

7 die in Hwidiem-Acherensua highway crash

A road crash on the Hwidiem-Acherensua Highway in the Ahafo Region has reportedly claimed seven lives, with 21 others sustaining injuries. The crash, which involved...

More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire

At least 24 schoolchildren have died in a stampede as they tried to flee a fire that engulfed two schools in rebel-held Bukavu in...

GAF to formally hand over Accra-Kumasi Expressway Right-of-Way clearance

President John Dramani Mahama will on Sunday, 14 September 2026, serve as Special Guest of Honour at a ceremony marking the formal handing over...

Computerized School Selection and Placement System in Ghana: Challenges and the way forward

Abstract The purpose of the paper is to review literature on the challenges and the way forward of the Computerized School Selection and Placement System...

‘You don’t drink from any cup because you’re hungry’ – NDC communicator defends rejection of MTN’s GH¢20m

National Democratic Congress (NDC) communicator, Hajia Alimatu Issahak, has defended the government’s decision to reject a GH¢20 million donation from MTN Ghana to support...

‘CSSPS boss should be fired’ – Janet Nabla on SHS placement challenges

The 2024 presidential candidate of the People’s National Party (PNP), Janet Nabla, has called for the immediate removal of the head of the Computerised...

Minority challenges govt’s figure for South Africa evacuees

The Minority in Parliament is demanding further details from the government on the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa, insisting that figures provided by...

‘It’s taxpayers’ money, not NDC dues’ – Janet Nabla joins calls for breakdown on evacuation cost

The 2024 presidential candidate of the People’s National Party (PNP), Janet Nabla has joined growing calls for accountability over the government’s expenditure on the...

SHS placement: Former CSSPS Coordinator attributes challenges to NDC’s change of software, staff

A former National Coordinator of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), Mark Sasu Mensah, has attributed some of the challenges confronting this...

SHS placement: ‘Why should we play with the future of our children?’ – NPP communicator fumes

New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicator Ayillah Tabitha has criticised the government over the challenges confronting the ongoing Senior High School (SHS) placement exercise, accusing...

Police rescue 30-year-old man allegedly abducted in Assin Fosu

The Central North Regional Police Command has rescued a 30-year-old man who was allegedly abducted at Assin Fosu in the Central Region. In a Facebook...

Tatindo Homecoming: How a community is bringing its people together to promote peace, culture and education

For the people of Tatindo in the Tatale-Sanguli District of the Northern Region, coming home is more than an annual tradition. It is an...

Asante Gold Chirano commended for sustained scholarships to students in operational communities

The Chief Executive for the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipal Assembly, Sebastian Obeng, has commended Asante Gold Chirano Limited for its sustained support to communities within its...

Lawyer backs case for staying in Ghana; says he left a $75K a year US job for $2k in the 90s

Legal practitioner Professor Kwame Gyan has recounted how he gave up a well-paying career in the United States to return to Ghana, saying his...