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GES releases 2026 recruitment application status schedule

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that applicants who applied for its ongoing recruitment exercise will be able to check the status of...

Ghana marks 14 years of Atta Mills’ death with wreath-laying ceremony [Photos]

A wreath-laying ceremony was held at Asomdwe Park in Accra on Friday, July 24, 2026, to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the passing of...

Unemployed Trained Teachers demand update as deadline for recruitment results expires

The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers 2023 (CUTT 2023) has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to issue an official update on the...

Chief of Army Staff warns military will deal decisively with peace disruptors in Nkwanta South

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu, has warned that the Ghana Armed Forces are fully prepared to deal decisively with...

Migration issues won’t affect Ghana-South Africa relations – South African Foreign Minister

South Africa’s Foreign Minister, Ronald Lamola, has assured that migration-related concerns between Ghana and South Africa will not affect the longstanding relationship between the...

Parliament postpones debate on 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to July 28

Parliament has deferred debate on the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review to Tuesday, July 28, to allow Members of Parliament more time to examine...

Self-styled Imam jailed 10 years for defiling 7-year-old boy in Wa

A 42-year-old self-styled Imam in Wa has been convicted of defiling a 7-year-old boy who lived next door. The Wa High Court sentenced Ilyasu Konate...

Task Force begins demolition of structures on waterways to tackle Accra flooding

The government's Flood Mitigation Task Force has intensified efforts to reduce perennial flooding in Accra by beginning the demolition of structures illegally erected on...

Police caution against violence and disorder ahead of Homowo celebration in Tema

The Tema Regional Police Command has warned that anyone who engages in violence or any act capable of disturbing the peace during this year's...

Wurumomso chief appeals for support to complete police station project

The Chief of Wurumomso in the Asutifi South District of the Ahafo Region has appealed to mining companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and philanthropists to...

NDC grassroots demand reinstatement of suspended Awutu Senya East chairman

Some grassroots members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Awutu Senya East Constituency have appealed to the party’s national leadership to reverse...

Proposed bonded warehouse limits could hurt businesses and food security – FABAG

The Chairman of the Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG), John Awuni, has raised concerns over the government’s proposed policy to limit the...

Finance Minister announces new rules to end prolonged warehousing of goods

The government is set to introduce statutory time limits for goods stored in bonded warehouses as part of broader reforms aimed at improving customs...

Spend to complete abandoned projects – Abena Osei-Asare tells gov’t

Member of Parliament for Atiwa East, Abena Osei-Asare, has called on the government to prioritise completing abandoned public projects, saying that doing so would...

They became best friends – then discovered they were brother and sister

Dave Green and Andrea Urmston found they instantly hit it off when their paths crossed while working in separate roles at Manchester Airport. The two...

FABAG welcomes gov’t decision to scrap 20% excise duty on locally produced fruit juices

The Chairman of the Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG), John Awuni, has welcomed the government's decision to abolish the 20% excise duty...

There is no issue at all – Ato Forson clarifies alleged rift with Agriculture Ministry

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has downplayed reports of a rift between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture...

Veep lauds Ghana’s city partnerships with U.S. communities

Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has said the country’s 37 active sister-city partnerships with cities across the United States are producing tangible development...

Police reject GH¢150,000 bribe offer to release suspected narcotics truck in Tema

The Tema Regional Police Command says its officers rejected an alleged GH¢150,000 bribe offered by a suspect in an attempt to secure the release...

Money spraying ban will protect cedi from misuse – Financial expert

Financial expert Dr Richmond Owusu Tuahene has backed the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) directive prohibiting the spraying of money at public events, describing the...

Gov’t sets aside $1.7bn for Accra-Kumasi Expressway

The government has deposited US$1.7 billion into a dedicated account to finance the construction of the proposed Accra-Kumasi Expressway, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato...

Farmers urge gov’t to fast-track implementation of promises

Stakeholders in Ghana's agricultural sector are calling on the government to fast-track the implementation of key interventions announced in the 2026 Budget, saying many...

‘We’re not going back to haircuts’ – Ato Forson warns against reckless spending

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has delivered a firm warning that the government will not abandon fiscal discipline for political convenience, insisting Ghana...

11 fake National Security operatives arrested for alleged extortion at Aboa

The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested 11 men accused of posing as National Security operatives to extort money from cannabis farmers in Aboa,...

Four arrested as Police recover 17 stolen motorbikes in Upper West

The Upper West Regional Police Command has recovered 17 stolen motorbikes and arrested four suspects during a special anti-robbery operation aimed at tackling motorbike...

IMF deals with Ghana, not political parties – Ato Forson defends meeting programme targets

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has defended the government’s decision to maintain strict spending controls under Ghana’s IMF programme, insisting that the agreement...

Finance Minister pushes for law to stop state funds being frozen by court orders

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is calling for legislation to define which government funds can be frozen through court orders, warning that emergency...

Ghana pushes for fairer access, data-driven sport development at 12th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting in Scotland

The transformative power of sport took centre stage at the 12th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, where leaders from across the Commonwealth...

Bandits kill at least 24 farmers in fresh attack in Nigeria’s Zamfara State

Armed bandits riding motorcycles killed at least 24 farmers ​and wounded several others in an ‌attack on remote farming villages in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara...

Cheddar’s Oxford No. 1 Hotel disputes receivership reports, says it remains under management’s control

Management of Oxford No. 1 Hotel has dismissed reports claiming that the facility has been taken over by a receiver appointed by Cola Holdings...

12-year-old girl dies as rainstorm destroys over 40 houses in Yendi

A severe rainstorm has destroyed more than 40 houses in the Yendi Municipality in the Northern Region and claimed the life of a 12-year-old...

Where is the man who put us in debt?’– Majority Leader demands Ken Ofori-Atta’s return

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has called for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to return to Ghana to account for what he described as the...

NSMQ 2026 regional qualifiers rescheduled to July 25 –August 10

The organisers of the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) have announced new dates for the competition's regional qualifiers following extensive consultations with...

Minority dismisses 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review as uninspiring

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, describing it as uninspiring and lacking the detail required to address the concerns...

Franklin Cudjoe praises Ato Forson’s mid-year budget review, calls it ‘honest’ and ‘hopeful’B

Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has praised Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson’s presentation of the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review, describing...

Here’s why Cheddar’s partner wants to seize No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel

Nana Kwame Bediako, known as Cheddar, says his business partner Azad Cola's move to seize their jointly owned No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel rests...

Parents who stop children from speaking their mother tongue are doing them a disservice – Research reveals

Many Ghanaian parents proudly insist on one rule at home: "Speak English." For some, hearing their child speak Twi, Ga, Ewe, Dagbani or any...

Mahama to make reparations a key priority when Ghana chairs AU in 2027

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will make the campaign for reparations for historical injustices against Africa a key priority when the...

Big Push Programme driving major transport infrastructure investments across all 16 regions – Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that the government's Big Push Infrastructure Programme is delivering major investments in transport infrastructure, with 87...

Mid-Year Budget: Your sacrifice was not in vain – Ato Forson tells Ghanaians

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has acknowledged the sacrifices made by Ghanaians during the country’s economic challenges, assuring citizens that their resilience has...