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Teachers’ strike continues as PRETAG accuses government of treating their concerns like “football”

The Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) has accused the government of tossing teachers' concerns back and forth without ever resolving them. President of...

Alpha Ladies group empowers women through Catering Skills

The Alpha Ladies Group, a women's empowerment organisation, is equipping women with practical catering and cutlery skills as part of efforts to promote economic...

Annoh-Dompreh demands halt to relocation of Accra waste to Adipa landfill over lack of stakeholder engagement

Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has joined residents of Adipa in his constituency to demand an immediate halt to the...

Education Minister outlines roadmap to address striking teachers’ concerns

The government has given the Ghana Education Service (GES) until October 5, 2026, to submit outstanding data on promoted teachers, as it seeks to...

Thunderstorms to hit parts of Ghana tonight – Ghana Meteo warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has warned residents in parts of the country to brace for thunderstorms and rain from late afternoon into the...

‘We’re not frustrating teachers; we want to protect govt’s money’ – CAGD

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) says its verification process for teachers’ promotion-related payments is not intended to delay or frustrate workers but to...

Tano Basin Secretariat raises alarm over galamsey pollution in Ahafo Region

The Tano Basin Secretariat of the Water Resources Commission has raised concerns over the increasing pollution of water bodies in the Ahafo Region as...

World Vision Ghana partners Ahafo assemblies to expand water, sanitation and hygiene coverage

World Vision Ghana has entered into a partnership with the Asunafo North Municipal and Asutifi North District Assemblies to expand access to water, sanitation...

Four dead, one injured in trailer accident at Anyinaso Junction

Four people have died and another has been injured following a fatal road crash involving a Toyota Voxy and a MAN Diesel trailer at...

Africa must pursue partnerships based on its interests – Ablakwa

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has urged Ghana and other African countries to avoid being drawn into geopolitical rivalries and instead pursue partnerships...

Alakple community seeks partnership with Nana Abena Etubra to accelerate development

The people of Alakple, a fishing community in the Anloga District of the Volta Region, have appealed to Nana Abena Etubra, Benkumhene of Gomoa...

Nuba residents benefit from extended free NHIS registration exercise

Residents of Nuba in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region have benefited from an extended free National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registration and...

Manhyia South MP sues Akwatia MP, Blakk Rasta over alleged falsehoods

Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has taken legal action against Akwatia MP Bernard Bediako Baidoo and broadcaster Abubakar Alhassan, popularly known as...

Lawyer formally reports EOCO officer to police for alleged assault

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Legal Team, Enoch Afoakwa, has reported an alleged assault by an Economic and Organised Crime Office...

George Quaye urges Ghanaians to stop stigmatising Teshie over recent crime incidents

Actor and media personality George Quaye has called for empathy towards residents of Teshie, urging Ghanaians not to stigmatise the entire community over recent...

‘Teachers funded the survey, so why the delayed implementation?’ – PRETAG questions GES over deprived-area allowance

The Vice President of the Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), Adokwei Ayikwei Awulley, has questioned the delay by the Ghana Education Service...

Police arrest three suspects over kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old phone dealer

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old Nana Yaw Kyere, who was reported...

Teachers strike: ‘Bring all the input forms and we’re ready to pay’ – CAGD tells GES

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) says it is ready to process outstanding promotion-related salary payments for teachers once the Ghana Education Service (GES)...

Keep the academic calendar smooth while we address your concerns – Education Minister appeals to striking teachers

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has appealed to striking teacher unions to return to the classroom as government steps up engagements to resolve their outstanding...

‘Teachers should not suffer for someone’s responsibility’ – CAGD

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to expedite the submission of documents needed to process outstanding teacher...

Foreign tourists stay longer as domestic guests dominate Ghana’s accommodation market – GSS

Domestic travellers continue to dominate Ghana’s accommodation market, but foreign visitors tend to stay significantly longer, highlighting the importance of increasing the length of...

Kpandai pupils roam, play as teachers’ strike disrupts academic work

Schools across the Kpandai District have been hit by the ongoing teacher strike, leaving classrooms virtually empty as students roam and play on school...

Teacher unions strike: ‘Anyone with advice should tell gov’t to do the needful’ – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on government to take the necessary steps to resolve the issues behind the ongoing teacher...

Ministries, assemblies cannot claim blanket exemption from vehicle tint laws – MTTD

Director of Education, Research and Training at the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Alexander Obeng, has rejected...

Tinted vehicles could facilitate crime and endanger road users — ACP Obeng

The Director of Research, Training and Education at the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Alexander Obeng, has...

“We’ll attend govt’s meeting if time permits us” – PRETAG says amidst strike action

The Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) says it will attend a meeting scheduled by government today if its members have the time...

Police escort for Aayalolo buses begins on Tuesday

The Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE), operator of the Aayalolo Bus Service, will from Tuesday, September 29, 2026, introduce a police escort system...

New monitoring system rolled out to step up fight against child labour in Ghana

Ghana is stepping up its fight against child labour in its agriculture, artisanal mining, and other sectors with the rollout of a new digital...

Aayalolo to operate contra-flow on three major Accra corridors

The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has introduced a contra-flow arrangement for Aayalolo Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services on three major...

GoldBod dismisses alleged rift with BoG over Governor’s exit from board

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has dismissed suggestions that Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor Dr Johnson Asiamah’s decision to stop serving personally on its...

Young Cocoa Farmers express disappointment over new producer price per 64kg bag

The Young Cocoa Farmers Association has expressed disappointment over the GH¢63 increase in the producer price of cocoa for the 2026/2027 crop season. The new...

Part 2: Publicly funded, privately controlled! The multi-million-cedi Astroturf exposé

Corruption Watch's investigation has uncovered evidence of a troubling pattern: ownership disputes, procurement irregularities, privatization of stadium lands, abuse of office, and conflict of...

Hundreds pay last respect as Guinness World Record holder and visual artist Sharon Dede Padiki is laid to rest

Hundreds of mourners, family members, friends and members of Ghana’s creative arts community gathered on Saturday, September 26, 2026, to pay their final respects...

Two dead, 14 rescued in accident on Kpetoe-Sarakope road

Two people have died following a crash involving a Hyundai H100 bus and a Ford tractor on the Kpetoe-Sarakope stretch of the Accra-Aflao Highway. The...

GAF begins documentation, body selection exercise for 2026/27 recruits today

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has today, September 28, 2026, commenced a three-day Documentation and Body Selection exercise for qualified applicants under its 2026/2027...

Tumu landlord gives encroachers a 2-week ultimatum to relocate for road construction

The landlord and sectional heads of Tumu in the Sissala East Municipality have given owners of structures along some roads in Tumu a two-week...

CAGD processes and pays promotion arrears to 6,079 teachers

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) says 6,079 teachers have so far received salary adjustments and arrears arising from promotions and upgrades submitted by...

COCOBOD asks investors to fund cocoa purchases, but proceeds may also repay old debt

COCOBOD’s first commercial paper offer under its GH¢16.3 billion Cocoa Notes Programme may be used to repay a bridge loan taken out to refinance...

Suspend $1.3bn Sentuo Airport Garden City – Private citizen Samson Asaki petitions Mahama

A private citizen has asked President John Dramani Mahama to halt construction of the US$1.3 billion Sentuo Airport Garden City until security agencies assess...

COCOBOD sets up Cocoa Capital PLC to raise GH¢16.3bn for cocoa sector

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has established a special-purpose financing vehicle, Cocoa Capital PLC, to support and supervise a planned GH¢16.3 billion domestic fundraising...