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Ghana’s tuna industry in crisis as 20 hook-and-line vessels collapse  

Ghana’s tuna industry is facing mounting operational pressures that have already wiped out its entire hook-and-line fleet, with escalating costs and gaps in local...

Sarkodie applauds Mahama over rejection of US health compact

Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has commended President John Dramani Mahama for rejecting a proposed United States health compact that the government considered to contain unacceptable...

Communities cut off, bridges destroyed – Buem MP reveals flooding devastation in Hohoe

Communities in Hohoe and parts of the Volta and Oti Regions have been cut off after the River Dayi overflowed its banks, washing away...

Proposed Vice Presidential Villa abandoned for 13 years after over $2.4 million spent (Photos)

Behind a high wall in Cantonments, one of Accra’s most expensive neighbourhoods, three unfinished structures stand among overgrown weeds. They were meant to become the...

NLA to cease manual paper-based lotto operations from October 1

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is set to discontinue all manual, paper-based lotto operations across the country from Thursday, October 1, 2026. The directive covers...

GoldBod Jewellery expands operations with new showroom in Takoradi

GoldBod Jewellery Limited is set to expand its presence in Ghana’s jewellery market with the opening of a new showroom at the Takoradi Mall,...

Over 50% of 53,000 unplaced JHS graduates complete self-placement – Education Ministry

The pressure on Ghana’s secondary school placement resolution centres is easing, with more than half of the over 53,000 students initially left without automatic...

Pay striking teachers before expressway spending – Abuakwa South MP tells gov’t

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and member of Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has urged the government to prioritise payments owed to...

SEC shuts down Nyak-City Hostels over unlicensed investment scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has shut down Nyak-City Hostels Limited for offering investment products to the public without the required licence. The company,...

Bono East Minister directs MCE to stop hotel project near Konkrompe SHS

A private developer's decision to put up a hotel facility adjacent to the New Konkrompe Senior High School has sparked serious concerns among school...

Mother appeals for support after fire destroys mother’s home, school belongings of SHS fresher at Agona Nsabaa

A mother of three has lost her home, GH¢5,000 cash and personal belongings after a fire destroyed her single-room self-contained apartment at Agona Nsabaa...

Man remanded over alleged theft of mattress, electrical appliances and others at Awutu Chochoo

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested a man in connection with the alleged theft of household items from a building at Chochoo...

NAGRAT gives conditions under which strike will be called off

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says it will not call off the ongoing teachers’ strike until government provides concrete and binding timelines...

South Tongu records rise in teenage pregnancy cases

The South Tongu District in the Volta Region has seen a notable rise in teenage pregnancy cases during the second quarter of 2026. According to...

Aayalolo buses begin contra-flow operations on major Accra routes today

Commuters travelling into Accra’s Central Business District are set to have another option during peak hours as the government rolls out a contra-flow system...

MTTD reveals over 900 killed in 9,000 preventable accidents in eight months

Over 900 people have lost their lives in road crashes across Ghana between January and August 2026, with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department...

Delayed promotions put teachers’ retirement benefits at risk – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has warned that delays in processing teacher promotions could affect the retirement benefits of teachers who are...

Mahama holds talks with China Vice President in New York to strengthen cooperation

President John Dramani Mahama has used his engagements at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to hold talks with China’s Vice President,...

Gov’t announces plans to construct new landfill sites in Greater Accra, Eastern Region

The government is looking beyond the Kpone landfill as Ghana grapples with mounting waste, with plans underway to establish new landfill sites in parts...

Flooding displaces over 3,000 in Hohoe after River Dayi overflows its banks

More than 3,000 residents have been forced from their homes in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region after the River Dayi overflowed its...

KNUST, GMTF explore AI partnership to transform healthcare delivery

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has initiated discussions with the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) on the use of Artificial...

Suspected phone thief swallows five SIM cards during arrest – Police

A 27-year-old man allegedly swallowed five SIM cards after he was arrested with five suspected stolen mobile phones, the Central East Regional Police Command...

Osman Ayariga leads NDC constituency aspirant vetting in Central Region

NDC Deputy National Youth Organizer and Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has led a team from the party’s...

Newlywed couple, 4 others kidnapped while returning from engagement ceremony

A newlywed couple and four other people have reportedly been kidnapped along the Eruku-Iyemero Road in Kwara State, Nigeria, while returning from an engagement...

Shatta Wale writes open letter to Mahama over social media abuse and defamation

Ghanaian dancehall artiste and creative industry stakeholder Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., popularly known as Shatta Wale, has called for a balanced legal and...

Three undeclared guns hidden in personal effects from US intercepted at Tema Port

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has warned importers to check exactly what they are bringing into the country, after Customs officers found an assault...

Bawumia meets GMA leadership over challenges facing health sector

NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has held discussions with the leadership of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) on key challenges confronting Ghana’s health sector. The...

Minority files motion for bipartisan probe into narcotics consignments linked to Ghana

The Minority in Parliament has filed a private members’ motion seeking a bipartisan investigation into the processing, inspection, clearance and export of major narcotics...

NSA releases PIN codes for 2026/2027 national service private candidates, defaulters

The National Service Authority (NSA) has released PIN codes for eligible private candidates, defaulters and foreign-trained graduates for the 2026/2027 national service year. In a...

Central East Police arrest man over alleged theft of 50 pigs, two others with suspected cannabis

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly stealing and selling 50 live pigs from a piggery farm at...

NPP elections committee outlines voting arrangements for national officers election

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Officers Elections Committee, Fredrick Opare-Ansah, says the committee has put measures in place to ensure a...

Innovative Teachers declares support for nationwide teachers’ strike

Innovative Teachers, a group of nearly 11,000 teachers, has declared its support for the ongoing industrial action by the Ghana National Association of Teachers...

Desks rotting in abandoned Kintampo South E-Block: A decade of neglect and a waste of state resources

In the quiet farming community of Anyima, in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region, a grim monument to broken promises stands...

Binaba killings: Family disputes police gun battle account, demands justice

The family of Amadu Apiiga and Phillip Avoabilla, two of the persons killed during a police operation at Binaba in the Bawku West District...

Manso Datano bans one week funeral observation to ease financial burden on families

The Traditional Council of Manso Datano in the Ashanti Region has banned the observance of one week funeral rites as the community seeks to...

Teacher unions reject government’s call to suspend strike

Striking teacher unions have rejected government’s appeal to suspend their nationwide industrial action, insisting that they will only return to the classroom after concrete...

Cabinet threw out US health compact faster than anything I’ve seen – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says he has never seen Cabinet throw out anything as fast as it rejected the United States health compact, after...

Phone dealer murder: 3 suspects remanded as court adjourns case

Three suspects linked to the kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old mobile phone dealer Nana Yaw Kyere, popularly known as Dinero, have appeared before the...

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...