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GNFS intensifies fire safety education across Ashanti communities

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Ashanti Region has intensified community fire safety education to promote fire prevention and improve emergency preparedness...

Mattress showroom at Sokoban-Ampayoo destroyed by fire

A fire has destroyed several mattresses at a showroom near Kumasi Hospital at Sokoban-Ampayoo in the Ashanti Region. The blaze consumed a large portion of...

Ghana targets first locally manufactured tetanus-diphtheria vaccine by 2027 – NVI CEO

Ghana is expected to produce its first locally manufactured vaccine by 2027, with production processes currently underway at Atlantic Lifesciences Limited. Chief Executive Officer of...

Chief Justice urges workplaces to tackle mental health stigma

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has called on employers to establish supportive working environments where people experiencing mental health challenges can seek help without fear...

Teachers’ Strike: Council of State describes meeting with teacher unions as fruitful

The Council of State has engaged the leadership of striking teacher unions in a bid to end the ongoing nationwide industrial action that has...

Ghana upgraded to tier 1 in U.S. Trafficking in Persons report – IJM

Ghana has moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1 in the U.S. Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, according to International Justice...

President Mahama clarifies ban on preaching applies only to moving vehicles

President John Dramani Mahama has clarified that the government has not outlawed preaching in vehicles but is seeking to prevent the practice in moving...

Over GH¢800,000 worth of goods destroyed as truck catches fire at Amanfrom

Goods estimated at more than GH¢800,000 have been destroyed after a truck carrying refrigerators, generators, gas burners and chairs caught fire while its occupants...

Armah-Kofi Buah, Sam George, other MPs among newly qualified lawyers

Two government ministers and other Members of Parliament are among 1,568 newly qualified lawyers called to the Ghana Bar. The new lawyers were admitted to...

KNUST law graduate Akosua Achiaa Sarpong is Law School’s overall best student

Akosua Achiaa Sarpong, a graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Faculty of Law, was named the best overall student...

Leadership tussle hits Sofoline Terminal as drivers remove local GPRTU Chairman

A leadership tussle has emerged at the Sofoline Terminal in Kumasi, with a group of drivers claiming to have removed the terminal’s GPRTU chairman,...

Mahama congratulates Kasapreko PLC on successful GSE listing

President John Mahama on Thursday paid a working visit to Kasapreko PLC, commending the company for its successful listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange...

Ato Forson has performed wonders with common fund releases – Northern Regional Minister

Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, has praised Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson for what he describes as a remarkable improvement in the...

Fire guts warehouse at Techiman Tamale Station, firefighter collapses from smoke

A warehouse full of tyres and motorbike parts caught fire at Tamale Station in Techiman on Thursday night, and one firefighter was taken to...

Health Ministry declares Yellow Fever outbreak in Upper West Region

The Ministry of Health, working through the Ghana Health Service and in partnership with the World Health Organisation, has declared a Yellow Fever outbreak...

Labour Minister hopeful talks will end teachers’ strike

Labour Minister Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum says the government is optimistic that ongoing negotiations with striking teacher unions will yield a breakthrough, ruling out the...

‘I was beaten, threatened with death, and told to stay’ – Woman recounts ordeal in marriage

A survivor of domestic abuse, name withheld, has recounted how a marriage that began despite several warning signs descended into physical violence, threats to...

Transport operators reject suspension of ban on preaching, hawking in moving vehicles

The Commercial Transport Operators of Ghana have expressed disappointment with the government’s decision to suspend the enforcement of a ban on preaching and hawking...

Environment Minister urges improved ventilation to reduce radon exposure

The Minister of Science and Environment, Dr Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings, has urged Ghanaians to improve ventilation in their homes to minimise exposure to radon, a...

Mamaga Tsyrawa IV assumes presidency of Volta Regional House of Paramount Queen Mothers

Mamaga Dr Tsyrawa IV, Paramount Queen Mother of the Have Traditional Area in the Volta Region, has officially assumed office as President of the...

Gov’t suspends implementation of L.I. restricting preaching and hawking in moving vehicles

The government has suspended implementation of the Legislative Instrument (L.I.) that prohibits preaching and hawking in moving public service vehicles, MyJoyOnline.com has reported. The decision...

GTA clarifies role in 2026 World Cup, denies collecting money for visas

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has moved to clear its name over allegations surrounding visa arrangements linked to its planned tourism promotion activities during...

Yellow fever: Three deaths confirmed, 15 under investigation in Upper West

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that three deaths linked to yellow fever in the Upper West Region have been scientifically...

Catholic Bishops renew calls for state of emergency over galamsey

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called on the government to adopt more drastic measures against illegal mining, warning that the galamsey menace continues...

Over 1,500 new lawyers, including 4 MPs called to the Ghana Bar

Four Members of Parliament and three media professionals are among the 1,568 newly qualified lawyers officially admitted to the Ghana Bar. The ceremony took place...

Jinapor warns energy sector board chairs, CEOs against toxic working relationships

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has warned board chairpersons and chief executives of state-owned energy institutions against toxic...

GRA invites Jamila Home management over alleged assault on officer

The management of Jamila Home, an antique showroom in Accra, has been invited by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to assist investigations into an...

Teachers’ strike: Old Edubiase Methodist Basic School pupils turn to trading, farming

Classrooms at Old Edubiase Methodist Basic School in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region have remained empty for days as pupils abandon...

World Cup visa scandal: I’ll go after anyone who dents Mahama’s gov’t – Ashaiman MP

Chairman of Parliament’s Youth and Sports Committee, Ernest Norgbey, says he will not shield any individual found to have engaged in wrongdoing in connection...

‘Ghanaian agencies planned, led fraud crackdown, not FBI’ – Cyber Security Authority clarifies

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has insisted that Ghanaian authorities led and coordinated “Operation Blackout”, also known as “Operation Cyber Hunt”, following what it...

World Cup visa scandal: Don’t shift blame to Ablakwa – Ekow Assafuah warns Sports Minister

Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has cautioned the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, against shifting responsibility to Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel...

GRA warns public against fake recruitment advert

Job seekers have been cautioned against a purported recruitment advert circulating in the name of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), with a warning graphic...

Mahama begins two-day tour of Ahafo Region

President John Dramani Mahama will begin a two-day tour of the Ahafo Region on Friday, October 9, to assess ongoing development projects and engage...

Two in critical condition after V8 collides with motorbike in Koforidua

Two people are fighting for their lives at the hospital after a Nissan Patrol V8 reportedly crashed into their motorcycle near the China Mall...

Ghanaians urged to embrace insurance as eight tertiary institutions battle in 2026 debate

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has called for intensified public education on insurance, urging Ghanaians to embrace insurance as a vital tool for protecting...

World Cup scandal: Sports Ministry, NSA created fake portfolios for Visa applicants – Tafo MP alleges

Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow-Assafuah has alleged that the Sports and Recreation Minister and officials of the National Sports Authority (NSA) created non-existent job...

Businessman dragged to court over GH¢480,000 fraud 

A 44-year-old businessman has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on charges of allegedly defrauding a businesswoman of GH¢480,000.  Anthony Appiah, charged with defrauding by...

Govt’s decision to reduce nurse training long overdue – GRNMA

The General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Dr David Tenkorang-Twum, has backed government’s decision to reduce the number of...

Mahama commissions expanded production line at Nestlé Ghana Ltd

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday commissioned the expanded evaporated milk production line at Nestlé Ghana Limited in the industrial city of Tema.  President Mahama...

Yellow fever response too slow – SEND Ghana tells gov’t

SEND Ghana Country Director Harriet Nuamah Agyemang has called on the government to cut bureaucratic processes that delay emergency health responses amid suspected yellow...