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Only Customs, Meridian Port Services officials are in scanning room – NACOC

The Deputy Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Alexander Twum-Barimah, says only Customs officers and officials of Meridian Port Services (MPS) are stationed...

950,000 barrels of Sankofa crude head to TOR as GNPC deepens domestic refining

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has supplied approximately 950,000 barrels of Sankofa crude oil to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), deepening the link...

‘I never said I’ll declare a state of emergency’ – Mahama on galamsey

President John Dramani Mahama has sought to set the record straight on claims that his administration intends to declare a state of emergency over...

I have a crocodile skin; I don’t mind being insulted – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says years in Ghanaian politics have toughened him against personal attacks, insisting that insults will not distract him from pursuing...

Rainstorm displaces many residents in Krachi Nchumuru

A devastating rainfall has caused widespread destruction in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region, displacing several residents and leaving many households...

Govt links youth skills training to jobs, capital and career growth – Opare Addo

The government is moving to strengthen the link between youth skills development and actual employment opportunities, with a new focus on helping young people...

George Opare Addo engages French Ambassador on youth development partnership

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment George Opare Addo has held discussions with France’s Ambassador to Ghana, Diarra Dimé-Labille, on strengthening cooperation between the...

Govt building pathways for Ghanaian youth to compete across African markets – Opare Addo

The government is seeking to position Ghanaian youth to take advantage of opportunities beyond the domestic economy by promoting skills, digital innovation and partnerships...

JoyNews listeners raise GH¢40K to support 17-year-old student with cerebral palsy attend SHS

Seventeen-year-old Priscilla Nana Ama Samson, a student living with cerebral palsy, has returned to senior high school (SHS) after Ghanaians rallied to support her...

Ghana Army warns new soldiers against social media misuse, uniform abuse

The Ghana Army has cautioned newly trained soldiers against the misuse of social media and their uniforms. The have also been urged to uphold the...

He entered at eight; he is now 16: Ghana’s children growing up in prayer camps

At eight years old, Hafiz Abdallah was taken to Nyinbonya, a prayer camp in Paga, near Ghana’s border with Burkina Faso. He is now 16. For...

Passing out ceremony held for 346 Ghana Navy recruits after weeks of intensive training

The Ghana Navy has added 346 newly trained personnel to its ranks after the recruits successfully completed 26 weeks of intensive military and basic...

Health Ministry pushes to integrate traditional medicine into mainstream healthcare

Ghana could expand access to healthcare by integrating scientifically validated traditional medicines into the mainstream health system, Deputy Minister for Health, Prof. Dr Grace...

BoG warns of pressure on reserves as GoldBod pauses exports

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says the slowdown in Ghana’s gold shipments, coupled with a pause in gold exports by the Ghana Gold Board...

Promoted teachers getting only GH¢100 salary increase – PRETAG

The President of the Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), King Ali Awudu, has said some teachers who have recently been promoted are...

GNAT calls for independent probe into death of teacher at Gindabour

The Northern Regional executives of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) are demanding an independent investigation into the death of teacher Abu Seidu...

Minority urges gov’t to resolve teachers’ grievances amidst industrial action

The Minority Caucus Committee on Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions has urged the government to urgently engage teacher unions and address outstanding concerns that...

Cargill Ghana and International Cocoa Initiative celebrate 111 young graduates building skills for the future

Cargill Ghana, in collaboration with the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has celebrated 111 young graduates who successfully completed various vocational apprenticeship training programs between...

President Mahama should consider reassigning Haruna Iddrisu over education challenges – Charles Owusu

Political activist and social commentator, Rev. Charles Owusu has called on President John Mahama to consider reassigning Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu to another ministry,...

Democracy is Not For Sale: Damongo Queen Mother links women’s acceptance of vote-buying to poverty, illiteracy and unemployment

Queen Mother of the Damongo Traditional Area, Alijata Haruna, has attributed the acceptance of vote-buying among some women in the Savannah Region to poverty,...

Democracy Is Not For Sale: Savannah Regional Minister calls for stronger public education to combat vote buying

Savannah Regional Minister Salisu Be-Awuribe has called for stronger public education to help tackle vote buying, saying an informed electorate must play a leading...

Police arrest 64 suspects, recover firearms in Achimota operation

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 64 suspects in an operation targeting suspected unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition at a lounge near Achimota...

10 rooms destroyed as fire guts 14-bedroom house at Dunkwa Bebianiha

Ten rooms of a 14-bedroom house at Bebianiha near Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central Region have been destroyed after a fire swept through the building. The...

US health package was humiliating, hence Ghana’s withdrawal – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has described Ghana’s decision to withdraw from a health package offered by the United States as humiliating, explaining that the...

Is Nkrumah’s glory fading? Nkrumah’s iconic fountain at Circle runs dry

“The Black man is capable of managing his own affairs.” Those words by Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, became a defining statement of...

MoFFA issues 10-day ultimatum to unlicensed mortuaries in Ashanti Region

Unlicensed mortuary facilities in the Ashanti Region have been given ten days to regularise their operations or face sanctions. The directive was issued by the...

Education Ministry to meet teacher unions amidst strike action

The Ministry of Education will meet the teacher unions on Monday, September 28, in a fresh attempt to resolve a dispute over unpaid promotion...

GIMPA addresses Francis Sosu’s slumping at SRC forum

The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has wished Madina Member of Parliament, Dr Francis-Xavier Sosu, well after he took ill while...

Adu-Boahene trial: Lead counsel files no-case submission, cites evidential gaps and missing witnesses

Lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau (NSB) Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene, Samuel Atta Akyea, has filed a submission of no case to answer. The lawyer...

‘I was planning to leave’ – Mason, others arrested in Osino galamsey raid speak

He had already decided to leave, and was only waiting on his day's wages, but unfortunately for him, the raid arrived first. The mason from...

Matilda Amissah-Arthur reveals most shocking claim she heard after husband’s death

Former Second Lady of Ghana, Matilda Amissah-Arthur, has recounted one of the most shocking things she was told following the death of her husband,...

Gov’t repatriates 180 Ghanaians from Libya with support from IOM, ECOWAS

The Government of Ghana, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has facilitated...

Kadue D/A Primary School pupils learn in chapel over lack of classrooms

Kadue D/A Primary School in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region is appealing for urgent support to provide a permanent classroom...

Ghana to reopen Mission in Ireland

Ghana is taking steps to restore its diplomatic presence in Ireland as part of efforts to deepen bilateral relations and strengthen engagement with the...

Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire jointly commission newly constructed boundary pillars

Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have jointly commissioned 37 newly constructed International Boundary Pillars in two historic related events at New Town in Ghana and...

Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests 13 in Osino; destroys equipment (Photos+Video)

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining in Osino, Eastern Reigon, arresting 13 suspected illegal miners. The task force...

KMA cracks down on unapproved transport fares, engages 24 unions ahead of Christmas

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has warned commercial transport operators against charging illegal fares, announcing tougher sanctions including prosecution and public naming of offenders. The...

Shoot to maim illegal miners if ‘shoot to kill’ is opposed – Kwame Jantuah

Legal practitioner and member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Kwame Jantuah, says a drastic approach is needed to put a lasting end to...

Police train enforcement team ahead of Traffictech-GH implementation

The Ghana Police Service has intensified preparations for the rollout of the Traffitech-GH automated traffic enforcement system, with selected personnel and key public sector...

Tears in Damongo court as accused persons show alleged torture wounds while in police custody

A Damongo Circuit Court was thrown into concern after two accused persons appeared unable to stand in the dock and told the court they...