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Dr. Clement Apaak defends dog and cat meat consumption amid criticism

Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, has dismissed concerns raised by the Institute of Community Sustainability regarding the consumption of dog and...

ECG initiates major upgrade to improve power supply in Adenta and environs

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has launched a major infrastructure upgrade project to improve electricity quality and reliability in Adenta and its neighbouring...

Mahama cuts sod for $100m Glass Factory in Shama

President John Dramani Mahama has officially broken ground for the construction of a new glass manufacturing facility at Shama in the Western Region, describing...

Gov’t to upgrade Ghana Meteorological Agency into Authority – Sam George

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has revealed plans to transform the Ghana Meteorological Agency into an Authority, as...

Pupils ditch school for galamsey in Juaboso – Deputy Education Director

The Deputy Education Director of Sefwi Juaboso, Eric Agyare Ansah, has revealed that a growing number of school-going children in the district are abandoning...

Speaker Bagbin urges MPs to prioritise lives over politics

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has urged lawmakers to refrain from politicising Ghana’s economic and healthcare challenges, cautioning that economic decline often carries serious...

Deputy Health Minister announces plan to end ‘No Bed Syndrome’ after Amissah tragedy

The Deputy Minister for Health, Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has outlined measures to address Ghana’s persistent “no bed syndrome,” promising comprehensive reforms in emergency healthcare delivery...

Gov’t urged to prioritise barbering by establishing training schools to reduce youth unemployment

Some barbers in Kumasi have called on the government to prioritise the barbering profession by establishing training schools to equip youth with employable skills...

Charles Amissah’s death: Oppong Nkrumah calls for probe, not partisan blame

The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has criticised Deputy Health Minister Grace Ayensu-Danquah for what he describes as the politicisation of...

Sokoban Wood Village residents protest dusty road, cite rising respiratory cases

Residents of Sokoban Wood Village and the New Site area in the Ashanti Region have staged a protest over the deplorable and dusty condition...

Foreign Affairs Ministry issues travel advisory over rising violence in Mexico

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has urged Ghanaians to exercise extreme caution when travelling to or residing in Mexico amid escalating...

Government empowers 25 learners in Asutifi North District with training equipment under National Apprenticeship Programme

In a significant boost for vocational training, the government has provided essential equipment to 25 learners and their masters in the Asutifi North District...

Parliament approves petroleum agreements extensions

Parliament has approved an extension of the terms of the agreement between the government and some petroleum exploration companies to safeguard their continuity and...

CAGD debunks claim it deleted salary arrears owed to nurses and teachers

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has strongly denied claims circulating in a viral video allegedly from Sompa FM, which suggested that the Department...

Two in court for allegedly robbing Yango driver

Two persons have been arraigned before a Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly robbing a Yango driver of his mobile phone and GH¢1,500 at...

Energy Ministry orders probe into rapid depletion of ECG prepaid credit

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has directed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to investigate growing public concerns that prepaid electricity credit...

Gov’t calls for united front to fix Ghana’s transport crisis

Government is pushing for stronger collaboration among policymakers, financial institutions, academia and private operators to address the deep-rooted challenges affecting Ghana’s transport system. Speaking at...

Removing doctors from payroll over postings is unethical – Labour Expert

A Labour Expert at the Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, Peter Bismark Kwofie, has described as unethical the decision by the Minister of...

‘Emergency ward kept me alive; it must work for every Ghanaian’ – Mahama Ayariga

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has called for swift accountability following reports that a hit-and-run victim was allegedly denied admission at three...

Gender Minister oversees safe discharge of rescued baby, settles medical bills and engages police on probe

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, on Tuesday, February 24, visited the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to witness the...

How a pack of noodles became a tool for exploiting schoolgirls at Jato

I had seen strange stories in my years as a journalist. But nothing prepared me for what I found in Jato Village in the...

Teachers, parents petition Mahama over alleged bullying, mismanagement in Anloga District basic schools

Concerned teachers and parents in the Anloga Municipal District have petitioned President John Mahama, calling for urgent intervention to address alleged and proven administrative...

Agona Swedru police seize 209 slaps of suspected narcotics, reject Gh¢100,000 bribe

The Agona Swedru District Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the alleged transport of 209 slaps of narcotic drugs in the...

Govt advises against non-essential travel to Mexico amid unrest over El Mencho killing

The Government of Ghana has issued a travel advisory for its nationals in Mexico following violent incidents linked to the killing of Nemesio Ruben...

Peripheral hospitals must be strengthened to ease ‘No Bed’ crisis — GMA

Dr Richard Selormey, General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), has urged the government to strengthen peripheral hospitals to prevent the persistent “no...

US Africa Command ready to support West Africa combat terrorism

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has expressed deep concern over the escalating terrorist threat in West Africa and signaled its readiness to support...

Mahama swears in new Fire Service and Immigration heads [Photos]

John Dramani Mahama has sworn in Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong as Chief Fire Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service and Samuel Basintale Amadu...

Traders count losses as fire guts Zabzugu yam market

Traders are counting their losses after a fire ravaged the yam market in Zabzugu in the Northern Region, destroying several stalls and sheds. Eyewitnesses said...

Accra Mayor lobbies jobs for PWDs, youth during company tour

The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has appealed to corporate institutions to prioritise employment opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and the...

GRA interdicts five customs officers over suspected transit cargo breaches

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted five officers of its Customs Division with immediate effect, pending the outcome of an internal investigation into...

Ghana Baptist University President calls for government’s support for private universities

The newly inducted President of Ghana Baptist University College, Professor Godwin Awabil, has called on the government to support private universities with essential equipment...

Inter-schools violence: Older generation failed to guide youth – Security expert

A security expert, Dr. Emmanuel Sowattey, has attributed the rising wave of violence in Senior High Schools to the older generation’s failure to provide...

Rainstorms expected to hit parts of Volta, Eastern and Accra — GMet warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued an impact-based weather alert, warning that localised rainstorms and thunderstorms are expected to affect parts of the...

Police intercept truck carrying over 7,000 parcels of suspected marijuana in Nkwanta South

The Nkwanta South Divisional Command of the Ghana Police Service has intercepted a suspected drug-laden container truck, retrieving more than 7,000 parcels of dried...

Afenyo-Markin urges Bagbin to summon Korle-Bu, Police, Ridge Hospitals over alleged denial of care to hit-and-run victim

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to direct the Health Committee to summon the management of Korle-Bu...

Many Ghanaians are confused and frustrated with the NDC – Miracles Aboagye

A former presidential staffer and New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicator, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, accusing it of...

No NDC appointee can talk about ORAL now; what they’re doing is worse – Miracles Aboagye

A former presidential staffer and New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicator, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the Operation Recover...

GRIDCo probes cause of power outage in parts of Tema

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has confirmed that an electrical fault at its Smelter II substation in Tema caused a power outage in...

Tow or be towed: New L.I targets traffic congestion and road safety

The Director of Policy Planning at the Ministry of Transport, Ghana, Eric Tetteh Addison, has revealed that a Legislative Instrument (L.I.) is currently before...

EPA says $35m needed to fully restore the polluted Birim River

The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Nana Ama Brown Klutse, has revealed that an estimated $35 million will be required...