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Livestream: Deputy Health Minister Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah’s One-on-One interview on Adom FM Dwaso Nsem

Deputy Health Minister Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah is speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem about the government’s free primary healthcare initiative, the controversy surrounding Obuasi...

Chief Justice designates Achimota Court to handle petroleum diversion cases

The Achimota Court has been designated to handle cases involving the diversion of petroleum products, in a move aimed at strengthening the prosecution of...

Ghana Health Service begins Yellow Fever vaccination campaign in Upper West

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched a five-day yellow fever vaccination campaign targeting approximately 244,869 people across three districts in the Upper West...

CAGD settles promotion arrears for 56,003 teachers

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has paid promotion-related salary adjustments and arrears to 56,003 teachers of the Ghana Education Service (GES), ahead of...

Water tanker catches fire and burns beyond recognition at Gomoa Akotsi

A water tanker belonging to Nag Fairmount Construction Company, the contractor working on the dualisation of the Kasoa–Winneba Highway, has been burnt to ashes...

St. Joseph the Worker Credit Union hits 44,800 clients, ranking 3rd in Ashanti

The St. Joseph the Worker Co-operative Credit Union has made significant financial gains over the last year, recording an increase in the number of...

Keep custody of your susu book – Ashanti Regional Director of Cooperatives advises credit union members

The Ashanti Regional Director of Cooperatives, Amos Sakyi, has advised members of credit unions nationwide to remain vigilant in their transactions with mobile bankers...

Galamsey: Rivers that fed our grandparents now ‘run the colour of chocolate milk’ – Sam Jonah

Renowned Ghanaian businessman and mining executive Sir Sam Jonah has raised concerns about the widespread destruction of rivers, forests and farmlands through illegal mining,...

Mine worker jailed 14 years for defiling 8-year-old girl at Manso Kumpese

The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old mine worker, Atta Kwadwo, to 14 years’ imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old girl at Manso Kumpese...

Mahama unveils $2bn annual investment to accelerate industrialisation

President John Dramani Mahama has outlined plans for an annual investment of $2 billion over four years under the government’s proposed $10 billion New...

Republic Bank–JoyNews Habitat Fair opens in Ho today

The Republic Bank–JoyNews Habitat Fair opens today, Friday, October 16, at the Ho Sports Stadium, bringing housing opportunities, building solutions and financial services closer...

Foreign Affairs Ministry asks Auditor-General to audit evacuations since 2017

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the Auditor-General to conduct a special audit of all evacuation exercises undertaken by the Ministry since 2017,...

Parliament’s Human Rights Committee condemns alleged sexual abuse at Obuasi SHTS

The Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights has condemned allegations of sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), calling for the speedy prosecution...

Underground cable fault causes power outage in parts of Kumasi

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed a power outage affecting several communities in the Ashanti Region to an underground cable fault at...

Tamale Teaching Hospital records 44 new breast cancer cases in the first half of the year

Breast cancer continues to dominate the caseload at the oncology unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), with 44 new cases recorded in the...

CHASS asks government to raise SHS allocations by 20%, clear unpaid funds

Heads of the country’s assisted senior high schools say government funding is too little and arrives too late, and they want it raised by...

GES approves October 30 CPD day for private school teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has approved Friday, October 30, 2026, as a National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Day for teachers in private schools...

All you need to know about Kwame Nkrumah’s late son Gamal

Born into the shadow of one of Africa’s most influential leaders, Gamal Gorkeh Nkrumah spent much of his life telling stories about a continent...

GNECC calls for stronger child protection in schools, backs Education Minister’s response to misconduct allegations

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has called for stronger child safeguarding measures in schools following reports of pregnancy-related withdrawals at Potsin T.I....

GAMLS commends MahamaCares for progress in first year of implementation

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) has commended the management of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as MahamaCares, for the...

Vincent Assafuah petitions CHRAJ over alleged World Cup visa irregularities

Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate alleged corruption and administrative irregularities...

NPP demands Parliament summon Sports Minister over $600,000 World Cup visa scandal

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on Parliament to summon the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, to answer questions over allegations...

44 teacher sexual abuse cases tracked since 2015; school heads feature in 40% of recent cases — JoyNews Research

A JoyNews Research review has tracked at least 44 cases of teachers and heads of schools accused of sexually abusing students since January 2015,...

12-year-old boy found dead in muddy pit at Opeikuma

A 12-year-old boy has been found dead in a muddy, water-filled pit in a bush behind a building fence at Opeikuma Vat in the...

Ablakwa announces plans to open second passport application centre in Ashanti Region

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the ministry will open a second Passport Application Centre (PAC) in the Ashanti Region by...

NACOC, Postal Commission team up to crack down on drug trafficking

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) is working with the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission (PCSRC) to tighten security around parcel deliveries and prevent...

AMA demolishes illegal pigsty obstructing waste evacuation at Agbogbloshie

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has demolished an unauthorised pigsty at Agbogbloshie after its operators failed to comply with a final notice to remove...

NPP demands clarity on NSA boss’ status amid World Cup visa scandal

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the Presidency to clarify the employment status of National Sports Authority (NSA) Director-General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah...

KATH maternity and children’s block project stalled over unpaid contractor claims

Work on the Maternity and Children’s Block at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has been suspended due to outstanding payments to the contractor,...

Deputy Local Government Minister joins Mamprugu Kingdom to intensify campaign against child marriage

The Deputy Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, has joined traditional authorities and development partners in the Mamprugu...

NPA CEO warns fuel tanker accident looters face prosecution

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Edudzi Tamakloe, has warned that people who rush to collect fuel from accident tankers...

Government launches rCOMSDEP in Ahanta West and Mpohor Fiase to promote responsible small-scale mining

The government has launched the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) in the Ahanta West and Mpohor Fiase areas of the Western...

Drivers threaten to sack traders from lorry stations over takeover

Commercial drivers in Accra have issued a one-week ultimatum to authorities to eject traders who have taken over lorry stations, threatening to take the...

France, Ghana explore stronger defence cooperation, aviation and military training

The French Ambassador to Ghana, Diarra Dimé-Labille, has reaffirmed France’s commitment to strengthening defence cooperation with Ghana, with discussions focusing on aviation, military training,...

Ga Mantse appointed chair of Accra Green and Clean Street Initiative

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has been appointed Chairperson of the Accra Green and Clean Street Initiative Steering Committee to oversee...

GES recommended reposting of Obuasi SHTS headmaster after students’ riot

It has emerged that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has recommended that the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Abdulai Zakaria, and...

Mahama cuts sod for 1,238-acre Afienya Industrial Park

President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for the construction of a 1,238-acre industrial park at Afienya, in a move aimed at boosting...

Ghana targets $5bn annual economic gains from AI adoption – Sam George

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam George, says Ghana is targeting approximately US$5 billion in annual economic gains through the adoption...

Lawyer sues Ghana Standards Authority over used-vehicle import restrictions

A private legal practitioner has sued the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), seeking to stop it from enforcing new rules that bar the importation of...

Akoasi protracted chieftaincy dispute resolved

The Gyaasehene of the Akyem Kotoku Traditional Area, Obrempong Kwasi Amo Kyeretwie, has amicably resolved a protracted chieftaincy dispute between the chief of Akoasi...