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GUTA suspends planned strike for further consultations on Publican AI System

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has put on hold its planned nationwide industrial action against the Publican AI system following a high-level...

Over 40,000 apply for 7,000 teaching slots as GES recruitment portal closes

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has disclosed that more than 40,000 applicants submitted entries through the teacher recruitment portal for just 7,000 available...

CSOs propose GH¢1.65 fuel price relief and long-term petroleum sector reforms

A coalition of policy think tanks, including IMANI Africa, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), INSTEPR, and the Institute for Energy Security (IES), has...

Education Minister backs nationwide NHIS Quiz for SHS students to boost health awareness

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has endorsed a nationwide sensitisation initiative and inter-regional quiz competition on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) following...

Silent killers surge with NCDs now behind nearly half of deaths in Ghana – Health Minister

Ghana is facing a growing public health crisis, with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now accounting for nearly half of all deaths, according to the Minister...

Ga Mantse condemns Kaajaano demolitions, orders investigation into exercise

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has condemned the demolition of structures at the Kaajaano Fisheries enclave in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality...

Freight Forwarders announce 4-day strike at Tema Port over new AI system

A coalition of trade and freight forwarders’ associations has announced a coordinated four-day strike action at the Tema Port, warning of significant disruptions to...

UMaT Council announces Prof. Kumi-Boateng as Vice Chancellor, effective August 1

The Governing Council of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, has announced the appointment of Professor Bernard Kumi-Boateng, as the new Vice...

Education Minister sets up committee to probe UTAG allegations against GTEC leadership

The Ministry of Education has responded to concerns raised by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) by establishing a three-member committee to investigate...

Terchire-Camp residents halt Newmont operations over unresolved compensation and resettlement disputes

Residents of Terchire-Camp in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region on Monday disrupted operations at a Newmont Corporation mining site, protesting what...

Two robbers shot dead after attack on MoMo vendor at Tema Community 5

Two suspected armed robbers have been shot dead following a robbery incident targeting a mobile money (MoMo) vendor at Tema Community 5. According to a...

Transport Minister to meet GUTA over Publican AI concerns

The Minister for Transport, Joseph Nikpe Bukari, is set to engage the leadership of the Ghana Union of Traders Association on Thursday, April 16,...

Armed men disrupt UDS Vice Chancellor’s appointment meeting

A University for Development Studies (UDS) Council meeting to appoint a new Vice Chancellor was disrupted by unidentified men on Monday, April 13, JoyNews...

Medical and Dental Council inducts 315 physician assistants

Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, on Monday inducted 315 newly trained Physician Assistants (PAs) into service, urging them to uphold professionalism, compassion...

VIP bus, trailer involved in gory accident on Accra-Kumasi highway

At least 10 people have been injured in a road accident at Mile 44 on the Accra–Kumasi Highway. The incident occurred in the early hours...

Ghana thanks China, Cuba and Gulf States for UN support on slavery resolution

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed Ghana’s appreciation to China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates...

Calls to suspend Publican AI system premature – Awingobit

The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association, Sampson Awingobit, has described calls to suspend the Publican AI system at the ports as...

Learn from Ghana, youth development must not be an afterthought – Osman Ayariga to other nations

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, Osman Ayariga, has urged Commonwealth countries to learn from Ghana’s approach to youth inclusion, stressing...

Suhum Assembly commissions CHPS compound to expand primary healthcare delivery

Residents are set to benefit from improved healthcare access following the commissioning of a new CHPS compound aimed at strengthening service delivery at the...

Court grants bail to okada rider over alleged ECG transformer vandalism 

The Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District Court has granted bail to a 20-year-old okada rider, Evans Adanu, for allegedly vandalising an electricity transformer belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana.  The accused pleaded...

COPEC proposes 50% cut in ‘Dumsor Levy’ to ease fuel prices

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers has proposed a temporary 50 per cent reduction in the Energy Sector Shortfall and Recovery Levy, widely referred to...

Highway Authority to undertake urgent repairs on Dzorwulu footbridge after truck accident

The Ghana Highway Authority has announced temporary safety measures on the Dzorwulu Footbridge following damage caused by a vehicular impact. According to the Authority, an...

NYA CEO Osman Ayariga urges Commonwealth nations to embrace inclusive youth governance

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, Osman Ayariga, has called on Commonwealth nations to adopt inclusive governance systems that actively involve...

Gov’t explores three financing options to complete Agenda 111 hospitals

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has disclosed that government is considering three financing options to ensure the completion of the Agenda 111 hospital projects. Speaking...

Former CID boss sues National Security operative, media houses and editors over defamation

A former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Faustina Agyeiwaa Kodua Andoh-Kwofie, has sued...

NRSA warns public against use of converted Toyota Voxy vehicles

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has cautioned the public against the use of converted Toyota Voxy vehicles, citing serious safety risks. In a public...

NSA pays February 2026 allowances to National Service personnel

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced the successful payment of February 2026 allowances to all eligible National Service Personnel (NSP). In a press release...

Chris Ankou resigns as government appointee to contest constituency secretary position

A Government Appointee to the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly, Christopher Ankou, has resigned from his position with immediate effect. In a statement dated April 13,...

Government will not relent on its efforts to make conditions good for health workers – Mintah Akandoh

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured that government will continue efforts to improve conditions of service for medical doctors and other...

Health Minister clarifies free primary healthcare scope

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has clarified that teaching hospitals and regional hospitals will not be included in the government’s Free Primary...

Health Minister unveils nationwide preventive care expansion plan

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced a major shift in Ghana’s healthcare delivery system, with renewed focus on prevention rather than...

High Court adjourns GH¢431.8m NSA fraud case involving Osei Assibey Antwi

The Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Kizita Naa Koowa Quarshie, has adjourned the criminal trial of former National Service Authority (NSA) Executive...

I am disappointed in Berekum Chelsea management – Grandfather of player killed in robbery

The grandfather of slain Berekum Chelsea forward Dominic Frimpong has expressed deep disappointment in the management of the club, questioning the circumstances that led...

NPP condemns arrest of ‘Baba Amando’, raises free speech concerns

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned the arrest of its Sunyani East Constituency Communications Officer, Abubakar Yakubu, popularly known as Baba Amando, describing...

Asiedu Nketia warns against ‘floating’ members, urges loyalty

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has cautioned against accommodating individuals he described as “unstable” in their political...

Asiedu Nketia praises grassroots, Ashanti support for NDC victory

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has credited the party’s grassroots structures and strong support from the Ashanti...

We believe in competence, not tribalism – Asiedu Nketia

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has stressed that appointments under the party are based on competence rather...

TAGG heads to court over Publican AI system, threatens nationwide shutdown

The General Secretary of the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG), Nana Poku, has disclosed that the group is pursuing legal action over the controversial...

Publican AI system: Truedare lacks capacity; doesn’t have up to 10 computers – TAGG

The General Secretary of the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG), Nana Poku, has raised concerns over the technical capacity of Truedare Investment Limited, the...

4 foreigners, 3 Ghanaians arrested in illegal mining raid along Boin River

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested seven individuals, including four Chinese nationals and three Ghanaians, during an operation targeting illegal mining...