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AMA sign binding deal for 100-tonne daily plastic waste recycling plant

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and Numatter Recycling Technologies Limited have signed a binding feedstock agreement for the supply of 100 metric tonnes of...

AMA opens applications for 400 revenue collection jobs

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has opened applications for the recruitment of 400 revenue collectors as part of efforts to strengthen revenue mobilisation and...

700 more Ghanaians to be repatriated from South Africa this weekend – High Commissioner

Ghana is set to repatriate nearly 700 citizens from South Africa this weekend as part of ongoing efforts to support nationals affected by xenophobic...

4 KUMACA students arrested over arson threats after being ‘quarantined’ during WASSCE

Four students of Kumasi Academy sitting the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been arrested over alleged threats to torch the...

11 Years after June 3 disaster, OneGhana Movement demands justice for victims

The OneGhana Movement has renewed calls for justice for victims of the June 3, 2015, disaster, insisting that 11 years after one of Ghana’s...

Kenyasi Paramount Chief donates GH¢80,000 to digitise patient records at Asutifi North District Hospital

The Paramount Chief of the Kenyasi No. 1 Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region, Nana Osei Kofi Abiri, has donated GH¢80,000 to the Asutifi...

11 years after June 3 disaster: A nation remembers, but have things really changed?

Exactly eleven years ago, more than 150 people lost their lives at a fuel station at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra—not only due to...

Galamsey has escalated in Ahanta West, and it is alarming – MP

Member of Parliament for Ahanta West, Mavis Kuukua Bissue, has raised alarm over the devastating impact of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, on...

Gov’t to tie rice imports to local production in major policy shift

Government is preparing to link rice import permits to investment in the country’s local rice farms and mills, in a major policy shift aimed...

Residents of Patang threaten demo, election boycott over poor roads

Residents of Patang Village in the Ga East Municipality have threatened to stage a demonstration and boycott the 2028 general election over the deteriorating...

Government replaces illegal mining with cooperative scheme in Ellembelle

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is replacing illegal mining activities in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region with a Responsible Cooperative...

Mahama renews advocacy for UN reform to grant Africa permanent representation on Security Council

President John Mahama has renewed Ghana’s advocacy for the United Nations reform to grant Africa permanent representation on the UN Security Council.  He reiterated that it was...

Free SHS suppliers to picket at Education Ministry over GH¢50m debt

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers (NAIS) has announced plans to stage a picket at the Ministry of Education on June 11, 2026, over...

Ghana Reference Rate drops for June marginally to 10.02%, interest rates set to reduce further

Ghana Reference Rate (GRR) for June 2026 has dropped marginally to 10.02%, down from 10.03% in May. The figure is based on JOYBUSINESS calculations using...

Don’t turn anti-LGBTQ+ bill into a political football – Sheikh Shaibu warns NDC and NPP

Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has cautioned political actors against turning the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill into a partisan contest between...

Any attempt to promote same-sex relations threatens society’s foundation – Chief Imam’s Spokesperson

The spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has warned that any attempt to promote same-sex relations amounts to an attack on...

Ghana High Commission releases list of second batch of evacuees from South Africa

Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa has announced the second batch of Ghanaian nationals scheduled to return home on Sunday, June 7, 2026, under...

BoG boosts June market support to $1.2bn as cedi faces renewed pressure

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is increasing the amount of foreign exchange it will make available to the market under its Forex Intermediation Programme...

Fidelity Bank rewards man who returned GH¢4,000 found at ATM with GH¢10,000

Fidelity Bank has rewarded Emmanuel Appiah Boateng with GH¢10,000 for what it describes as an exceptional act of honesty after he returned money he...

GRDA to prosecute encroachers on Tema–Mpakadan railway line

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has raised serious concerns over the increasing misuse of sections of the Tema–Mpakadan railway corridor by residents, with...

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill was passed lawfully, Speaker cannot overturn it – Mahama Ayariga

Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has stated emphatically that Speaker Alban Bagbin cannot overturn Parliament’s decision to pass the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values...

Ghana could achieve poultry self-sufficiency in four years – Agric Minister

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has expressed confidence that Ghana can become self-sufficient in poultry production within the next three to four...

Election 2028: Eric Opoku declares readiness to contest NDC flagbearership race

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has indicated his readiness to contest for the flagbearership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and lead...

Ghana records egg surplus as poultry production rises – Agric Minister

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has disclosed that Ghana is currently experiencing an abundance of eggs due to increased poultry production driven...

Government to establish poultry processing centre to support farmers – Eric Opoku

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced that government is partnering with a private investor to establish a poultry processing centre...

KATH temporarily suspends admission of new cases at Accident and Emergency Centre

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has temporarily suspended the admission of new cases at its Accident and Emergency Centre following a...

ECG to redeploy old transformers to underserved areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to redeploy old transformers replaced under its ongoing upgrade programme to improve electricity supply in...

LGBTQ+ is not a human right issue – Foh-Amoaning

Lead advocate for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has strongly criticised arguments that frame LGBTQ+ issues...

Uphold your social contract with Ghanaians – Foh-Amoaning tells Mahama over Anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Lead advocate for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to...

Government to recruit 500 unemployed agriculture graduates under Food Brigade – Eric Opoku

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced plans by government to recruit 500 unemployed agriculture graduates under the Food Brigade initiative as...

Ghana must stop importing frozen chicken – Agriculture Minister

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has called for an end to Ghana’s dependence on imported frozen chicken, arguing that increased local production...

NADMO, Zoomlion launch 12-week ‘No Do No Do’ Campaign to combat flooding

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited have launched a 12-week nationwide flood awareness campaign aimed at promoting responsible waste disposal...

DCE appeals for priority local teacher postings in Kpandai

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Kpandai, Haruna Abdul-Karim, has appealed to the Ministry of Education and the Kpandai District Directorate of Education to...

Anti-LGBTQ bill: What is the basis for the exemption of lawyers, doctors and journalists? – Foh-Amoaning questions

Lead advocate for the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has raised concerns over reported exemptions for certain professional groups...

GRDA warns of prosecution as people turn parts of Tema–Mpakadan railway into homes and resting spots

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has raised serious concern over the increasing misuse of sections of the Tema–Mpakadan railway corridor by residents, with...

GMTF seeks global backing as Administrator showcases transformative impact at Ghana–UK Investment Summit in London

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has intensified calls for international support to expand access to specialised healthcare, highlighting the remarkable recovery of three-year-old...

Speaker Bagbin orders reconsideration of anti-LGBTQ bill passage over bipartisan support concerns

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has called for a review of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, citing procedural...

Ablakwa highlights Ghana-Korea cooperation at 2026 Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has highlighted growing ties between Ghana and the Republic of Korea following the 2026 Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers’...

Unidentified man found dead near Cathedral Clinic in Accra

An unidentified man has been found dead near the Cathedral Clinic opposite the former Shell Head Office on High Street in Accra. The deceased was...

Newly recruited health workers to begin work by July – Health Minister

Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that all 8,000 newly recruited health workers are expected to begin work by July as the...