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Check out new prices of sachet and packaged water effective March 15

The National Association of Sachet And Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP) has clarified an announcement of a price review of sachet water which takes effect...

ECG breaks silence on frequent power outages

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has informed Ghanaians of tireless efforts being made to resolve the intermittent power outages being experienced in the...

Apam drowning: Traditional leader gives the inside story

The chief of Apam, Nana Ekow Payne, has detailed circumstances that might have led to the mysterious drowning of many children in the Apam...

Apam drowning: Midwife in tears after she ‘spotted’ son in hospital morgue [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Apam drowning: Midwife in tears after she spotted son in hospital morgue It has emerged that one of the children who drowned in...

IWD: Showing the right way: Meet four Ghanaian women making the story of womanhood adorable

Women are given equal rights under the Constitution of Ghana, yet disparities in education, employment, and health for women remain prevalent. Furthermore, women have...

We must push for reforms that protect and promote the interest of women – Lordina Mahama

Former First Lady, Lordina Mahama, is urging the government to implement policies that will address the country’s gender disparity. Celebrating International Women’s Day on Monday,...

156 suspected criminals arrested in Accra [Photos]

The Accra Regional Police, led by DCOP Afful Boakye Yiadom, has arrested 156 suspected criminals from their various hideouts across the city. Speaking to the...

Hajia Alima, Asomah-Cheremeh, 31 others land ambassadorial appointments

President Nana Akufo-Addo has submitted his list of some 33 ambassadorial nominees to the Council of State for approval. The nominees include former Minister for...

Fire guts storey building at Adabraka

Fire has gutted a storey building at Adabraka in the Korley Klottey Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region. With no casualties recorded, the incident...

Many children feared dead in Apam sea [Video]

Many children are feared dead with six bodies retrieved after they drowned in a sea at Apam in the Central Region. Information gathered...

New ministers on retreat at Peduase Lodge

The new Ministers in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's second term are on a retreat at Peduase in the Eastern Region. The new appointees, who...

Road users in these areas should expect disruptions in traffic flow on March 11

The Ministry of Roads and Highways, through the Ghana Highway Authority, wishes to inform the general public and all road users that some sections...

Digitalisation: The most impactful, revolutionary policy of Ghana since Independence

Successive governments have rolled out a number of good policies and programmes since independence, all aimed at transforming the economy and positively changing the...

Unidentified body retrieved from Volta River

An unidentified body has been retrieved from the Adomi bridge stretch of the Volta River in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region. The decomposing...

Three police officers drop dead within 24 hours

Three police officers have died within 24 hours under various circumstances, sparking fear among their colleagues, mynewsgh has reported. Sources reveal that Sergeant Jemima...

NADMO Deputy Director shot dead at Pelungu market

The Deputy Director for the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Nabdam District has been murdered by three unidentified armed men in the...

Domelevo to hold retirement Thanksgiving Service

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, will on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, hold a thanksgiving service to celebrate his retirement. The event is scheduled to take...

GES announces new reopening date for SHS 1 students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced Thursday, March 18, 2021, as a new reopening date for Senior High School (SHS) 1 students. The students...

IWD: Celebrating women in Covid-19 ‘fight’ and development

Women globally have offered great input in the quest to building society in varied scopes like health, food and agriculture, science and technology, fishery,...

COVID-19: Greater Accra Region tops vaccination chart

A total of 104,174 persons in the Greater Accra Region have been vaccinated in the ongoing mass inoculation exercise, according to the Ghana Health...

GRIDCo explains Sunday’s nationwide ‘dumsor’

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has explained the power outage in all parts of the country. At approximately 2:00pm Sunday afternoon, the country experienced...

Assin South MP pays bills of fire victim [Photos]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South Constituency, John Ntim Fordjour, has bailed out a nine-year-old fire accident victim detained at the Korle...

Pamela Watara makes shocking revelation about Bishop Obinim and the dwarf spirits

Popular video vixen, Pamela Odame Watara, says she’s yet to experience an improved lease of life almost two years after popular pastor, Bishop Obinim, delivered...

Man found decapitated, burnt on Achimota overhead bridge

A man was found decapitated and set on fire at the Tesano-Achimota overhead bridge on Independence Day. The man was found without the decapitated head...

Two arrested for GIS recruitment fraud

Two suspected recruitment scammers are in the grips of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in Tema for allegedly defrauding about 30 unsuspecting victims of...

Fire destroys 10-bedroom house at Tamanja [Video]

A 10-room-self-contained flat at Tamanja, a suburb of Yeji in the Pru East District in the Bono East Region has been razed...

Registration of private candidates for BECE begins

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has opened registration for the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private junior high school candidates. According to...

COVID-19: Ghana records over 200 deaths in 30 days

COVID-19 related deaths seem to be rising in spite of decrease in active cases from the Disease Surveillance Department of the Ghana Health...

Sam George, 5 other MPs to sponsor Bill against LGBTQI+

Six Members of Parliament (MPs) have expressed their intention to jointly sponsor a bi-partisan Private Members Bill for the House to pass specific legislation...

Sad news hits Kweku Baako

The mother of ace journalist, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako, has passed on to eternity. She passed on on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at the Maritime...

I was allowed to smoke asthma cigarettes in secondary school – Tsatsu Tsikata [Video]

Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata says he was allowed to smoke when he gained admission at Mfantsipim Secondary School at the age of nine. According to him,...

Let’s step up, play significant roles in Ghana’s development – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has made a clarion call to Ghanaians to step up and play significant roles in the development of Ghana. The President believes...

NPP stalwart passes on

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Saboba constituency of the Northern Region, Joshua Yakpir Jagri, is dead. Mr...

Delay’s reply to industry player who claims she can’t boast of a studio [Video]

Presenter Deloris Frimpong Manso, popularly known as Delay, has replied actress and presenter Adu Safowaa after the latter said Delay doesn't deserve to be...

Ghana marks 64th Independence Day celebration with colourful ceremony [Photos]

The 64th Independence Day celebration was held with a colourful ceremony at the Jubilee House today, March 6, 2021. Ghana’s Independence Day celebrations usually feature...

JHS 3 pupil who allegedly assaulted teacher over homework remanded

The Accra Juvenile Court 'C' has remanded a Junior High School (JHS) final year pupil of the Nungua Kroma 2 for allegedly assaulting a...

Two health workers die of Covid-19 in Upper East

Out of the total of 35 persons who have lost their lives through coronavirus related infections in the Upper East Region, two were health...

Haruna Iddrisu breaks silence over approval of Akufo-Addo’s ministers

Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has described the past few days as the most difficult for the Caucus following the approval of some...

Our MPs failed us but let cool heads prevail – NDC supporters told

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Mohammed Sani, has called for calm and restraint among party...

Dumelo begs GRIDCo for grace period over planned demolition

Actor cum politician, John Dumelo, has begged the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) for a three-month grace period over a planned demolition. Bemoaning the adverse effect of...